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Project Leader/Principal - Consumer (Boston Consulting Group, Inc. New York, NY) - Manage the design and development of long-term business strategies for consumer clients in order to achieve consumer-centric innovation, revenue growth, margin expansion, and enhanced organizational efficiency. Specific duties include: perform sophisticated market research, benchmarking, market sizing, forecasting, and decision analysis to identify growth opportunities; support commercial due diligence efforts for Consumer-sector transactions by assessing target company performance, market dynamics, and growth potential; conduct customer and competitor analyses, field expert interviews, and analyze survey data to pressure-test investment theses and identify strategic risks and opportunities for private equity and corporate clients; conduct market research and competitive benchmarking to support Consumer clients in identifying growth opportunities and operational improvements; synthesize insights and develop strategic recommendations across areas such as new market expansion, portfolio strategy, and organizational effectiveness; support the development and execution of strategic initiatives for Consumer sector clients by translating data-driven insights into clear, actionable recommendations to improve the business's product offerings, marketing strategies, pricing strategies, organizational design, or supply chain; work on cases spanning digital transformation, category growth, market entry, supply chain, and customer experience; manage case team responsibilities including personnel assignments, research and analysis, and reports to clients; undertake critical evaluation of analytical work performed using advanced economic and financial analysis techniques; oversee and direct consultants and junior professional staff, and oversee project planning and preparation of outputs; and present findings to senior client management, and oversee business development and client relationships. Requires: Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or related field (willing to accept foreign education equivalent) and three (3) years of experience as a management consultant or business analyst which must include at least one (1) year of experience providing business strategy recommendations focusing on operational efficiency and revenue growth to companies in the consumer sector. Specific skills/other requirements (quantitative experience requirement not applicable to this section) - must possess the following: synthesizing insights from stakeholder interviews, expert calls, and primary research to develop clear, executive-ready materials that inform client decision-making on Consumer-relevant topics such as brand positioning, customer segmentation, and go-to-market strategy; assessing Consumer businesses current financial and operational state through financial analysis, belief audits, and macro- and competitive context to identify gaps in pricing models, channel effectiveness, and assortment strategy, then pinpointing levers for sustainable growth; translating high-level strategic insights into detailed, actionable plans for client working teams, including week-by-week roadmaps, defined deliverables, and owner-specific next steps. Focused on executing changes in areas like promotional planning, store operations, and marketing; applying advanced economic and financial analysis theories such as competitive cost and decision analysis, capabilities assessment, portfolio review based on financial reports, and experience and scale curve analysis; conducting advanced analysis of scale economies, seasonal effects on financial forecasts, impact of uncertainties on business outcomes, corporate financing policies and evaluation of factors that influence a companys debt capacity; and managing individuals, teams and process. Partial telecommute benefit available. Must report to and reside within commutable distance of the listed BCG office. Domes