Experienced Manager, Management Consulting

Job Summary:

The Management Consulting Experienced Manager is part of a Management Consulting (MC) team supporting projects in the areas of Strategy & 80/20, Back Office & Finance Transformation, Site Selection, M&A and Post-Merger Integration and Supply Chain.

Job Duties:

• Acts as primary contact for clients on strategic transformations regarding all questions and information, including progress, challenges encountered, and issues identified

• Provides exceptional client service and develops advanced level deliverables and/or solutions to client issues

• Establishes engagement budget, provides recommendations for project scope and underlying pricing changes, as needed

• Prepares periodic and timely billings, and manages adjustments to engagement realization, as needed.

• Manages the engagement and underlying economics to ensure engagement metrics are achieved

• Identifies, grows and maintains strategic relationships with client personnel, including members of client management

• Responsible for engagement management on client projects across MC including development of client strategies, preparation of deliverables, facilitating client meetings, and coordinating meeting follow-up. Identifies new business opportunities to expand the MC practice and communicates such opportunities to his/her engagement superiors

• Participates in strategy, marketing and business development activities within practice

• Drafts reports, and completes research, when needed

• Administers strategic project plans, managing tasks closely to ensure they are being completed in a timely manner

• Documents strategic transformation information from internal project meetings

• Coordinates meetings with the management team and the project team

• Provides regular status updates on the implementation, tracks gaps/issues and escalating issues with management as necessary

• Fosters a positive demeanor, learning attitude and client service mentality with staff and seniors

• Able to travel 25% to perhaps as much as 50% of the time, as needed

• Other duties as required

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervises the day-to-day workload of MC Senior Associates and Associates on assigned engagements and reviews work product

• Ensures MC Senior Associates and Associates are trained on all relevant software

• Evaluates the performance of MC Senior Associates and Associates and assists in the development of goals and objectives to enhance professional development

• Delivers periodic performance feedback and completes performance evaluations for MC Senior Associates and Associates in accordance with Firm guidance

• Acts as mentor to MC Senior Associates and Associates, as appropriate

• Tenacious ownership of internal projects driving to completion

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:Education:

• Bachelor’s degree, required; focus in Finance, Business Administration, or Technology, preferred

Experience:

• Six (6) or more years of experience with internal or external strategy and planning project management to include gap analysis of long- and short-term goals, required

• Four (4) or more years of professional experience within strategic transformation with a proven ability to translate strategy into action that drives clear and measurable outcomes, required

• Ability to lead, quickly adapt and address unique challenges in collaborative and creative ways with all levels of leadership, required

• Expert-level ability in managing and driving execution on all aspects of multiple projects at one time to include that complex in nature, required

• Strong strategic analytical, facilitation, documentation, and communication skills, required

• Strong cross-functional business acumen, project planning, scoping and management skills, required

• Client facing consulting experience or management advisory, preferred

• Manufacturing and Distribution industry experience, preferred

License/Certifications:

• PMI, PMP, Change Management certification, preferred

Language(s):

• N/A

Other Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including presentation and proposal skills

• Excellent interpersonal and customer relationship skills

• Ability to thoughtfully and positively influence, negotiate and manage change

• Ability to work in a deadline-driven environment, and handle multiple projects simultaneously

• Able to work in a deadline-driven environment while handling multiple projects/tasks simultaneously with a focus on details

• Capable of successfully multi-tasking while working independently or within a group environment

• Capable of working well under pressure while dealing with unexpected problems in a professional manner

Individual salaries that are offered to a candidate are determined after consideration of numerous factors including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and geography.

National Range: $100,000 - $160,000
NYC/Long Island/Westchester Range: $100,000 - $160,000
Maryland Range: $100,000 - $160,000