MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT (GENERALIST) - STRATEGY, DATA & TRANSFORMATION

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MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT (GENERALIST) - STRATEGY, DATA & TRANSFORMATION WORK LOCATION: Cape Town, So

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MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT (GENERALIST) – STRATEGY, DATA & TRANSFORMATION

WORK LOCATION: Cape Town, South Africa, OR The United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Highly Competitive Package on Offer!

Global Strategic Management Consulting Firm is currently expanding their dynamic team of Consulting Specialists.

Main Purpose of the Role:

Help drive high-impact, multi-business transformation programs across energy, infrastructure, finance, and commercial functions.

You will closely with Engagement and Consulting Managers to structure analyses, generate insights, and deliver implementation-ready recommendations using Excel, Power BI, and other analytical tools that optimize processes and achieve measurable results.

You are driven to make a meaningful impact on organizations, markets, and millions of people globally. One will describe you as a highly analytical problem-solver who enjoys turning complex data into practical solutions. You are driven to make a meaningful impact on organizations, markets, and millions of people globally as well as thrive at doing so within a fast-paced, high performing environment.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Execute quantitative and qualitative analyses to support modules and workstreams within larger strategy and performance improvement engagements, ensuring analytical rigour and clarity.
• Support the structuring and framing of sub‑problems, development of hypotheses, and design of analytical approaches under the guidance of Engagement Managers and Consulting Managers.
• Conduct diagnostic work across pricing, sales effectiveness, contracting, margin analysis, and commercial process assessments, including data collection, cleaning, validation, and modelling.
• Contribute to the development and iteration of commercial improvement tools and models (e.g., pricing tools, margin calculators, bid evaluation templates, sales pipeline trackers) using Excel, Power BI, or similar.
• Support the preparation of compelling, insight‑driven presentations, reports, models, tools, and supporting materials, ensuring they meet consulting‑standard quality.
• Engage with client managers and team members to gather data, test insights, validate hypotheses, participate in workshops, and coordinate delivery across business units.
• Assist in the design and rollout of commercial improvement mechanisms (tools, templates, training materials, process documentation) and support behavioural adoption and capability building.
• Contribute to project management routines by maintaining accurate workplans, tracking risks and interdependencies, and supporting governance and reporting cycles.
• Coordinate with internal and external partners to support smooth delivery across a large, multi‑stakeholder transformation.
• Contribute to the broader growth of the Company’s consulting practice through knowledge development, capability building, and internal initiatives.

Key Qualification, Skills and Attributes:

• Undergraduate or postgraduate degree in a relevant field.
• 2–4 years’ experience in energy, sustainability, water, infrastructure, oil & gas, finance, or related sectors, with exposure to complex, multi-stakeholder projects, preparing you for a versatile, cross-industry consulting role.
• Demonstrated capability in quantitative analysis, modelling, and working with complex datasets.
• Exposure to commercial analytics and diagnostics (e.g., pricing, margin analysis, sales effectiveness, contracting, or operational assessments).
• Experience working in fast‑paced delivery environments involving multiple stakeholders and rapid iteration.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear and well‑structured outputs.
• Strong proficiency with MS Excel and modelling e.g., pricing, margins, forecasts, dashboards
• Willingness to travel

Advantageous:

• Postgraduate quantitative or business qualification (e.g. MBA, CFA, or similar)
• Experience contributing to the development of commercial tools (e.g., pricing models, margin calculators, dashboards) and supporting practical rollout to users.
• Experience with Power BI or other data visualisation tools, with the ability to turn complex data into clear, actionable insights
• Experience supporting change management and behavioural adoption across multiple business units or functions.

To apply for this role, please forward an updated and detailed copy of your CV to Nicole Spamers: AND

Andrea Jones: