PRINCIPAL STRATEGY, CONSUMER & RETAIL (P-CP&R)

Rochester Executive; Milano; Presencial; EUR 140 000 - 190 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Our Client, a top-tier global consulting firm with more than 2,500 people, seeks a Principal Strategy to join the Consumer Product & Retail team in Milan. The role focuses on performance improvement and value creation programmes, helping clients move from good to great.

You will design value creation plans, lead efficiency programs, develop industrial plans, and support private equity clients through deal life cycles, while collaborating with partners to build a sustainable client platform.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; MBA or equivalent preferred.
• 10+ years of consulting experience in Value Creation / Performance Improvement.
• Proven EBITDA enhancement and value creation track record.
• Strong leadership and collaboration with executive stakeholders.
• Experience with private equity portfolio companies and deal lifecycles.

Responsabilidades

• Designing value creation plans across pricing, sourcing, and product decomplexity.
• Designing and leading operational efficiency programs and integrations.
• Developing industrial plans with market assessments and capex needs.
• Supporting Private Equity clients across deal lifecycle.
• Supporting Partners in origination and building a client platform.

Conhecimentos

Value creation

Performance improvement

Manufacturing optimization

Procurement

Supply chain

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree

MBA preferred

Descrição da oferta de emprego

PRINCIPAL STRATEGY, CONSUMER & RETAIL (P-CP&R)

PRINCIPAL STRATEGY, CONSUMER & RETAIL (P-CP&R)

The Client:

Our Client is a top-tier global consulting firm with more than 2,500 people around the globe, serving many of the world’s best-known corporations and their stakeholders. Operating across all major industry sectors, they provide the full range of world-class consulting services, solving the most complex and critical challenges by moving quickly from analysis to action. They deliver value that has a lasting impact on their clients, their people and the communities they serve.

Our Client is a global and multicultural organization that fosters an inclusive culture that celebrates the many passions, talents and ideas of its people, within an equitable workplace at the heart of everything they do. They believe strongly in the value of diversity and are committed to continually improving their well-established policies and best practices globally.

Position – The role:

Despite the challenging market conditions in recent years, our Client continues to achieve year-on-year relevant growth, strategically adding senior hires while maintaining a well-balanced pyramid. In this context, we are looking for a Principal Strategy to join the Consumer Product & Retail team in the Italian office, focusing on performance improvement and value creation programmes to help clients undertaking the journey “from good to great”.

Position – Specific responsibilities:

This P-CP&R will work with leading corporations to design and implement impactful solutions, leveraging expertise in manufacturing optimization, procurement, supply chain, SG&A and integration strategy. Specific responsibilities of the role will include, but will not be limited to, the following:

• Designing value creation plans, encompassing pricing strategies, sourcing optimization, and product decomplexity initiatives.
• Designing and leading operational efficiency programs & integrations, including productivity improvement, plant rationalization, and supply chain optimization.
• Developing industrial plans, including market assessments, top-line and operational improvement initiatives, and defining capital expenditure and organizational requirements.
• Supporting Private Equity clients across various deal lifecycle stages, from acquisition to exit.
• Supporting the Partners team in origination, particularly in relation to continuation/extension projects, whilst progressively consolidating a robust personal network to build a sustainable client platform in the long-term.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; advanced degrees (MBA or equivalent) preferred.
• 10+ years of relevant Consulting experience, with a focus on Value Creation / Performance Improvement track in the Consumer Products & Retail sector, and background from Top Tier Strategy Consulting firms or specialized Niche Boutiques. A double track career Corporate & Consulting would represent a strong plus, as well as a direct experience in a Food company.
• Proven track record in implementing EBITDA enhancement programs and value creation strategies within complex and structured Italian and international clients’ environments.
• Strong expertise in manufacturing optimization, procurement, and supply chain functions.
• Experience in working with private equity portfolio companies, designing and executing value creation and integration strategies.
• Decisive and result-oriented Leadership, well blended with sense of collaboration, resilience, self-motivation and the energy to drive results in fast-paced environments. Strong sense of belonging, willing to work across common goals, while motivating people with entrepreneurial spirits and passion for innovation.
• Execution: a thinker and a doer, with a mix of:
• Ability to plan and deliver the strategic vision and proactively find ways to achieve goals, remove barriers articulating compelling reasons, together with the passion and ability to make things happen.
• Solid analytical skills and numeric capabilities to address practical, data-driven concrete solutions.
• Action orientation and drive for results, with sense of urgency
• Effective and mature communicator, able to engage and influence executive-level stakeholders in a variety of contexts, from entrepreneurial mid-caps to large multinationals and demanding financial players.

Languages: Fluency in Italian and English, with additional languages as a plus

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