Corporate Strategy and M&A – Consumer Markets - Senior Manager

About the role

Strategy& is PwC’s global strategy consulting business, as well as the only at-scale strategy business inside a professional services network. Strategy&'s unique combination of strategic expertise and scale provides outstanding opportunities for rapid professional growth. You'll be part of a global team solving challenging strategic problems for our clients through innovative ideas and thought leadership. In return, our culture gives you the opportunity to challenge conventional thinking and a tailored mentorship to help you develop and progress.

What your days will look like:

As a Strategy Consultant, you will work with leading corporate clients and investors, helping and supporting them tackle their toughest decisions. Your engagements will include a mix of corporate strategy (growth strategy, market entry, pricing, commercial excellence, product strategy) and transaction-related work (commercial due diligence and pre- and post-deal value creation). 

Your work will be varied, fast paced - no engagement is ever the same. In our Strategy team, you’ll be joining a market-leading and fast-growing team that works with leading businesses, private equity and venture capital investors, supporting them across the Deal cycle, from pre-deal to post-deal value creation.

Our Consumer Markets team covers a wealth of sub-sectors including:

•  Retail – clothing & footwear, accessories, home & garden, grocery, specialty, value retail.

•  Consumer Goods – food & beverage, beauty & personal care, consumer health and wellness, pet food and accessories.

•  Leisure – travel, foodservice, health & fitness, multi-site leisure and entertainment, gaming, sports.

This role is for you if:

• Significant experience from either a strategy consulting firm or strategy position in industry, with experience in conducting and managing strategy consulting projects including, but not limited to, commercial diligence, growth strategy, target operating model, etc. 

• Managerial experience of strategic commercial consulting or business development from within a large corporate Consumer business Experience within Private Equity (investment or operational role)

• You’ll have a very structured approach to problem solving and exceptional analytical skills Strong client management skills, including an understanding of how to communicate with clients of different backgrounds and opinions 

• Proven experience of coaching junior team members

• An ability to multitask effectively and balance time between project delivery and business development support effectively 

• Experienced in running projects on a day-to-day basis, structuring and managing the work streams and supervising delivery 

• Planning Hypotheses and analysis; formulating hypotheses based on previous experience, knowledge of the sector and understanding of the scope of work

• As a Senior Manager you will be experienced in delivering client projects, supporting junior members of the team and driving business development

What you’ll receive from us: 

No matter where you may be in your career or personal life, our benefits are designed to add value and support, recognising and rewarding you fairly for your contributions. 

We offer a range of benefits including empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site; private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP; six volunteering days a year and much more.