Management Consultant - Consumer Goods & Retail

Location: Dublin

Travel Requirement: Approximately 50%

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognised worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too.

Our Team

The Consumer Goods and Retail industries are experiencing a period of unprecedented change. Rapid advancements in technology have altered consumer expectations, route to market and brand engagement. Businesses are having to adapt the way they operate, leveraging new technologies, skills and ways of working. We are at the forefront of this change, helping the world's largest Consumer Goods and Retail companies achieve sustainable and profitable growth by transforming their businesses to become more consumer-centric, data-driven and operationally agile. We help our clients deliver lasting impact by driving excellence from strategy development through to implementation. At Accenture, our purpose is to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity.

It is an exciting time to join Accenture; we are looking for exceptional individuals to join our team of passionate Consumer Goods and Retail consulting practitioners based in Dublin, Ireland. As part of this team, you will learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways. You will have an opportunity to make an impact on brands and retailers that touch billions of lives everyday.

In our team, you will gain exposure to:

• The most strategic challenges and opportunities that occupy the minds of industry leaders
• Cutting edge research and thought leadership that is defining the future of the industry
• Structured problem-solving techniques to enable our clients to transform their businesses
• A global network of highly skilled, geographically and culturally diverse people
• A world-class training curriculum that helps you continuously upskill yourself as the world changes
• A culture that encourages innovation, collaboration, enterprise, and a lot of fun!

Key Responsibilities:

As a Consumer Goods & Retail Consultant, you will:

• Work as part of focused project teams across a range of Consumer Goods and Retail client problems
• Lead an independent workstream as part of a broader project
• Gather, synthesise and analyse data from a variety of sources to draw insights and develop recommendations
• Structure and communicate outcomes to client management teams
• Work alongside client teams to help them implement the recommendations to deliver value

We are looking for you if you have:

• Relevant experience in the Consumer Goods and/or Retail industry. Prior consulting experience is a plus but not essential
• Bachelor's degree with a strong academic record, or equivalent experience. An advanced degree or MBA is a plus but not essential
• Strong functional knowledge in one or more of the following areas: R&D, Sales & Commercial Excellence, Supply Chain, Marketing, Merchandising, Manufacturing
• Exceptional creative problem solving and analytical skills
• Effective communication skills, both written and oral. Fluency in English
• A passion for technology and innovation

What's in it for you:

At Accenture, in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 20 days of vacation per year, access to app-based fitness classes and discounts on range of gyms, private medical insurance and three days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!

We strive to help our people create the right work-life balance that allows them to realise their full potential. Please speak to your recruiter about the working pattern that works best for you.

Location:

Your home office will be in Dublin, Ireland. This role is client-facing and therefore involve travel, working in other parts of Ireland as well as overseas depending on the needs of the project.