Director identification consumer industrial

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West Monroe has an immediate opportunity for a Director to help our growing Consumer and Industrial Products practice within our Value Identification & Delivery capability. The role will focus on accelerating the identification and capture of strategic value creation across commercial and operational opportunities through the implementation of digital solutions – AI, Machine Learning, Intelligent Automation, Business Intelligence & Advanced Analytics, Business Operations, Organization, Systems & Infrastructure.

Client Development

The Director will have three main responsibilities:

This role entails significant responsibility in developing new business, driving business development initiatives and managing the client relationship at the executive levels while providing direction and oversight to project teams. Most importantly, candidates should be passionate about what they do and enjoy a fun, entrepreneurial environment.

Practice Development

You will play an active C&IP leadership role in addition to supporting the leadership of the Chicago / Minneapolis based team.  You will be expected to manage and mentor talented teams of consultants and technologists supporting our Consumer and Industrial Product client engagements that reimagine, build, and transform their business and operations. 

Client Delivery

As a Director within our C&IP Practice, you will be expected to set the strategic direction on data-driven client engagements, manage relationships with C-suite executives and deliver high-quality, compelling offerings that create significant shareholder value. You will be expected to leverage leading-edge business intelligence software and capabilities to create innovative client solutions

Qualifications

• An MBA degree preferred, or equivalent experience required
• 6+ years’ experience leading the delivery of data-driven consulting engagements from strategy to execution, including understanding financial statements, business cycles and financial modeling
• 8+ years’ experience managing multi-disciplinary teams of consultants OR 10+ years in an operational / commercial leadership role in a C&IP related industry
• Ability to identify and evaluate value opportunities and develop strategic plans that integrate data & analytics, overall strategic objectives and existing business constraints
• Ability to lead multiple projects and initiatives at a given time
• Develop and leverage business frameworks to synthesize recommendations, set strategic direction and drive alignment with clients
• Ability to coach junior resources on engagement delivery, data insight generation, hypothesis driven approach and presentation best practices
• Proven experience leading day-to-day project activities across multidisciplinary teams (e.g., data scientists, business analysts, operations experts, etc.) to ensure timely execution of project deliverables and outcomes
• Strong business development acumen with experience driving proposal process from lead to close
• Strong communication skills to be able to work with clients at all levels of the organization – from the analyst to the board room
• Knowledge of advanced analytics and AI / ML applications for Consumer & Industrial Products companies
• Experience working with Private Equity clients to help them navigate the deal lifecycle and achieve their investment objectives is a plus
• Ability to travel 50-70%
• A commitment to inclusion and diversity, and openness to new ideas and perspectives 
• Proven success achieving in-market revenue expectations
  
  

Industry Knowledge

• Functional knowledge of consumer and industrial products & services value chain – particularly in one or more of the following sectors: Industrial Products and Equipment, Consumer Packaged Goods, Durable Goods, Food & Beverage, Automotive / Transportation, Specialty Retail, Essential Services, Chemicals
• Experience with mid-market manufacturing businesses ($500M - $5B in Revenue)
• Ability to identify and quantify business cases impacting the P&L and/or balance sheet for manufacturing or supply chain use cases
• Also desired is a track record of client project delivery success that should include value creation driven by some, all or combinations of the following capabilities: AI/Machine Learning, Intelligent Automation, Enterprise System Implementation / Integration (CRM, ERP, SCM, MES, Modern Data & Analytics Platform), Process Improvement, Organizational Effectiveness, Sales Effectiveness, Supply Chain Optimization, and Capital Project Management
• Functional knowledge of the following AI, analytics, and data platform tools and capabilities: Alteryx, Tableau, SQL, Databricks, Snowflake, PowerBI, SQL, Python
  
  

Based on pay transparency guidelines, a reasonable expectation for the salary range for this role is listed below. Information on our competitive total rewards package, including our bonus structure and benefits is here. Individual salaries are determined by evaluating a variety of factors including geography, experience, skills, education, and internal equity. Employees in proximity of our Seattle, Washington DC, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco offices will have a geographic premium applied to this salary scale.

Employees (and their families) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our company’s 401k plan, purchase shares from our employee stock ownership program and be eligible to receive annual bonuses. Employees will also receive unlimited flexible time off and ten paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Eligibility for ten weeks of paid parental leave will also be available upon hire date.

National

$200,000—$250,000 USD

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