Strategy Consultant - Automotive/Industrials

Responsibilities:

- Conduct market research & analysis to identify trends & opportunities in the Automotive/Industrials industry.

- Develop & execute strategies to address the challenges facing Automotive/Industrials companies, including competition, regulatory issues, environmental concerns & technological advancements

- Work with clients to identify their strategic goals & develop comprehensive plans to achieve them.

- Shape the operating model with an understanding of challenges in data maturity in Automotive/Industrials companies & help conduct feasibility studies to evaluate new business opportunities, including mergers & acquisitions.

- Identify strategic cost take-out opportunities & drive business transformation.

- Partner with CEOs to architect future-proof operating models embracing the future of work, workforce & workplace powered by transformational technology, ecosystems & analytics.

- Work with the team in the data synthesis process, solution design & creation of actionable insights, implications, & recommendations to address the client's business issues in the areas of route-to-market, sales optimisation, revenue management, incentive management, etc.

- Collaborate with our ecosystem partners to assist clients in achieving their sustainability objectives through transformative initiatives.

- Support clients in their inorganic growth agenda across the deal lifecycle, i.e., target screening, synergy assessment, due diligence, post-merger integration & portfolio interventions.

- Lead practice workstreams & help the practice lead manage & build the practice

- Prepare & help deliver presentations to clients to communicate strategic plans & recommendations.

- Build future-focused PoV and develop strategic ecosystem partners. Build Client Strategy definition leveraging Disruptive technology solutions, like Data & AI, including Gen AI, and Cloud.

- Monitor industry trends & keep clients informed of potential opportunities & threats.

- Participate in the development of thought leadership content, including white papers & presentations, on Automotive/Industrials industry topics.

Professional & Technical Skills:

The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of the Automotive/Industrials industry, including emerging trends, challenges, & opportunities. They will have a proven track record of developing & executing successful strategies for Automotive/Industrials companies. The candidate will work with our clients to identify their strategic goals & develop comprehensive plans to achieve them.

- A Strategic Mindset to shape innovative, fact-based strategies & operating models

- Issue-Based Problem Solving to decode & solve complex & unstructured business questions

- Business Acumen to drive actionable outcomes for clients with the latest industry trends, innovations & disruptions, metrics & value drivers

- An excellent, established track record for selling & delivering consulting engagements.

- Experience working with C-level executive clients, with extensive experience in projects in which the primary stakeholder was the CEO, Chief Strategy Officer.

- Strategy consulting experience in Corporate Strategy/Restructuring; Growth Strategy, Market Entry Strategy, Operating Model Strategy, Business & Financial Model Development, Value & Investment Case Design, Strategic Cost Reduction & Productivity Reinvention, Product Development, Procurement Strategy, Supply Chain and Logistics Optimisation, AI strategy, Sustainability, M&A

- Strategy experience in growth & innovation in Automotive/Industrials industry Platform strategy, new products & services creation, GTM sales, channel strategy, sales & distribution,

revenue upliftment

- Business/ Industry experience in broad-based general management in Automotive/Industrials organisations with a background in strategy/product development/sales/marketing/supply chain/manufacturing, or R&D.

- Demonstrated GTM capability to generate strategy, sales & demand with market unit leads

- Enable & grow strategy capability with practitioners through an upskilling agenda, key metrics management & develop next generation leaders