Consulting Manager: Commercial Excellence & Growth

Elev8; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Elev8, a Cape Town-based strategy and management consulting firm, seeks a Consulting Manager to lead complex commercial excellence and performance-improvement engagements. You will partner with senior stakeholders to translate data-driven insights into practical strategies and measurable value across industries.

The role requires strong analytical and leadership capabilities, stakeholder management, and a hands-on delivery style to drive sustainable improvements and successful project outcomes

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in a relevant discipline.
• 7–12 years of experience in private-sector strategy and/or management consulting.
• Strong capabilities in commercial analytics, diagnostic problem-solving and business operational modelling.
• Experience guiding consulting teams and maintaining high standards of analytical quality and client delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day delivery of high‑intensity commercial strategy and performance improvement assignments, maintaining exceptional analytical quality and delivery standards.
• Frame commercial challenges, develop hypotheses, establish analytical approaches and guide rigorous quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Lead investigations into pricing, sales effectiveness, contracting, margin performance and commercial processes across multiple business units, identifying opportunities for measurable value creation.
• Provide direction, coaching and quality assurance to engagement managers, consultants and analysts working across multiple jurisdictions.
• Develop compelling storylines and produce high‑quality presentations, reports, financial models, tools and supporting materials for senior decision-makers.
• Work confidently with group‑level and business‑unit leaders, facilitating project planning, workshops, training and steering committee discussions.
• Translate recommendations into practical commercial initiatives, operating model improvements and measurable performance outcomes, supported by change management and adoption activities.
• Collaborate with internal teams, client stakeholders and external partners to maintain alignment, resolve issues and ensure effective delivery across interconnected workstreams.
• Oversee workplans, risks, dependencies, milestones and decision points, ensuring proactive issue management and consistent delivery.
• Contribute to thought leadership, capability development, proposal development and business development initiatives.

Skills

Structured problem-solving

Analytical and quantitative capability

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Collaborative leadership

Strategic and implementation

Resilience and adaptability

Results orientation

Education

Postgraduate degree (relevant discipline)

Job description

Elev8, a Cape Town-based strategy and management consulting firm, seeks a Consulting Manager to lead complex commercial excellence and performance-improvement engagements. You will partner with senior stakeholders to translate data-driven insights into practical strategies and measurable value across industries.

The role requires strong analytical and leadership capabilities, stakeholder management, and a hands-on delivery style to drive sustainable improvements and successful project outcomes