Corporate Strategy and M&A – Consumer Markets - Senior Manager

PwC UK; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

Flexible working

Volunteer days

Hybrid work model

24/7 virtual GP

Job summary

PwC UK’s Strategy& practice seeks a Strategy Consultant/Senior Manager to tackle challenging strategic problems for leading clients. You will engage in corporate strategy, growth initiatives, pricing, and pre-/post-deal value creation, working with private equity and professional services clients.

The role offers a fast-paced environment, mentorship, and opportunities for rapid professional growth in a global team with diverse client engagements across deal cycles.

Qualifications

• Significant experience from either a strategy consulting firm or strategy position in industry.
• Managerial experience of strategic commercial consulting or business development from within a large corporate Consumer business or Private Equity context.
• Structured problem solving with strong analytical skills; ability to coach junior team members.
• Experience running projects day-to-day, structuring work streams and supervising delivery.
• Ability to multitask between project delivery and business development support.
• Planning hypotheses and analysis based on sector knowledge and scope of work.
• Senior Manager level experience delivering client projects and driving BD.

Responsibilities

• Work with leading corporate clients and investors on strategic and commercial due diligence, growth strategy and transaction-related work.
• Engagements include corporate strategy and deal-related work across pre- and post-deal value creation.
• Support the Deal cycle from pre-deal to post-deal value creation within a market-leading Strategy team.

Skills

Strategy consulting

Client management

Coaching juniors

Structured problem solving

Business development

Project delivery supervision

Hypothesis planning

Multi-tasking

Job description

About The Role

Strategy& is PwC’s global strategy consulting business, as well as the only at-scale strategy business inside a professional services network. Strategy&'s unique combination of strategic expertise and scale provides outstanding opportunities for rapid professional growth. You'll be part of a global team solving challenging strategic problems for our clients through innovative ideas and thought leadership. In return, our culture gives you the opportunity to challenge conventional thinking and a tailored mentorship to help you develop and progress.

About The Role

Strategy& is PwC’s global strategy consulting business, as well as the only at-scale strategy business inside a professional services network. Strategy&'s unique combination of strategic expertise and scale provides outstanding opportunities for rapid professional growth. You'll be part of a global team solving challenging strategic problems for our clients through innovative ideas and thought leadership. In return, our culture gives you the opportunity to challenge conventional thinking and a tailored mentorship to help you develop and progress.

What Your Days Will Look Like

As a Strategy Consultant, you will work with leading corporate clients and investors, helping and supporting them tackle their toughest decisions. Your engagements will include a mix of corporate strategy (growth strategy, market entry, pricing, commercial excellence, product strategy) and transaction-related work (commercial due diligence and pre- and post-deal value creation).

Your work will be varied, fast paced - no engagement is ever the same. In our Strategy team, you’ll be joining a market-leading and fast-growing team that works with leading businesses, private equity and venture capital investors, supporting them across the Deal cycle, from pre-deal to post-deal value creation.

Our Consumer Markets team covers a wealth of sub-sectors including:

• Retail – clothing & footwear, accessories, home & garden, grocery, specialty, value retail.
• Consumer Goods – food & beverage, beauty & personal care, consumer health and wellness, pet food and accessories.
• Leisure – travel, foodservice, health & fitness, multi-site leisure and entertainment, gaming, sports.

This Role Is For You If

• Significant experience from either a strategy consulting firm or strategy position in industry, with experience in conducting and managing strategy consulting projects including, but not limited to, commercial diligence, growth strategy, target operating model, etc.
• Managerial experience of strategic commercial consulting or business development from within a large corporate Consumer business Experience within Private Equity (investment or operational role)
• You’ll have a very structured approach to problem solving and exceptional analytical skills Strong client management skills, including an understanding of how to communicate with clients of different backgrounds and opinions
• Proven experience of coaching junior team members
• An ability to multitask effectively and balance time between project delivery and business development support effectively
• Experienced in running projects on a day-to-day basis, structuring and managing the work streams and supervising delivery
• Planning Hypotheses and analysis; formulating hypotheses based on previous experience, knowledge of the sector and understanding of the scope of work
• As a Senior Manager you will be experienced in delivering client projects, supporting junior members of the team and driving business development

What You’ll Receive From Us

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions. We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.