Job Description

Description & Requirements


ABOUT US:


Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world's most ambitious change-makers define the future. Across 65 offices in 40 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition, and redefine industries. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients, and we proudly maintain the highest level of client advocacy in the industry.


In 2004, the firm established its presence in the Indian market by opening the Bain Capability Center (BCC) in New Delhi. The BCC is now known as BCN (Bain Capability Network) with its nodes across various geographies. Expert Client Delivery (ECD) is an integral unit of BCN. ECD plays a critical role as it adds value to Bain's case teams globally by supporting them with analytics and research solutions across all industries, specific domains for corporate cases, client development, private equity diligence, and Bain intellectual property.

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH:


The Retail Center of Expertise collaborates with Bain's global Retail Practice leadership, client-facing Bain leadership and teams, and with end clients on the development and delivery of Bain's proprietary Retail products and solutions. These solutions aim to answer strategic questions of Bain's Retail clients relating to category management, COGS optimization, pricing & promotion analytics, space optimization, and customer analytics.


As part of the Retail Center of Expertise, you will work in teams comprising a mix of Directors, Managers, Projects Leads, Associates, and Analysts, on projects ranging from 3 weeks to 6 months. Delivery models on projects vary from working as part of a broader global Bain case team, working independently with a Bain Associate Partner / Partner, or working directly with end clients.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Contribute as a member of the team to build / perform solutions within Retail domain (Grocery, Apparel, General Merchandise, e-commerce, B2B retail, etc.)
• Own complex workstreams with support from supervisors (Project Leader / Managers / Senior Managers)
• Interpret, understand and break down client requirements into actionable task items for the team
• Execute and deliver outputs to clients by collaborating with peers and overseeing a workstream with 1-2 analysts
• Work with different analytical tools with focus on building expertise in Tableau / Power BI, Alteryx / KNIME, SQL, Python / R, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ensure timely, high quality, error-free analysis by performing sound data and reality checks
• Generate insights, hypotheses and come up with solutions for the pertinent issues
• Lead meaningful and focused meeting and effectively Communicate data, knowledge, insights & implications with clients and Bain stakeholders
• Work well in a team setting, understand the key aspects of delivery and deliver them with direction from senior team members
• Seek and provide actionable feedback in interactions

ABOUT YOU:

• Candidates should be graduates / post-graduates with strong academic record
• Work experience range in case highest qualification is undergraduate studies - 2-4 yearsof relevant experience in global MNC environment with exposure to management consulting, business analytics, or CP/R industry domains
• Work experience range in case highest qualification is postgraduate studies - 1 -2 yearsof relevant experience in global MNC environment with exposure to management consulting, business analytics, or CP/R industry domains
• Must have strong communications skills, should be able to drive discussion / presentations with senior stakeholders and client maps
• Must have knowledge of ETL / visualization tools such as Alteryx / KNIME / SQL/ Python and Tableau / Power BI
• Must be proficient with Excel and PowerPoint
• Must have experience in applying advanced analytics to a range of business situations and a proven ability to synthesize complex data to generate simple & clear insights
• Good to have knowledge of R, experience with MS Azure/ Amazon Web Service
• Good to have statistical modelling experience
• Good to have knowledge of key data sources and metrics pertaining to the Retail industry with experience in one or more sub-sectors within Retail

WHAT MAKES US A GREAT PLACE TO WORK:


We are proud to be consistently recognized as one of the world's best places to work, a champion of diversity and a model of social responsibility. We are currently ranked the #1 consulting firm on Glassdoor's Best Places to Work list, and we have maintained a spot in the top four on Glassdoor's list for the last 12 years. We believe that diversity, inclusion and collaboration is key to building extraordinary teams. We hire people with exceptional talents, abilities and potential, then create an environment where you can become the best version of yourself and thrive both professionally and personally. We are publicly recognized by external parties such as Fortune, Vault, Mogul, Working Mother, Glassdoor and the Human Rights Campaign for being a great place to work for diversity and inclusion, women, LGBTQ and parents.