Industry Strategy Automotive Consultant - IIM/ISB/FMS/MDI/XLRI (4-12 yrs)

Must have skills:

- MBA from a tier 1 institute

- Prior Consulting experience from a tier 1 organization

- Prior experience in the Automotive/Industrials industry - either as a management consultant or as an industry professional

- Post MBA, 4+ years' experience in one or more of the following:

- Corporate Strategy, Business Transformation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Organization Strategy, Pricing & Profit Optimization, Growth & Innovation, Strategic Planning, Sales & Distribution, Consumer Marketing, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Product Lifecycle Management, Sustainability etc. - ideally in Automotive/Industrials industry

- Automotive/Industrials Industry knowledge & experience in emerging & developed markets

Good to have skills:

- 4+ years of strategy experience (in consulting or relevant industry) post MBA from a Tier 1 institute

Roles & Responsibilities:

The Industry Strategy Practice in Accenture's Strategy & Consulting Global Network is a part of Accenture Strategy & focuses on the CEO's most strategic priorities. We help clients with strategies that are at the intersection of business & technology, drive value & impact, shape new businesses & design operating models for the future.

We provide you with a great learning ground, deep-rooted in Industry & Business Strategy, where you will get an opportunity to advice & work with our key Automotive/Industrials clients, driving end-to-end transformative strategic value & business growth. As a part of this high performing team, these are some of the responsibilities:

- Conduct market research & analysis to identify trends & opportunities in the Automotive/ Industrials industry.

- Develop & execute strategies to address the challenges facing Automotive/Industrials companies, including competition, regulatory issues, environmental concerns & technological advancements

- Work with clients to identify their strategic goals & develop comprehensive plans to achieve them.

- Shape the operating model with an understanding of challenges in data maturity in Automotive / Industrials companies & help conduct feasibility studies to evaluate new business opportunities, including mergers & acquisitions.

- Identify strategic cost take-out opportunities & drive business transformation.

- Partner with CEOs to architect future proof operating models embracing future of work, workforce & workplace powered by transformational technology, ecosystems & analytics.

- Work with team in the data synthesis process, solution design & creation of actionable insights, implications, & recommendations to address client's business issues in the areas of route-to market, sales optimization, revenue management, incentive management etc.

- Collaborate with our ecosystem partners to assist clients in achieving their sustainability objectives through transformative initiatives.

- Support clients in their inorganic growth agenda across the deal lifecycle, i.e., target screening, synergy assessment, due diligence, post-merger integration & portfolio interventions.

- Lead practice workstreams & help the practice lead manage & build the practice

- Prepare & help deliver presentations to clients to communicate strategic plans & recommendations.

- Build future focused PoV and develop strategic ecosystem partners. Build Client Strategy definition leveraging Disruptive technology solutions, like Data & AI, including Gen AI, and Cloud.

- Monitor industry trends & keep clients informed of potential opportunities & threats.

- Participate in the development of thought leadership content, including white papers & presentations, on Automotive/Industrials industry topics.

Professional & Technical Skills:

The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of the Automotive/Industrials industry, including emerging trends, challenges, & opportunities. They will have a proven track record of developing & executing successful strategies for Automotive/Industrials companies. The candidate will work with our clients to identify their strategic goals & develop comprehensive plans to achieve them.

- A Strategic Mindset to shape innovative, fact-based strategies & operating modelsIssue Based Problem Solving to decode & solve complex & unstructured business questions

- Issue Based Problem Solving to decode & solve complex & unstructured business questions

- Business Acumen to drive actionable outcomes for clients with the latest industry trends, innovations & disruptions, metrics & value drivers

- An excellent, established track record for selling & delivering consulting engagements.

- Experience working with "C level" executive clients, with extensive experience in projects in which the primary stakeholder was the CEO; Chief Strategy Officer.

- Strategy consulting experience in Corporate Strategy/Restructuring; Growth Strategy, Market Entry Strategy, Operating Model Strategy, Business & Financial Model Development, Value & Investment Case Design, Strategic Cost Reduction & Productivity Reinvention, Product Development, Procurement Strategy, Supply Chain and Logistics Optimization, AI strategy, Sustainability, M&A

- Strategy experience in growth & innovation in Automotive/Industrials industry - Platform strategy, new products & services creation, GTM sales, channel strategy, sales & distribution, revenue upliftment

- Business/Industry experience in broad based general management in Automotive/Industrials organizations with background in strategy / product development / sales / marketing / supply chain/manufacturing or R&D.

- Demonstrated GTM capability to generate strategy sales & demand with market unit leads

- Enable & grow strategy capability with practitioners through upskilling agenda, key metrics management & develop next generation leaders