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Ankura Director, Turnaround & Restructuring, Retail Performance Improvement in Boston, Massachusetts
Ankura is a team of excellence founded on innovation and growth.
Turnaround & Restructuring, Retail Performance Improvement Practice Overview
Our Retail Performance Improvement practice provides extensive industry expertise combined with data-driven, objective, and innovative approaches to the most complex business challenges. Our significant experience working with companies at critical inflection points in their lifecycles has informed our approach and instilled a sense of urgency in solving problems. Our team has worked with numerous clients to build value and accelerate business performance through strategy setting and execution, business and operating model design, acquisition and merger support, market-entry strategy, and channel and product strategy.
Turnaround & Restructuring, Director Retail Performance Improvement Responsibilities
Critique and provide guidance on complex analyses
Independently identify patterns in complex data and drive hypotheses
Independently develop understanding of analytic tools including and outside of Excel
Work directly with Client to obtain relevant data
Independently disaggregate complex problems into simpler parts
Actively challenges assumptions and hypotheses
Understands complex retail operations concepts
Analyzes risks to existing or proposed retail operations
Demonstrates clear understanding of different retail workstreams
Understands various retail operating concepts informed by engagement experience and able to clearly articulate those views to others
Has an experienced/informed view on how to approach building certain common Excel based analyses
Understands key elements of retail advisory consulting
Helps to set priorities across multiple work streams
Coordinates with team on schedules to meet agreed upon deadlines
Identifies key milestones and manages accordingly
Directly manages work of Associates and Senior Associates
Lays out an effective approach to a presentation with guidance from more senior teammates
Prepares full decks and presents sections of a report both internally and to clients
Presents effectively to C Suite level clients and other professionals related to basic and moderately complex analyses/issues
Handles client interactions at multiple levels
Provides guidance and feedback to early career professionals
Maintains constant communications with senior professionals to ensure coordination of activities and manage expectations
Turnaround & Restructuring, Director Retail Performance Improvement Responsibilities
Minimum 5 years of relevant retail consulting experience focused in one or more of the following areas:
Merchandising & Category Management
Sales & Marketing effectiveness, processes, incentives
Distribution & Logistics, Network Modeling
Manufacturing and Contract Manufacturing
Direct & Indirect Procurement
SG&A cost reduction
M&A: Divestitures/Carve-Outs and Integration
Information Technology and Digital Improvements
An undergraduate degree from a top academic institution with a strong GPA
Advanced degree(s) and applicable professional certification(s) are preferred
Ability and willingness to travel is required
Willingness to work at times, long hours during the week and on weekends due to client demands may be necessary
Experience with analytical tools and financial analyses that show a proper understanding of competing needs (timing, flexibility, detail, risk) with limited direction
Experience with Excel modeling
Identifies and articulates opportunities for more advanced analytic approaches outside of basic Excel
Demonstrates ability to contribute to identification of key issues
Able to understand concepts of data patterns and trends
Exhibits critical thinking and problem-solving capability
Demonstrates ability to synthesize analysis and draw conclusions
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Ankura is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where mutual respect and collaboration is paramount. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, protected veteran status, national origin, or any other legally protected status.
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