Director - Deal Strategy & CDD - Consumer, Retail, Leisure

About Our ClientA leading Management Consultancy who need exceptional candidates for a Director role, with a sector focus on the Consumer, Retail and Leisure industry. Deal Strategy, Growth Strategy, Cost and Operational strategy (including Economic Profitability Analysis) and Enterprise-wide Transformation - are key areas of focus.

Job DescriptionThe Strategy and Performance Transformation division provides high level and support to industry leaders. As a Senior Leader within this practice you will applicants will be expected to

Leverage existing client relationships, particularly with the UK/European Private Equity and MandA community, which reinforce the team''s credibility and generate project opportunities - extensive experience of MandA related projects will be critical, eg Commercial DD, MandA Strategy, Value creation etc

Have the ability to anticipate, understand and articulate client requirements - in advance of and during projects

Demonstrate excellent communications skills - in written, slide and other reporting formats as well as verbal communications in informal and more formal situations

Design and run large, complex projects, delivering to client requirements whilst acting as primary client liaison and be an ''ambassador'' for the firm

With limited input, guide the team to client-ready deliverables that exceed expectations and require minimal review

Identify go-to-market, thought-leadership and marketing opportunities to lead on, and take responsibility for taking these to clients

The Successful ApplicantWe seek candidates with relevant

Consumer, Retail and Leisure

experience who will have a strong track record of leading high performing teams.

Key requirements include:

Demonstrable experience working in a leading strategy consulting business, Big 4 firm or strategy / Corporate Development team in industry

Strong understanding of the value drivers across the broadly defined Consumer sector: Consumer Goods, Retail and Travel and Leisure businesses - and clear view on how these sectors are likely to evolve going forward

Experience of leading mid-sized and large projects: designing work plans, team structures and then managing these to (i) excellent client output and (ii) strong project economics

This should include an extensive coverage of recent MandA transactions, eg CDD, VDD, MandA Strategy or Value Creation projects in the Consumer sector

Ability to independently generate sales opportunities and maintain strong client relationships

Initiating marketing and sales efforts, proposals, scopes and pricing for mid-sized and large consulting assignments

Acting as the source of new business development initiatives and taking these from idea, through design and execution all the way to clients

You will also need to have the right to work in the UK as the client is not sponsoring visa''s at this stage

What''s on Offer

Competitive salary within the Big 4 + excellent bonus and career progression.

Work in a growth area for this business

Chance for genuine career progression

Opportunity to work on high profile MandA deals

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