Senior Analyst - BCG Vantage, Automotive & Mobility

About the position

As a Senior Analyst – BCG Vantage on our Client Focus path within BCG's Industrial Goods Practice Area, you will work in a global team, delivering value to clients via individual expertise and/or institutionalized BCG Vantage assets (products, tools, data, workshops, frameworks, surveys, domain-specific data and related expertise, etc.). You will contribute on cases and proposals by contributing relevant analysis and insights and help case teams create strong impact for the client. While contributing to client cases, workshops and proposals, occasional travel to serve clients onsite during staffing assignments is expected to understand client requirements, and design / develop solutions. You will support commercialization efforts for the topic/sector working, in conjunction with business leaders, through contributing analysis and insights to proposals, client workshops and marketing materials. Additionally, as a Senior Analyst – BCG Vantage, you will contribute to developing intellectual property & assets for the business and assist in onboarding and training junior colleagues based on your topic/sector expertise. BCG’s Industrial Goods practice serves three major sectors: Automotive & Mobility, Materials & Process Industries, and Engineered Products & Industrial Technologies. We help companies in these sectors think beyond the limits of their traditional business models, analyze where and how to add value, improve performance and position to defend themselves against new threats and exploit new opportunities. Within the Automotive Aftermarket, Retail and Dealer subsector, we are serving, amongst others, aftermarket manufacturing, independent distributors, retail & service, dealers, collision repair, procurement platforms, financing/leasing/insurance and aftersales technologies.

Responsibilities

  • Solving client problems through formulating relevant research and/or analytical approaches for our clients in the Automotive Aftermarket, Retail, Dealer subsector
  • Communicating with case teams and clients team members, in a credible and confident way
  • Working collaboratively and effectively within (virtual) teams, proficient in agile ways of working
  • Being flexible and bringing a curious and creative mindset, open to new things and able to propose innovative ideas
  • Navigating complexity and ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
  • Contributing on cases and proposals by contributing relevant analysis and insights and help case teams create strong impact for the client.
  • Supporting commercialization efforts for the topic/sector working, in conjunction with business leaders, through contributing analysis and insights to proposals, client workshops and marketing materials.
  • Contributing to developing intellectual property & assets for the business
  • Assisting in onboarding and training junior colleagues based on your topic/sector expertise.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of consulting experience in Automotive & Mobility sector with topic experience in the Automotive Aftermarket and Vehicle Retail/Distribution required; candidates with consulting experience strongly preferred
  • In lieu of consulting experience, 3+ years minimum industry experience required; 4-6+ years of industry experience strongly preferred
  • Bachelor's Degree required; advanced degree preferred
  • Fluency in English; additional languages are a plus
  • Strong business acumen and problem-solving capabilities
  • Proficient in building dynamic (Excel) models and using Generative AI tools for industry research and analytics
  • Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills to interact with internal and external senior stakeholders in a credible and confident way

Nice-to-haves

  • advanced degree preferred
  • additional languages are a plus

Benefits

  • Zero dollar (\$0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children
  • Low \$10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs
  • Dental coverage, including up to \$5,000 in orthodontia benefits
  • Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually
  • Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities
  • Fully vested Profit Sharing Retirement Fund contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not, plus the option for employees to make personal contributions to a 401(k) plan
  • Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement
  • Generous paid time off including 12 holidays per year, an annual office closure between Christmas and New Years, and 15 vacation days per year (earned at 1.25 days per month)
  • Paid sick time on an as needed basis
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