Senior Analyst - BCG Vantage - Retail Grocery & Category Management

Locations: Düsseldorf München

Practice Area

BCG's Consumer Practice creates breakthrough strategies for clients across all consumer sectors, including Consumer products, Fashion & Luxury, and Retail. Our aspiration: BCG as the most influential company in the global consumer industry. The consumer environment and consumer behaviors are fundamentally changing as innovation and ecosystems continue to evolve. We work collaboratively to create profound and competitive impact at marquee clients. Inventing the future with the most-industry shaping ideas and capabilities.

What You'll Do

As a Senior Analyst in a Client Focused role within BCG's Consumer Practice Area, you will work in a growing global team, delivering value to clients via individual expertise and/or institutionalized knowledge assets (products, tools, data, workshops, frameworks, surveys, domain-specific data and related expertise, etc.). You will contribute on cases and proposals by contributing relevant analysis and insights and help case teams create strong impact for the client. While contributing to client cases, workshops and proposals, occasional travel to serve clients onsite during staffing assignments is expected to understand client requirements, and design / develop solutions.

You will support commercialization efforts for the topic/sector working, in conjunction with business leaders, through contributing analysis and insights to proposals, client workshops and marketing materials. Additionally, as a Senior Analyst, you will contribute to developing intellectual property & assets for the business and assist in onboarding and training junior colleagues based on your topic/sector expertise.

BCG's Consumer Practice helps clients across the retail, CPG, and fashion & luxury industries build new avenues for commercial growth and discover opportunities for cost savings across their operations. You will be responsible for growing expertise in topics including offer (pricing, promo, and assortment) and cost (COGS, CPI, supply chain) for clients across food (grocery) and non-food (excl. fashion & luxury) retail.

You're good at:

• Solving client problems through formulating relevant research and/or analytical approaches in retail offer and cost topics
• Communicating with case teams and clients team members, in a credible and confident way
• Working collaboratively and effectively in a group dynamic often virtual, proficient in agile ways of working
• Being flexible and bringing a curious and creative mindset, open to new things and able to propose innovative ideas
• Navigating complexity and ambiguity

What You'll Bring

• 1-2+ years of consulting experience in relevant sector/topic required; candidates with consulting experience strongly preferred
• In lieu of consulting experience, 2+ years minimum industry experience required; 3-6+ years of industry experience strongly preferred
• Bachelor's Degree required (advanced degree preferred)
• Fluency in English; other languages requested in certain locations
• Strong business acumen and problem-solving capabilities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Who You'll Work With

Our BCG Vantage members collaborate with global colleagues across BCG to bring expertise and capabilities to the service of our clients. Our team is made up of a diverse pool of knowledge and research positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative research careers.

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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