Manager - BCG Vantage, Consumer
About The Position
As a Manager – BCG Vantage in BCG’s Consumer Practice Area, you will provide industry expertise and insights across consumer packaged goods (CPG) segments, including packaged food, non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverages, snacking, vitamins, minerals and supplements (VMS), and pet care. You will work with case and proposal teams to provide knowledge assets, analysis, and expert advisory, and serve as a thought partner and content expert to case teams and consumer products topic and sector leaders. You will develop scalable offerings and assets, including intellectual property, products, and tools—many of which are GenAI-enabled—and contribute to commercialization, proposals, and go-to-market efforts. The role may include line management of junior colleagues, including goal setting, feedback, and career development support. The position follows the Domain Product Manager path, combining sector expertise with proprietary tools and data solutions.
Requirements
- At least 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 point-of-sale datasets, such as NielsenIQ, IRI, Circana, Numerator, and SPINS.
- Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills.
- Ability to solve CPG client problems by formulating relevant research or analytical approaches.
- Ability to work with large datasets, synthesize complex findings, and develop actionable insights.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to manage time efficiently, meet deadlines, and collaborate effectively in a frequently virtual team environment.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree preferred.
- Experience with data visualization tools such as Alteryx, Tableau, or Power BI.
- Experience with AI-powered tools or applied AI.
- Track record of delivering impactful solutions using large datasets.
- Curious and creative approach, with a focus on proactively proposing applied AI ideas.
Responsibilities
- Co-develop scalable CPG offerings that blend point-of-sale and panel data, incorporating AI-powered tools and automation to improve insight generation and delivery.
- Translate retail point-of-sale and consumer panel data into actionable industry and shopper insights for due diligence, growth, and strategy engagements.
- Collaborate with case teams to frame analyses, define key questions, and pressure-test findings to support hypothesis development and business recommendations.
- Monitor trends and performance across CPG categories to identify emerging opportunities and inform client and internal discussions.
- Conduct and synthesize fast-turn analyses for time-sensitive case work, delivering high-quality, client-ready outputs with minimal supervision.
- Build and maintain insight templates, dashboards, and category snapshots to strengthen internal capabilities and reduce turnaround time on recurring analytics requests.
- Help develop assets, products, tools, and intellectual property, and contribute to commercialization, proposals, and go-to-market efforts.
- Coach and develop junior team members; where applicable, line manage them and support their goal setting, feedback, and career development.
- Work with global topic leads and colleagues across BCG to bring expertise and capabilities to internal and external clients.
Benefits
- Annual discretionary performance bonus of up to 20%.
- Retirement contribution starting at 5% and increasing to 10% after 2 years.
- Zero-dollar health insurance premiums for employees, spouses, and children.
- Low $10 copays for doctor visits, urgent care, and generic prescriptions.
- Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 in orthodontia benefits.
- Vision insurance covering glasses and contact lenses annually.
- Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities.
- Fully vested annual Profit Sharing Retirement Fund contributions, plus the option to make personal contributions to a 401(k) plan.
- Paid parental leave and family benefits, including elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement.
- Paid time off, including 12 holidays per year, an annual office closure between Christmas and New Year’s, and 15 vacation days per year.
- Paid sick time on an as-needed basis.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
