Manager - BCG Vantage, Consumer - Chicago

Manager - BCG Vantage, Consumer - Chicago, United States of America

Locations : Chicago | Boston

Who We Are

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To succeed, organizations must blend digital and human capabilities. Our diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise and a range of perspectives to spark change. BCG delivers solutions through leading-edge management consulting along with technology and design, corporate and digital venturesand business purpose. We work in a uniquely collaborative model across the firm and throughout all levels of the client organization, generating results that allow our clients to thrive.

What You'll Do

As a Manager BCG Vantage path within BCG's Consumer Practice Area you will work in a growing global team, providing industry expertise and insights across various CPG segments including packaged food, non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages, snacking, VMS, pet care, and more working together with case and proposal teams to provide knowledge assets, analysis and expert advisory. Youll serve as a thought partner and content expert to case teams and consumer products topic/sector leaders, helping structure and solve complex issues.

Additionally, as a Manager BCG Vantage you will drive development of assets (e.g., IP, products and tools many GenAI-enabled) to support the topic businesses, serving as an active contributor to commercialization efforts, whilst working with business leaders to drive asset build, proposals, and go-to-market efforts. As a Manager BCG Vantage, you may also line manage a team of junior colleagues, taking responsibility for their goal setting, ongoing feedback and career development support.

SPECIFIC RESPONSABILITIES WILL BE:

• Co-develop scalable CPG offerings that blend POS and panel data, with an eye toward incorporating AI-powered tools and automation to enhance insight generation and delivery over time.
• Translate retail point-of-sale data (e.g., NielsenIQ, Circana, SPINS) and consumer panel data (e.g., NielsenIQ, Circana, Numerator) into clear, actionable industry and shopper insights to support due diligence, growth, and strategy engagements.
• Collaborate with case teams to frame analyses, define key questions, and pressure-test findings in real time to support hypothesis development and business recommendations.
• Monitor trends and performance across CPG categories to surface emerging opportunities and shape client and internal discussions.
• Conduct and synthesize fast-turn analyses to support time-sensitive case work, delivering high-quality, client-ready outputs with minimal supervision.
• Build and maintain insight templates, dashboards, and category snapshots that enhance internal capabilities and reduce turnaround time on recurring analytics requests.
• Coach and develop more junior members of the team.

YOU'RE GOOD AT

• Solving client problems through formulating relevant research and/or analytical approaches in consumer packaged goods Industry
• Crafting compelling stories grounded in data that connect shopper behavior with product performance, leveraging panel and POS data sources.
• Communicating with senior stakeholders and case teams, in a credible and confident way
• Navigating complexity and ambiguity with autonomy, ownership, and an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Administering your time efficiently to meet deadlines, working collaboratively and effectively in a group dynamic that is often virtual.
• Training, coaching and mentoring junior team members
• Being flexible and bringing a curious and creative mindset, proactively proposing new ideas with a strong focus on applied AI.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of experience in the CPG industry, market research, consulting, or analytics roles focused on consumer packaged good
• Deep knowledge of consumer panel and POS datasets (e.g., NielsenIQ, IRI, Circana, Numerator, Spins, etc.)
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills; experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Alteryx, Tableau, PowerBI) and AI-powered tools is a plus
• Track record of delivering impactful solutions built leveraging large datasets. Applied AI is a plus.
• Proven ability to work with large datasets, synthesize complex findings, and develop actionable insights
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Highly organized and detail-oriented; able to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment
• Bachelor's Degree required (advanced degree preferred)

Who You'll Work With

As a Manager BCG Vantage on our Domain Product Manager path, you will collaborate with global topic leads and colleagues across BCG to bring expertise and capabilities to the service of our internal and external clients. Our team is made up of a diverse pool of BCG Vantage positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative BCG Vantage careers.

Additional info

BCG Vantage is a powerhouse of expertise, seamlessly embedded within Practice Areas and markets to drive extraordinary impact. It equips BCG case teams and clients with cutting-edge expertise, proprietary assets, actionable data, and transformative insights that empower our case teams and enable our clients to achieve their aspirations.

With global experts across 20 Practices, covering more than 100 topics, sectors and offers, plus four focused geographic markets, BCG Vantage delivers unparalleled depth and breadth of insight & expertise. BCG Vantage consists of two career paths, each playing a crucial role in delivering value to clients, case teams and practice teams.

Client Focus (Embedded Expertise)

• Integrates into client-facing teams to deliver direct client impact through expertise, know-how, and proprietary tools and assets

Domain Product Manager (Sector Expertise with Proprietary Tool & Data Solutions)

• Combines deep domain insights with our know-how and proprietary assets to address targeted challenges directly with clients and project teams; co-creates and deploys proprietary data and tools, and works across teams to codify IP that enables BCG to deliver excellent business value with its clients

In the US, we have a compensation transparency approach.

Total compensation for this role includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, retirement contribution, and a market leading benefits package described below.

• The base salary range for this role is $126,400.00 - $132,000.00

This is an estimated range, however, specific base salaries within the range depend on various factors such as experience and skill set. It is not common for new BCG employees to be hired at the high-end of the salary range. BCG regularly reviews its ranges to ensure market competitiveness.

In addition to your base salary, your total compensation will include a bonus of up to 20% and a generous retirement contribution that starts at 5% and moves to 10% after 2 years.

All of our plans provide best in class coverage:

• Zero dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children
• Low $10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs
• Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 in orthodontia benefits
• Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually
• Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities
• Fully vested Profit Sharing Retirement Fund contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not, plus the option for employees to make personal contributions to a 401(k) plan
• Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement
• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays per year, an annual office closure between Christmas and New Years, and 15 vacation days per year (earned at 1.25 days per month)
• Paid sick time on an as needed basis

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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