MBA Full Time - Management Consulting Manager, Consumer & Retail Group (Finance)

Description

Alvarez & Marsal | Consumer and Retail Group (CRG)

Position: Manager

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a premier independent global professional services firm specializing in providing turnaround management, restructuring, performance improvement and corporate advisory services.

Established five years ago, A&M's Consumer & Retail Group continues to experience high growth. A&M's Consumer and Retail Group combines the best of A&M's bias toward action and practicality with deep industry experience from bringing together management consultants and operators.

Our purpose is to translate our experience, innovative thinking and bias for action into tangible results for our clients, putting them on the right side of this disruption, and positioning them for long term success.

Join Us!
Alvarez & Marsal's Consumer and Retail Group actively engages and recruits exceptional talent from colleges and universities across the U.S. Our lean team structure allows Undergrad or MBA Graduates an opportunity to become quickly immersed as a consultant in a meaningful way, putting your academic and career experiences immediately to work.

The work we do:

• Growth Strategy & Implementation
• Large Scale Transformation
• M&A, Carve-out and Post-Merger Integration
• Operations
• Merchandising & Assortment Optimization
• Interim Leadership

We are seeking:

• An ideal Management Consulting Manager background includes functional expertise and a demonstrated interest in consumer and/or retail sectors. Consulting experience is valued (but not necessary)
• Candidates with an entrepreneurial mindset, creativity, intellectual curiosity and a wide range of passions and backgrounds
• Individuals who demonstrate adaptability to new assignments, systems, and tools, possess the ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently, meet deadlines under pressure, and maintain a strong sense of humor

CRG New Hires:

• Receive Training: Participate in onboarding bootcamp and training to develop quantitative and qualitative skills
• Experience Client Projects: Collaborate with CRG consulting teams on high-impact projects, while getting exposure to clients and senior leadership
• Gain Mentorship: CRG has an apprenticeship model on project teams alongside 1-on-1 coaching with a mentor
• Develop and Expand Network: Participate in events during the summer to foster networking and engagement within CRG and greater A&M

Desired Professional Experience: Consulting projects or experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Consumer or Retail Experience (Management, Finance, Transformation, Corporate Development)
• Merchandising & Category Management
• Sales & Marketing effectiveness, processes, incentives
• Distribution & Logistics, Network Modeling
• Manufacturing and Contract Manufacturing
• Direct & Indirect Procurement
• SG&A cost reduction
• M&A: Divestitures/Carve-Outs and Integration
• Information Technology and Digital Improvements

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to partner with team members through time-sensitive projects, structuring a work plan and managing processes to completion
• Superior analytical skills required
• Develop findings and make strategic recommendations
• Work with clients directly to implement strategic and operational recommendations
• Able to quickly articulate and communicates information, adapt effectively to audience
• Ability to deal with ambiguity
• Synthesize meaningful insights from data, opinions, or facts
• Structured project management (time, team and work-stream management)
• Ability to deliver time-pressured projects on-time and on-quality
• Flexible and creative thinking
• Client relationship focus with ability to understand culture, political environment, stakeholder agendas
• High energy style, flexible and adaptive, with the ability to work well in a fast paced environment

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree from a top university
• Preferred 3-5 years of relatable business experience
• Preferred 1+ years of an internship in Consumer or Retail-related business or consulting in a professional services firm environment preferred / or corporate positions with a financial and operational focus
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Access and Excel
• Strong technical acumen and comfortable working with complex data
• Experience leading and managing complex work streams and projects
• Build and drive the case for change on related work streams and projects
• Independently structure problem solving approaches and adapt quickly to changing direction
• Synthesize complex analysis and identifies implications with attention to detail
• Creative with the development of new tools, methodologies and approaches
• Experience with proposal development, strong commercial instincts and interest
• Advanced written communication skills, self-directed with preparation of client ready document and presentation development
• Open to +/- 70% travel M-F

The salary for a Manager is $175,000 annually, dependent on several variables including but not limited to education, experience, skills, and geography. In addition, A&M offers a discretionary bonus program which is based on a number of factors, including individual and firm performance. Please ask your recruiter for details.

Full-time Positions and Part-time Positions Over 30 hours:

Regular employees working 30 or more hours per week are also entitled to participate in Alvarez & Marsal Holdings' fringe benefits consisting of healthcare plans, flexible spending and savings accounts, life, AD&D, and disability coverages at rates determined from time to time as well as a 401(k)-retirement plan. Provided the eligibility requirements are met, employees will also receive a discretionary contribution to their 401(k) from Alvarez & Marsal. Additionally, employees are eligible for paid time off including vacation, personal days, seventy-two (72) hours of sick time (prorated for part time employees), ten federal holidays, one floating holiday, and parental leave. The amount of vacation and personal days available varies based on tenure and role type. Click here for more information regarding A&M's benefits programs.

Who will you be working with?

We are not a typical consulting firm. We are a group of entrepreneurial professionals who embody the A&M Core Values -inclusive diversity, integrity, quality, objectivity, fun and personal reward while delivering a tailored and scalable approach to working with private equity, hedge fund, and corporate clients. We present you with opportunities, not a playbook, and we reward you based on performance, not your tenure.

How will you grow and be supported?

As a demonstration of A&M's strong commitment to its people, we offer benefits to support your career, personal and professional developments. This includes performance-based career progression and promotion process, high quality practice-wide training programs, a global mobility program, rotation opportunities in other practice areas, employee resource groups, and a health and wellness program. Click here to learn about our commitment to your well-being.

A&M recognizes that our people fuel our growth, and you and your team will be provided with the best available training and development resources, as well as networking opportunities. Click here to learn more about why A&M is a great place to work.

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