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What You'll Do

As a Manager – BCG Vantage within BCG's Operations Practice Area, you will collaborate and partner in a growing global team, providing supply chain expertise and insights. You will act as a thought partner and content expert to business leaders to drive proposals and go-to-market efforts, including publications. You will be involved in the development of intellectual property and knowledge assets, serving as an active contributor, to help grow the Ops Supply Chain business.

 

Additionally, you will work with case teams to provide expert advice, guiding them through the execution of Supply Chain projects. This includes helping the team analyze, and solve complex problems, deployment our diagnostics and assets, as well as sometimes leading a specific workstream module. For some projects, travel to clients during staffing assignments will be expected to understand client requirements, and design / develop solutions.

 

The candidate is expected to have supply chain planning, Integrated business planning and Inventory management expertise and knowledge of at least one of the following topics: Supply Chain Strategy and Operating Model Design, Supply Chain Organization Design, Portfolio Management, Logistics (Warehousing & Transport), AI and Digital in Supply Chain, Sustainability in Operations.

 

YOU'RE GOOD AT

Solving complex client problems by undertaking relevant analytical approaches and developing customized solutionsDriving development and maintenance of knowledge assets e.g. tools, sector/topic materials, based on different client contextsCommunicating with senior stakeholders, demonstrating the ability to engage your audience effectivelyManaging a portfolio of projects, with strong awareness of business priorities and commercial impactTraining, coaching, and mentoring junior team membersWorking in an ever changing and complex environment, and comfortable with ambiguity and navigating a fast-paced environment

What You'll Bring

3+ years consulting experience in supply chain planning required; candidates with consulting experience preferredIn lieu of consulting experience, 4+ years minimum industry experience required; 6-10+ years of industry experience strongly preferredBachelor's Degree required (advanced degree preferred)Expertise in relevant sector/ topicFluency in English; other languages requested in certain locationsOutstanding interpersonal and communication skills to interact with internal and external stakeholder while working in a global collaborative team environment

Who You'll Work With

As a Manager – BCG Vantage, you will collaborate with global topic leads and colleagues across BCG to bring expertise and capabilities to the service of our internal and external clients. Our team is made up of a diverse pool of BCG Vantage positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative BCG Vantage careers.

 

BCG Vantage is a powerhouse of expertise, seamlessly embedded within Practice Areas and markets to drive extraordinary impact. It equips BCG case teams and clients with cutting-edge expertise, proprietary assets, actionable data, and transformative insights that empower our case teams and enable our clients to achieve their aspirations.

 

With global experts across 20 Practices, covering more than 100 topics, sectors and offers, plus four focused geographic markets, BCG Vantage delivers unparalleled depth and breadth of insight & expertise.

Additional info

BCG Vantage is a powerhouse of expertise, seamlessly embedded within Practice Areas and markets to drive extraordinary impact. It equips BCG case teams and clients with cutting-edge expertise, proprietary assets, actionable data, and transformative insights that empower our case teams and enable our clients to achieve their aspirations.

 

With global experts across 20 Practices, covering more than 100 topics, sectors and offers, plus four focused geographic markets, BCG Vantage delivers unparalleled depth and breadth of insight & expertise.

 

BCG Vantage consists of three career paths, each playing a crucial role in delivering value to clients, case teams and practice teams.

Client Focus (Embedded Expertise)Integrates into client-facing teams to deliver direct client impact through expertise, know-how, and proprietary tools and assetsTopic Activation (Sector Expertise with Proprietary Tool & Data Solutions)Combines deep domain insights with our know-how and proprietary assets to address targeted challenges directly with clients and project teams; co-creates insights on industry trends and functional topics, proprietary data and tools, and teams to codify IP that all enables BCG to deliver excellent business value with its clientsResearch (Practice Topic and Sector-Aligned Research and Insights)Delivers actionable research and insights tailored to the client project’s needs; works with qualitative and quantitative data, conducts research and provides synthesized results from sources including commercial data, public and open source, company and industry research, macro-economic, commodities and trade data

 

Total compensation for this role includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, contributions to BCG’s Profit Sharing and Retirement Fund (PSRF), and a market leading benefits package described below.  

 

We expect total annualized compensation for Chicago-based employees to be approximately the following: 

Base salary between $126,400- $132,000 (USD); placement within this range will vary based on experience and skill level Annual discretionary performance bonus between 0-20% 5% Profit Sharing Retirement Fund (PSRF) contribution, increasing to 10% after two years of service. Contributions are vested immediately and there is no waiting period  

At BCG, we are committed to offering a comprehensive benefit program that includes everything our employees and their families need to be well and live life to the fullest. 
We pay the full cost of medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees – and their eligible family members.* That’s zero dollars in premiums taken from employee paychecks. 
 
All of our plans provide best in class coverage: 

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

*Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost. Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage. 

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