Manager - BCG Vantage, Consumer
About The Position
As a Manager – BCG Vantage path within BCG's Consumer Practice Area, you will work in a growing global team, providing industry expertise and insights across various CPG segments including packaged food, non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages, snacking, VMS, pet care, and more. You will work together with case and proposal teams to provide knowledge assets, analysis, and expert advisory. You’ll serve as a thought partner and content expert to case teams and consumer products topic/sector leaders, helping structure and solve complex issues. Additionally, you will drive the development of assets (e.g., IP, products, and tools – many GenAI-enabled) to support the topic businesses, serving as an active contributor to commercialization efforts, while working with business leaders to drive asset build, proposals, and go-to-market efforts. As a Manager – BCG Vantage, you may also line manage a team of junior colleagues, taking responsibility for their goal setting, ongoing feedback, and career development support.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in the CPG industry, market research, consulting, or analytics roles focused on consumer packaged goods.
- Deep knowledge of consumer panel and POS datasets (e.g., NielsenIQ, IRI, Circana, Numerator, Spins, etc.).
- Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
- Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Alteryx, Tableau, PowerBI).
- Track record of delivering impactful solutions built leveraging large datasets.
- Proven ability to work with large datasets, synthesize complex findings, and develop actionable insights.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented; able to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment.
- Bachelor's Degree required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with AI-powered tools is a plus.
- Applied AI is a plus.
- Advanced degree preferred.
Responsibilities
- Co-develop scalable CPG offerings that blend POS and panel data, with an eye toward incorporating AI-powered tools and automation to enhance insight generation and delivery over time.
- Translate retail point-of-sale data (e.g., NielsenIQ, Circana, SPINS) and consumer panel data (e.g., NielsenIQ, Circana, Numerator) into clear, actionable industry and shopper insights to support due diligence, growth, and strategy engagements.
- Collaborate with case teams to frame analyses, define key questions, and pressure-test findings in real time to support hypothesis development and business recommendations.
- Monitor trends and performance across CPG categories to surface emerging opportunities and shape client and internal discussions.
- Conduct and synthesize fast-turn analyses to support time-sensitive case work, delivering high-quality, client-ready outputs with minimal supervision.
- Build and maintain insight templates, dashboards, and category snapshots that enhance internal capabilities and reduce turnaround time on recurring analytics requests.
- Coach and develop more junior members of the team.
Benefits
- Zero dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children
- Low $10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs
- Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 in orthodontia benefits
- Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually
- Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities
- Fully vested Profit Sharing Retirement Fund contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not, plus the option for employees to make personal contributions to a 401(k) plan
- Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement
- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays per year, an annual office closure between Christmas and New Years, and 15 vacation days per year (earned at 1.25 days per month)
- Paid sick time on an as needed basis
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
