Senior Associate, Performance Improvement

Ankura•Chicago, IL

57d•$65,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth. Practice Overview: Ankura’s Performance Improvement practice provides extensive multi-industry expertise combined with data- driven, objective, and innovative approaches to the most complex business challenges. Our significant experience working with companies at critical inflection points in their lifecycles has informed our approach and instilled a sense of urgency in solving our clients problems. Our team has worked with numerous clients to build value and accelerate business performance through strategy setting and execution, business and operating model design, acquisition and merger support, market-entry strategy, and channel and product strategy. We typically focus on areas such as marketing effectiveness, product assortment optimization, inventory and working capital optimization, supply chain and network design, transportation, shop floor manufacturing, direct and indirect spend, and organizational efficiencies. Role Overview: The ideal candidate for this role would be based in Chicago or New York. When not traveling, this role would be hybrid splitting time between working in office and remotely.

Requirements

Minimum of 2 years of consulting experience with a top tier management consulting firm
An undergraduate degree from a top academic institution with a strong GPA
Experience with quantitative modeling and advanced analytics
Ability and willingness to travel in support of delivering client value
Willingness to meet demanding client needs (work volume, responsiveness, personal conflicts)
Financial and operational acumen
Ability to identify challenges, prioritize opportunities, develop solutions, and plan execution
Demonstrates ability to synthesize and communicate analysis in a clear and concise manner
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Responsibilities

Independently structure basic issue analyses which contribute to hypothesis generation
Build analytical tools and financial analyses that show a proper understanding of competing needs (timing, flexibility, detail, risk) with limited direction
Identifies and articulates opportunities for more advanced analytic approaches outside of basic Excel
Drafts client ready data requests
Manages administrative and organizational matters of engagement
Assembles reports, graphs, and tables with limited guidance
Presents work, as required, both internally and to clients
Interfaces directly with more senior clients to gather data and develop analyses in areas of responsibility
Demonstrates a basic understanding of one or more industries
Beginning to identify potential issues related to complex operational issues
Understands common industry terms and concepts
Understands key activities of operations consulting engagements