Management Consultant

BMA; Durban; Hybrid; ZAR 480,000 - 720,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid work model

Client site exposure

Job summary

Durban-based BMA is seeking a skilled consultant to drive value chain excellence and sector development across industries in Africa. You will identify opportunities for upgrading, quantify impacts, and present recommendations to clients, governments and public-private partnerships.

Working in a high-performance team, you’ll facilitate multi-stakeholder engagements, set SMART objectives, manage budgets and monitor progress, while applying data insights to improve manufacturing competitiveness and

Qualifications

• Honours degree (4 year degree) in an analytical or quantitative discipline.
• 2–3 years relevant consulting experience.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify, quantify and present opportunities for value chain growth or upgrading.
• Facilitate multi-stakeholder, cross-functional engagement to evaluate opportunities.
• Set projects up with SMART objectives, risk Identification and M&E mechanisms.
• Delegate or execute initiatives, including strategy sessions, dashboards or process optimisation.
• Analyse value chain or sector performance data against objectives.

Skills

Analytical capability

Stakeholder engagement

Data-driven decision making

Executive communication

Education

Honours degree in analytical/quantitative discipline

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Durban based | Hybrid (Work from Home + Office + Client Sites)

Want to help make Africa a globally competitive manufacturing hub?

At BMA, our purpose is simple but ambitious:

Build dignity and opportunity through sustainable, production-led economies.

We partner with leading companies, governments and industry clusters to strengthen value chains, improve manufacturing competitiveness and unlock sector growth across Africa.

Our work spans research, policy development, strategy, manufacturing performance improvement, sustainability, decarbonisation, SME development and skills training.

The Role

You’ll work on value chain excellence programmes and sector development initiatives across industries such as:

• Automotive
• Chemicals
• Clothing
• Furniture
• Agri-processing

Clients range from major manufacturers and retailers to government agencies and public-private partnerships.

You’ll collaborate in a high-performance team focused on growth, competitiveness and sustainability in manufacturing.

What You’ll Do

• Identify, quantify and present opportunities for value chain growth or upgrading based on client needs, available data and global best practices.
• Facilitate multi-stakeholder, cross-functional engagements to present and evaluate these opportunities and explore potential interventions to realise them.
• Set projects up for success with SMART objectives, risk identification and robust monitoring & evaluation mechanisms.
• Delegate or execute chosen initiatives efficiently and effectively, whether it be facilitating a strategy session, presenting key findings, modelling a business case, building a dashboard, optimising a process flow or researching global best practice.
• Analyse value chain or sector performance data in line with agreed objectives and interventions.
• Conceptualise, delegate and/or execute effective change management frameworks and processes to ensure commitment from a variety of busy stakeholders.
• Oversee programme budgets, resources and tasks to ensure smooth, impactful execution on time and within budget.
• Problem-solve in unstructured environments where the diagnosis and solution may not be clear and lateral thinking is required.

Expect a mix of strategy, analysis, stakeholder engagement and hands-on execution.

Who Thrives Here

You’re someone who:

• Wants to create real economic impact through manufacturing
• Strong analytical capability
• Enjoys solving complex problems using data and insight
• Is structured, proactive and action-oriented
• Communicates confidently with executives and factory teams alike
• Has strong business writing and presentation skills
• Is curious, adaptable and enjoys continuous learning
• Works well in collaborative, high-performing teams

Requirements

• Honours degree (4 year degree) in an analytical or quantitative discipline
• 2–3 years relevant consulting experience
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint

Advantageous

• Management consulting experience
• Exposure to manufacturing sectors

Why Join BMA

• Flexible working – home, office or client site
• Performance-based growth and rewards
• Highly collaborative, energetic culture with regular team huddles and celebrations

If you’re motivated by building competitive industries and creating meaningful employment in Africa, we’d love to hear from you.