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3.8

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12 Bain & Company Project Lead Jobs

Project Leader - Performance Improvement CoE

Bain Company India Pvt. Ltd.

3.8

based on 265 Reviews

3-8 years

₹ 23 - 35L/yr (AmbitionBox estimate)

New Delhi

1 vacancy

Project Leader - Performance Improvement CoE

Bain & Company

posted 2mon ago

Job Role Insights

Flexible timing

Key skills for the job

Data Analysis Data Analytics Supply Chain Management Consulting Procurement Analytical Chemistry

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Job Description

This position is based in the BCN s Gurgaon office and is an integral part of the Performance Improvement Centre of Expertise (PI CoE). PI CoE helps Bain case teams in India and abroad on multiple cost reduction/optimization activities through a suite of solutions ranging from Procurement (Spend cube, analytics, maturity assessment, vendor strategy etc.), Zero-based budgeting (Cost visibility, Budgeting, Initiative tracking, client training), Supply Chain (Inventory Diagnostics, Inventory Optimization, Network Optimization, Manufacturing Diagnostics, Integrated Business Planning etc.) to cost diagnostics (Value Calculator, Net Working Capital etc.), savings and PMI Analysis. The CoE undertakes complex and advanced data analysis to analyze client s data and then generates critical insights to help achieve the cost objective. Over time we have built seamless solutions and use powerful, dynamic visualizations/charts on multiple platforms (Power BI, Tableau) to showcase our results. PI CoE is also involved in generation of critical IP useful for new performance improvement cases globally at Bain.

About you

Candidate should be a graduate/post-graduate with strong academic records and relevant experience in supply chain or operations related work in consulting/industry
Good domain knowledge on key supply chain areas like inventory optimization, network optimization (including tools like Llamasoft SCG, Optilogic etc.), demand forecasting etc. is preferred
Work experience range in case highest qualification is undergraduate studies - 5-8 years of relevant experience in industry or consulting firms
Work experience range in case highest qualification is postgraduate studies - 3-6 years of relevant experience in industry or consulting firms
Excellent analytical skills, communication skills (ability to deliver clear and professional presentations to senior stakeholders), team management and project management skills
Demonstrated ability to work with MS Excel and PowerPoint
Knowledge of visualization and tools such as Alteryx, Tableau, PowerBI (Python is a plus)
Ability to deal with ambiguity, handle multiple tasks and dynamic case expectations

What you ll do

Project Leader leads a team of 3-4 team members of Analysts and Associates on problem solving, work-planning, analytics, research, and overall content to produce client ready materials and generate business insights and implications. You will also help Bain partners in developing intellectual property (IP), go-to-market materials, pitch documents and publications. The position reports into a Manager/Sr. Manager

Own end to end case delivery of Performance Improvement projects - Procurement / Supply Chain / Manufacturing / Cost Transformation. This includes the following:
1. Assist case teams across Bain s ecosystem to analyze the problem and deploy the most appropriate tool/solution
2. Understand client s data using PL, ERP Systems, budgeting systems, supplier databases and purchase order systems to design the solution
Review and provide guidance to the team on the ongoing cases; monitor and balance workloads
Utilize appropriate research sources and analytical tools to identify and employ relevant data-driven insights for effective decision-making
Ensure timely and high-quality output/analysis produced by the junior team members; conduct reality checks on the answers before communicating to the client
Communicate data, knowledge, and clearly explain insights and implications for the client to the entire team
Effectively communicate with BCN leadership/case teams/end clients and manage relationships
Demonstrate a strong ability to quickly grasp various business domains, conducting research and analysis across diverse geographies and industries with agility and efficiency.
Engage with Practice leadership on evolving IP/existing products; and ideate in developing new products/IP
Provide thought leadership and sound business judgment to drive benchmarking support on cases across geographies and industries
Provide feedback towards constant improvement and recognize team s development needs

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

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3.1

Rating based on 26 Project Lead reviews

Anonymous · Product Management in Gurgaon / Gurugram

Likes

The people are all polite and supportive. Relative to the level of work extracted from you, the payment is very good and the perks are pretty good too.

Salary - Good

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Dislikes

The work is boring, repetitive and often adds little in terms of skill and expertise. This leads to little growth and difficulty when trying to switch.