Manager, In House Consulting APAC

MERCK PTE. LTD.; Pasir Panjang; Hybrid; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global healthcare company seeks a management consultant based in Singapore. This role focuses on APAC, driving digital transformation projects and consulting across all management levels. Ideal candidates have a PhD, MBA, or master’s degree with significant consulting experience. Responsibilities include leading projects, mentoring junior consultants, and working towards a future leadership position. Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Completed a PhD, MBA, or master's with outstanding success.
• At least five years of experience in international management consultancy.
• Experience in leading cross-functional projects focusing on digital transformation.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Experience in stakeholder alignment and conflict management.
• Availability for up to 30% international travel.

Responsibilities

• Provide management consulting for internal customers in APAC.
• Drive cross-functional projects and optimize internal processes.
• Consult all management levels including the Executive Board.
• Mentor and coach associates and junior consultants.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Communication

Presentation skills

Stakeholder management

Digital transformation

Education

PhD, MBA or master's degree in relevant field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Python

Job description

Inhouse Consulting (IC) is an internal management consulting group function working exclusively for all functions and sectors. IC projects span topics like strategy & execution, processes & efficiency, integration, innovation & business development, R&D, organization development, and PMO across the company. Our team consists of 80 colleagues that work globally. The IC Head Office is at the HQ in Darmstadt, Germany, with the Americas office in the Boston area,USA, and the Asia-Pacific (APAC) offices in Singapore.
This position offers a smooth transition from an external consultancy environment to an industry. IC work leverages your consultancy skillset and maintains the merits of consultancy like the variety of strategic projects, international travel, and high-level visibility. In addition, IC offers complete autonomy and freedom to drive your projects and develop your career.

Your role:

• Based in Singapore, you will provide management consulting services for our internal customers, with a major focus on APAC. With your know-how, energy, structured problem solving and leadership skills, and your experience in the digital transformation you will drive cross-functional projects to develop concepts, and sustainable solutions as well as to optimize internal processes and organizational governance. You will consult all management levels within the company including the Executive Board and ensure the achievement of all project objectives.
• This role will prepare you for a leading position at the company or one of its subsidiaries in the future by working closely with the business units and functions. Additionally, you will have several responsibilities within Inhouse Consulting like the mentoring and coaching of our associates and junior consultants.

Who you are?

• You have completed a PhD, MBA or master’s degree in a relevant field (Engineering, Sciences, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, and/or Business Administration) with outstanding success
• You have at least five years of working experience with internati onal exposure within a leading managementconsultancy, ideally with a focus on the pharmaceuti cal, chemical, and/or electronic industry
• You have extensive experience in leading nati onal and internati onal cross-functional projects – preferably with a focus on digital transformation
• You have very strong problem solving, analytical skills, excellent communicati on and presentati on skills leveragingdigital soluti ons and tools
• You have broad experience with aligning stakeholders, managing conflict and communicating information to ensurethat the management has transparency on the underlying issues and potential solutions
• Experience in digital transformati on projects and/or advanced data analyti cs capabiliti es, e.g., Power BI, Tableau,Python is a plus
• You enjoy a large measure of independence and display an entrepreneurial mindset in a growing team
• You have a self-assured and confident personality with a client-centric attitude
• Excellent written and verbal communicati on skills in English
• Ability to travel up to 30% internati onally is required