Analyst - Consumer Product

About us

Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world’s most ambitious change makers define the future. Across 65 offices in 40 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition and redefine industries. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients, and we proudly maintain the highest level of client advocacy in the industry.

In 2004, the firm established its presence in the Indian market by opening the Bain Capability Center (BCC) in New Delhi. The BCC is now known as BCN (Bain Capability Network) with its nodes across various geographies. BCN is an integral and largest unit of (ECD) Expert Client Delivery. ECD plays a critical role as it adds value to Bains case teams globally by supporting them with analytics and research solutioning across all industries, specific domains for corporate cases, client development, private equity diligence or Bain intellectual property. The BCN comprises of Consulting Services, Knowledge Services and Shared Services.

Who you will work with

The Consumer Products Center of Expertise collaborates with Bain’s global Consumer Products Practice leadership, client-facing Bain leadership and teams, and with end clients on development and delivery of Bain’s proprietary CP products and solutions. These solutions aim to answer strategic questions of Bain’s CP clients relating to brand strategy (consumer needs, assortment, pricing, distribution), revenue growth management (pricing strategy, promotions, profit pools, trade terms), negotiation strategy with key retailers, optimization of COGS etc. 

You will work as part of a team comprising of a mix of Director, Managers, Projects Leads, Associates and Analysts, on projects that typically range from 3 weeks to 3 months. Delivery models on projects vary from working as part of a broader global Bain case team, BCN working independently with a Bain Associate Partner / Partner, or BCN working directly with end clients.
  

What you’ll do 

• Own a complex workstream or mid-complex cases with support from supervisors (associate/project leader/managers/senior manager)
• Support the BCN case leads in problem solving, hypothesis generation, research and insight generation and quality control
• Interpret, understand and break down case requirements into actionable task items for the team-let
• Lead meaningful and focused meetings, deliver business insights effectively to the project leadership
• Execute and deliver high quality outputs timely to internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to derive actionable insights from voluminous quantitative and qualitative data/research
• Gain proficiency in the key industry data sources KPIs along with developing expertise in analytical tools such as MS office/Alteryx/tableau/power BI/etc.
• Gain proficiency in select consulting solutions (go-to-market strategy, revenue management, account management, brand strategy, etc.) delivered to and relevant for CP industry clients, along with expertise in one or more key sub-sectors within CP, covering consumer preferences, market trends, competitor landscape, etc.

About you

• Candidates should be undergraduate - 2025 Batch with strong academic records  
• Relevant experience - exposure to management consulting and data analytics relating to market / business / consumer insights, preferably in a global MNC environment within Consumer Products / Retail industry domains 
• Strong communications skills, should be able to drive discussion/presentations with senior stakeholders 
• Understanding of analytical tools and techniques including / similar to Alteryx, Tableau, Power BI is mandatory; Understanding of Python, R, and SPSS would be a plus 
• Candidates should possess excellent analytical, communication, and team player skills; ability to handle multiple tasks and work under pressure 
• Strong skills in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint are required, with knowledge of tools such as Tableau, Alteryx, Power BI are a plus

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