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Are you ready to make an impact? West Monroe is hiring for a Consulting Manager to help growing our Consumer and Industrial Products team (aligned to our M&A Value Creation Practice).  The Manager will have two main responsibilities:  Providing data driven insights for retail / consumer / industrial business to identify value creation and risk mitigating opportunities and the technology & process-driven solutions to enable them. The ability to manage, drive, and execute projects with internal/external teams to deliver on identified value opportunities.  Client Delivery:   As a Manager within our C&IP Practice, you will be expected to manage and execute the strategic direction of data-driven client engagements, manage relationships with C-suite executives and manage teams that deliver high-quality, compelling solutions that create significant shareholder value. You will be expected to leverage leading-edge analytics software create innovative client solutions.    Client Development:   This role includes responsibility of managing the client relationship at the executive and director levels while managing and providing oversight for the work of internal project teams. Most importantly, candidates should be passionate about what they do and enjoy a fun, entrepreneurial environment.    Practice Development:    You will be expected to manage and mentor talented teams of consultants and technologists supporting our client engagements that reimagine, build, and transform their business and operations.      Qualifications:   A bachelor’s degree is required, with preference for statistics or analytics related fields preferred (Economics, Finance, Applied Math & Statistics, Data Science, Engineering)   An MBA degree or equivalent experience is preferred   2+ years’ experience leading and/or managing the delivery of data-driven consulting engagements from strategy to execution, including understanding financial statements, business cycles and financial modeling   2+ years’ experience managing multi-disciplinary teams of consultants OR 6+ years in an operational / commercial leadership role in a C&IP related industry    Ability to analyze data through a hypothesis driven approach to generate insights that inform conclusions and support decision-making  Develop and leverage business frameworks to synthesize recommendations, set strategic direction and drive alignment with clients   Ability to coach junior resources on engagement delivery, data insight generation, hypothesis driven approach and presentation best practices   Demonstrated experience using critical thinking skills to develop novel frameworks to solve unstructured problems  Fundamental understanding of key financial statements and strong overall business acumen  High proficiency in Excel required   Moderate experience with relevant analytical tools and/or coding languages preferred (e.g., Alteryx, SQL, R, Python)   Strong organizational, verbal and written communication skills; with an in-depth knowledge of project planning and delivery methodologies  Strong communication skills to be able to work with clients at all levels of the organization – from the analyst to the board room  Emerging business development acumen with experience developing proposals from opportunity to close  Ability to travel up to 50% A commitment to inclusion and diversity, and openness to new ideas and perspectives     Industry Knowledge:   Functional knowledge of retail, consumer, and/or industrial value chain – particularly in one or more of the following sectors: Specialty Retail, Grocery, Consumer Packaged Goods, Chemicals, Specialty Materials, D