SENIOR MANAGERS STRATEGY, CONSUMER & RETAIL | AUTOMOTIVE/MANUFACTURING | OPERATIONS

Rochester Executive; Milano; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Rochester Executive is seeking a Senior Manager Strategy to support growth in Italy for Consumer & Retail, Automotive/Manufacturing and Operations. You will lead performance improvement programs delivering value for top clients.

The role requires strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to work with private equity portfolios. Fluency in Italian and English is expected, with opportunities for international exposure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; MBA preferred.
• 8–12 years of value creation or performance improvement experience.
• Experience in Consumer & Retail or Industrial/Manufacturing or Automotive/Operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead performance improvement and value creation programs for clients.
• Deliver EBITDA enhancement and top-line improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with senior leaders and mentor junior colleagues.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA preferred

Job description

SENIOR MANAGERS STRATEGY, CONSUMER & RETAIL | AUTOMOTIVE/MANUFACTURING | OPERATIONS

SENIOR MANAGERS STRATEGY, CONSUMER & RETAIL | AUTOMOTIVE/MANUFACTURING | OPERATIONS

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:

In this context, we are looking for several Senior Managers Strategy to join the Italian office and support the consistent growth that our Client is achieving year-on-year, while maintaining a well-balanced consulting pyramid.

These Senior Managers will focus on helping clients on their journey from "good to great" by delivering performance improvement and value creation consulting programmes. They will focus on specific industries or service lines, and will therefore be assigned to one of the following practices in the Italian office:

• Consumer & Retail
• Automotive / Manufacturing
• Operations

Position - Specific responsibilities:

The Senior Managers Strategy will work on Performance Improvement assignments for healthy, under-performing and distressed companies in a variety of urgent, high impact situations, delivering significant improvement in business performance and enterprise value for clients, through five key areas: Revenue Growth, Profit Improvement, Cash Management, Digital Enablement and Organizational Effectiveness.

They will demonstrate a strong suite of consulting and operational knowledge, working alongside experienced seniors with practical, real-world experience that can swiftly identify opportunities and real issues.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; advanced degrees (MBA or equivalent) preferred.
• 8 up to 10/12 years of relevant experience on value creation / performance improvement assignments with focus on either Consumer & Retail or Industrial/Manufacturing or Automotive sectors / Operations focus, and a background from top-tier Strategy Consulting firms or specialised Niche Boutiques. A dual track career in Corporate & Consulting would represent a strong plus.
• Proven track record in implementing EBITDA enhancement programs and value creation strategies within complex and structured Italian and international clients' environments. Strong expertise in Top Line Improvement, 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 and tutoring junior colleagues with entrepreneurial spirits, providing clear direction to the team, 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 with attention to details to address practical, data-driven concrete solutions.
• Action orientation and drive for results, with sense of urgency. Able to work under pressure to meet challenges deadlines.
• 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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