Experienced Consultant, Consumer & Industrial Products

West Monroe•Minneapolis, MN

5d•$89,300 - $120,800

About The Position

West Monroe is seeking an Experienced Consultant to join its Consumer and Industrial Products Value Creation Group, serving retail, consumer, manufacturing, and industrial clients. The role combines strategy and execution, using hypothesis-driven analysis, operational and supply chain knowledge, and collaborative client delivery to turn insights into measurable business value. The consultant delivers value creation, operational improvement, supply chain, and performance transformation engagements. The work includes analyzing performance and opportunities, building business cases, assessing processes and operating models, translating findings into implementation materials, and collaborating with client and internal teams to execute recommendations. The role also contributes to proposals and the development of West Monroe’s tools, methodologies, recruiting, team building, and practice.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
One to four years of relevant project-based experience in business consulting, supply chain, operations, value creation, or performance transformation.
Experience as an active team member on at least three operational, supply chain, or performance transformation programs for manufacturing, retail, consumer, or industrial clients.
Experience managing one or more workstreams, with exposure to supply chain planning, network optimization or redesign, inventory optimization, analytics, manufacturing operations, or supply chain technology selection such as WMS or TMS.
Ability to use critical thinking and structured problem solving to develop practical frameworks for unstructured problems.
Strong data analysis, visualization, and modeling skills, including high proficiency in Excel.
Proficiency in PowerPoint and Word.
Fundamental understanding of financial statements and strong overall business acumen.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to create concise, executive-ready deliverables and communicate effectively with clients at all levels.
Strong organization and project planning skills, with an understanding of project delivery methodologies.
Commitment to inclusion and diversity and openness to new ideas and perspectives.
Ability to travel as required by client engagements, up to 75%.

Nice To Haves

A degree in economics, finance, applied mathematics and statistics, data science, engineering, or another analytics-related field.
Moderate experience with analytical tools or coding languages such as Alteryx, SQL, R, or Python.
Knowledge of one or more relevant sectors: specialty retail, grocery, consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, chemicals, specialty materials, durable goods, automotive and transportation, industrial products, or industrial equipment.
Knowledge of retail and consumer value chain areas, including consumer behavior and marketing, merchandise planning and analysis, retail planning and operations, revenue growth management, trade promotion management, planning and forecasting, sales and operations planning, supply chain, warehouse and distribution, and data and analytics.
Knowledge of manufacturing and industrial value chain areas, including planning and forecasting, supply management, procurement, sales and operations planning, engineering, production scheduling, maintenance, production controls, quality control, inventory management, supply chain, and warehouse and distribution.

Responsibilities

Provide client delivery across value creation, operational improvement, supply chain, and performance transformation engagements for retail, consumer, and industrial businesses.
Develop a holistic, data-driven view of client performance to identify, size, and prioritize revenue growth, cost management, working capital, and operational improvement opportunities.
Analyze data using a hypothesis-driven approach; build models, frameworks, and business cases that inform decisions and quantify impact on the P&L and balance sheet.
Assess and improve business processes, operating models, and enabling technology across planning and forecasting, procurement, supply management, manufacturing, inventory, warehouse and distribution, retail operations, and commercial operations.
Document business requirements and current-state processes, and translate findings into use cases, solution designs, implementation plans, communication plans, and other client-ready deliverables.
Synthesize quantitative analysis, stakeholder perspectives, and market or operational information into concise, compelling materials for executive audiences.
Collaborate with client leaders, project managers, and internal and external teams to implement opportunities, manage workstreams, resolve issues, and support adoption.
Communicate project status, risks, decisions, and recommendations clearly in written and verbal formats.
Support proposals and the development of West Monroe tools, methodologies, and approaches.
Contribute to recruiting, team building, and practice development.