Senior Analyst - BCG Vantage, Procurement / Operations

Who We Are

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What You'll Do

As a Senior Analyst (SA) within BCG's Operations Practice Area, you will work in a growing global team. You will work together with case teams to provide knowledge assets, analysis and expert advisory for diagnostics and live projects and deliver against commercial priorities for the Operations Vantage Team business.

In addition, you will support with guidance from senior colleagues, your topic in developing intellectual property & knowledge assets and managing content on internal BCG websites, ensuring availability of latest, high-quality content. You will also support business development and go-to-market efforts of the procurement topic business, as opportunities arise, contributing research and analysis to marketing efforts.

TheOperations Practice Area is one of BCG's functional practices and helps our clients create competitive advantage by enhancing their performance and building strategic capabilities. The Procurement Topic Area is an expert network of Vantage members and experienced consultants who help clients on specific cases related to the functions and disciplines within the topic (e.g., procurement strategy, operating model, digital transformation, sustainable procurement, risk & resilience, etc.).

As a SA on Client Focus (CF) track for the Operations Practice Area & Procurement business, you will be:

• Driving problem solving and solution focus for clients generating insights towards pragmatic solutions tailored to the business context
• Leading development and commercialization of Procurement knowledge and assets, aiming to innovate our offers and enhance our go to market approaches

You're Good At

• Knowledgeable in Operations processes related to Procurement strategy, value delivery, operating model and Digital/Gen AI
• Engaging and communicating with senior stakeholders, demonstrating expert presence and credibility
• Strong work ethics, service-mentality and willingness to showcase expertise
• Ability to multi-task & operate effectively in a matrix organization
• Collaborative, team player - including in an international, virtual communications environment
• Flexibility and bring an entrepreneurial mindset, open for new things and able to propose innovative ideas
• Working in an ever changing and complex environment, and comfortable with ambiguity and navigating a fast-paced environment

What You'll Bring

• 2+ years of consulting experience in operations/procurement required; candidates with consulting experience strongly preferred
• In lieu of consulting experience, 3+ years minimum procurement experience required; 4-6+ years of procurement experience strongly preferred
• Bachelor/Master degree from a reputed university with demonstrated academic achievements
• Proficiency with MS-Office Suite (especially Advanced Excel and Power Point). Additional programming skills are a plus. (Python)
• Good communication skills to manage senior stakeholders' expectations
• Proficiency in English and German; additional languages are a plus

Who You'll Work With

As a Senior Analyst, you will collaborate with case teams and colleagues across BCG to bring expertise and capabilities to the service of our internal and external clients. Our team is made up of a diverse pool of Vantage positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative careers.

Additional info

BCG Vantage is a powerhouse of expertise, seamlessly embedded within Practice Areas and markets to drive extraordinary impact. It equips BCG case teams and clients with cutting-edge expertise, proprietary assets, actionable data, and transformative insights that empower our case teams and enable our clients to achieve their aspirations.
With global experts across 20 Practices, covering more than 100 topics, sectors and offers, plus four focused geographic markets, BCG Vantage delivers unparalleled depth and breadth of insight & expertise. BCG Vantage consists of three career paths, each playing a crucial role in delivering value to clients, case teams and practice teams.

Client Focus (Embedded Expertise)
• Integrates into client-facing teams to deliver direct client impact through expertise, know-how, and proprietary tools and assets

Topic Activation (Sector Expertise with Proprietary Tool & Data Solutions)
• Combines deep domain insights with our know-how and proprietary assets to address targeted challenges directly with clients and project teams; co-creates insights on industry trends and functional topics, proprietary data and tools, and teams to codify IP that all enables BCG to deliver excellent business value with its clients

Research (Practice Topic and Sector-Aligned Research and Insights)
• Delivers actionable research and insights tailored to the client project's needs; works with qualitative and quantitative data, conducts research and provides synthesized results from sources including commercial data, public and open source, company and industry research, macro-economic, commodities and trade data.

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under national, provincial, or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.
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