Director - Deal Strategy & CDD - Consumer, Retail, Leisure

About Our Client

A leading Management Consultancy who need exceptional candidates for a Director role, with a sector focus on the Consumer, Retail & Leisure industry. Deal Strategy, Growth Strategy, Cost and Operational strategy (including Economic Profitability Analysis) and Enterprise-wide Transformation - are key areas of focus.

Job Description

The Strategy & Performance Transformation division provides high level and support to industry leaders. As a Senior Leader within this practice you will applicants will be expected to

• Leverage existing client relationships, particularly with the UK/European Private Equity and M&A community, which reinforce the team's credibility and generate project opportunities - extensive experience of M&A related projects will be critical, eg Commercial DD, M&A Strategy, Value creation etc
• Have the ability to anticipate, understand and articulate client requirements - in advance of and during projects
• Demonstrate excellent communications skills - in written, slide and other reporting formats as well as verbal communications in informal and more formal situations
• Design and run large, complex projects, delivering to client requirements whilst acting as primary client liaison and be an 'ambassador' for the firm
• With limited input, guide the team to client-ready deliverables that exceed expectations and require minimal review
• Identify go-to-market, thought-leadership and marketing opportunities to lead on, and take responsibility for taking these to clients

The Successful Applicant

We seek candidates with relevant Consumer, Retail and Leisure experience who will have a strong track record of leading high performing teams.

Key requirements include:

• Demonstrable experience working in a leading strategy consulting business, Big 4 firm or strategy / Corporate Development team in industry
• Strong understanding of the value drivers across the broadly defined Consumer sector: Consumer Goods, Retail & Travel & Leisure businesses - and clear view on how these sectors are likely to evolve going forward
• Experience of leading mid-sized and large projects: designing work plans, team structures and then managing these to (i) excellent client output and (ii) strong project economics
• This should include an extensive coverage of recent M&A transactions, eg CDD, VDD, M&A Strategy or Value Creation projects in the Consumer sector
• Ability to independently generate sales opportunities and maintain strong client relationships
• Initiating marketing and sales efforts, proposals, scopes and pricing for mid-sized and large consulting assignments
• Acting as the source of new business development initiatives and taking these from idea, through design and execution all the way to clients
• You will also need to have the right to work in the UK as the client is not sponsoring visa's at this stage

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary within the Big 4 + excellent bonus and career progression.
• Work in a growth area for this business
• Chance for genuine career progression
• Opportunity to work on high profile M&A deals
• London based with willingness to travel on-site with clients