MBA Summer Consultant, Consumer & Retail Group (Finance)
Description
Alvarez & Marsal | Consumer and Retail Group (CRG)
Position: Summer Consultant
Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a premier independent global professional services firm specializing in providing turnaround management, restructuring, performance improvement and corporate advisory services.
Established five years ago, A&M's Consumer & Retail Group continues to experience high growth. A&M's Consumer and Retail Group combines the best of A&M's bias toward action and practicality with deep industry experience from bringing together management consultants and operators.
Our purpose is to translate our experience, innovative thinking and bias for action into tangible results for our clients, putting them on the right side of this disruption, and positioning them for long term success.
The work we do:
- Growth Strategy & Implementation
- Large Scale Transformation
- M&A, Carve-out and Post-Merger Integration
- Operations
- Merchandising & Assortment Optimization
- Interim Leadership
We are seeking:
- An ideal Summer Consultant background is one that possesses functional expertise and interest in consumer and/or retail sectors ideally with consulting experience (though not necessary)
- Candidates with an entrepreneurial edge, creativity, intellectual curiosity and a wide range of passions and backgrounds
- Strong interest or professional experience in consumer and/or retail sectors (and/or relatable consulting experience)
- Adaptability to new assignments, systems and tools, the ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently, meet deadlines under pressure and a strong sense of humor
The Internship Experience:
Our mission is to provide our interns with a glimpse into what it's like to be a CRG Consultant while building and strengthening a consulting toolkit to set interns up for long term career success.
CRG Interns:
- Receive Training: 1 Week of onboarding bootcamp and training to develop quantitative and qualitative skills
- Experience Client Projects: Interns spend the bulk of their summer collaborating with CRG consulting teams on high-impact projects, while getting exposure to clients and senior leadership
- Gain Mentorship: CRG has an apprenticeship model on project teams alongside 1-on-1 coaching through the summer with a mentor
- Develop and Expand Network: Interns participate in events during the summer to foster networking and engagement within CRG and greater A&M
Desired Professional Experience:
Consulting projects or engagement in one or more of the following areas:
- Retail / Consumer Industry Experience
- Merchandising & Category Management
- Sales & Marketing effectiveness, processes, incentives
- Distribution & Logistics, Network Modeling
- Manufacturing and Contract Manufacturing
- Direct & Indirect Procurement
- SG&A cost reduction
- M&A: Divestitures/Carve-Outs and Integration
- Information Technology and Digital Improvements
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate degree from a top university, pursuing an MBA
- Preferred 3-5 years of relatable experience, Consumer or Retail-related business or consulting in a professional services firm environment preferred / or corporate positions with a financial and operational focus
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Access and Excel
- Strong technical acumen and comfortable working with complex data
- Experience leading and managing complex work streams and projects
- Build and drive the case for change on related work streams and projects
- Independently structure problem solving approaches and adapt quickly to changing direction
- Synthesize complex analysis and identifies implications with attention to detail
- Creative with the development of new tools, methodologies and approaches
- Experience with proposal development, strong commercial instincts and interest
- Advanced written communication skills, self-directed with preparation of client ready document and presentation development
- Open to +/- 70% travel M-F
The Intern Salary is a monthly base of $14,583.33. Interns are not eligible to participate in Alvarez & Marsal's fringe benefits programs. Click here for more information regarding A&M's benefits programs.
Who will you be working with?
We are not a typical consulting firm. We are a group of entrepreneurial professionals who embody the A&M Core Values -inclusive diversity, integrity, quality, objectivity, fun and personal reward while delivering a tailored and scalable approach to working with private equity, hedge fund, and corporate clients. We present you with opportunities, not a playbook, and we reward you based on performance, not your tenure.
How will you grow and be supported?
As a demonstration of A&M's strong commitment to its people, we offer benefits to support your career, personal and professional developments. This includes performance-based career progression and promotion process, high quality practice-wide training programs, a global mobility program, rotation opportunities in other practice areas, employee resource groups, and a health and wellness program. Click here to learn about our commitment to your well-being.
A&M recognizes that our people fuel our growth, and you and your team will be provided with the best available training and development resources, as well as networking opportunities. Click here to learn more about why A&M is a great place to work.
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