PwC - Cost Optimization Role - Automotive Advisory - Big4 - IIM/ISB/MDI/FMS

Job Position Title: SC- Cost Optimization-Automotive-Advisory-)

Job Description & Summary:

We are looking for experienced professionals for our Automotive consulting practice with proven and demonstrated experience in driving transformations with tangible outcomes

Candidate specifications (insert the relevant personal skills here):

- Strong communication skills - written & verbal

- Strong presentation skills and experience of having dealt with CXO level

- Strong analytical skills

- Delivery of tangible value on projects

- Ability to lead projects across cross-functional teams

- Advanced knowledge of MS Excel, Word, Power Point

- The individual should possess and demonstrate high integrity and credibility as perceived by all those with whom s/he will work

- The individual should have strong intellect coupled with proficient commercial instincts and business acumen

- The individual must be willing to travel 70-80% in a month and flexible to adopt to a demanding lifestyle

- Professional networking skills

- Sharp focus on quality delivery

- Ability to develop / customize solutions relevant to client

- Able to thrive in relatively unstructured situations, maturity and ability to handle pressure

- High initiative and drive, positive attitude and high commitment

- Ensure compliance to the firms standards, processes and policies

Responsibilities:

Key responsibilities of the role may include:

Project Delivery/execution:

- Work with client C-level and lead projects - design solutions applicable to client's problem statement and manage delivery of work products with the right levels of quality.

- Define deliverable content and facilitate buy-in of proposed solutions from top management levels at various automotive clients.

Business Development:

- Lead business development opportunities, conducting diagnostics and preparation of winning proposals

Automotive Domain Development:

- Lead development of assets and methodologies, development of point-of-view, research or white papers, development of marketing collateral, and publications in industry periodicals

Mandatory skill sets: Cost Optimization

Preferred skill sets: Consulting

Years of experience required:

- 4+ years of experience across stated areas below

- Ideally experience with Management or Business consulting firms related with

- Automotive/Future of Mobility Strategy, Innovation & Operations consulting.

- Alternatively, experienced professionals working with Indias top automotive companies with experience in strategy, supply chain, manufacturing, sales or marketing functions.

- We are looking for candidates with demonstrated experience in delivering tangible improvements in automotive OEM and component companies in India.

Areas of previous experience across 1 or more of the following:

- Strategy consulting

- Sales & marketing performance improvement

- Innovation Management

- Digital transformation

- Supply chain transformation

- Organization structure & productivity improvement

- Cost reduction across multiple levers in manufacturing e.g. raw material consumption, manpower cost, maintenance cost, spares & consumables cost, and energy & utility cost.

- Data driven interventions for sales, marketing, manufacturing, supply chain.

Education qualification:

- MBA from a top tier institute; Any certification on any of the above areas would be preferred