ID249223 Manager – Strategy & Value Creation

Passionate about understanding markets, analyzing trends, and creating value for clients?

We are looking for a Manager – Strategy & Value Creation to join our Consulting team. You will act as a trusted advisor to business leaders, combining qualitative and quantitative analysis with critical and consultative thinking to support companies in their decision-making process.

The Blueprint of your Role:

• GCA Family & Sub-family: Consulting – Core Consulting
• Career Level: Level 4 – Manager 2
  
  

Why join us?

• Clarity (GCA): You have a well-defined career path. You’ll know exactly where you stand and what steps you need to take to grow within the team.
• Fair Evaluation (Korn Ferry): We don’t rely on subjective opinions. We use a global methodology that helps you understand your potential and develop accordingly.
• Smart Working: We try to automate repetitive processes as much as possible using data analytics tools, so we can focus on the things that actually matter.
  
  

What will you actually do?

You will be responsible for leading and delivering Strategy & Value Creation projects, conducting market and consumer analyses, and translating insights into concrete recommendations and business plans that help clients make better strategic decisions.

Core Responsibilities

• Lead strategy & value creation workstreams: Own end-to-end delivery for strategy and value creation engagements – from scoping and analysis through solution design, validation, and implementation planning.
• Market analysis & insights: Conduct market research, consumer insights and competitive landscape assessments across various industries; synthesize findings into clear narratives and strategic implications.
• Growth & optimization opportunities: Identify growth drivers (new markets, segments, products, channels) and optimization opportunities (pricing, cost efficiency, portfolio mix) that enhance client value creation.
• Business plans & investment reviews: Develop business plans, investment cases and plan reviews, including revenue projections, cost structures, profitability analysis and key performance indicators.
• Scenario & sensitivity analysis: Build and challenge scenarios, perform sensitivity analyses and stress tests to assess the robustness of strategic options and investment decisions.
• Client-ready presentations & storytelling: Prepare and deliver client presentations with clear, actionable recommendations, using compelling storytelling and visualizations (PowerPoint, BI tools).
• Cross-functional collaboration: Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams within KPMG (e.g. finance, operations, technology, risk) to design integrated solutions that are both strategic and implementable.
• Stakeholder management: Act as a key contact for client stakeholders, manage expectations, facilitate workshops and steering committees, and provide regular status updates and decision-oriented materials.
  
  

Additional Responsibilities

• Post-project support & optimization: Support clients in the follow-up phase of projects, monitor progress on agreed actions, analyze feedback and performance, and propose further optimization measures.
• Mentoring & knowledge sharing: Mentor junior consultants, guide them in analysis and structuring, provide feedback on deliverables and actively contribute to internal knowledge sharing and methodology development.
  
  

Who are you?

You are a strategy-focused consultant who enjoys understanding markets and consumers, structuring complex business questions and turning data into insights and recommendations that create tangible value for clients.

Mindset & behaviors

• Strategic & structured thinker: You can break down complex problems, organize information logically and link insights to clear strategic options.
• Analytical & synthesis-driven: You are comfortable with both qualitative and quantitative analysis and can distill large amounts of data into concise, decision-ready messages.
• Client-focused: You listen actively, ask the right questions and translate client needs into concrete work plans, analyses and recommendations.
• Proactive & accountable: You take ownership of your workstreams, anticipate risks and issues and drive them to resolution.
• Collaborative team player: You enjoy working with multidisciplinary teams and share knowledge and best practices openly.
• Curious & value-driven: You have strong intellectual curiosity, keep up with market and consumer trends and are motivated by delivering measurable impact in projects.
  
  

Experience & Background

• Typically, 3–5 years of relevant experience in management consulting, strategic consulting, business planning, market analysis or investment review.
• Solid background in strategy and value creation projects or a similar consulting role.
• Hands-on participation in at least 2 end-to-end consulting engagements, ideally with strategy, growth or optimization as a primary focus.
• Strong practical knowledge of:
• Market research and competitive analysis
• Consumer analytics and market trend analysis
• Business planning and investment review
• Value drivers, profitability and performance metrics
• Ability to design and challenge business cases, including revenue, cost and margin assumptions.
  
  

Tools & methods

• Proficiency in Excel for quantitative analysis and modeling.
• Strong skills in PowerPoint for structuring and visualizing presentations and recommendations.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau or similar BI tools for dashboards and data visualization.
• Familiarity with project management tools/software for planning, tracking and collaboration.
• Comfortable using structured problem-solving and consulting methodologies.
  
  

Communication & language

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, in Romanian and English.
• Able to explain complex analysis and strategic concepts in clear, non-technical language to diverse audiences (from operational teams to top management).
• Confident in facilitating meetings, workshops and client presentations.
  
  

Nice to have

• Experience in global or multi-country projects or exposure to international markets.
• Knowledge of specific industries (e.g. consumer goods, retail, financial services, telecom, etc.) and their value creation dynamics.
• Relevant certifications in strategy, project management or data/analytics (e.g. PMP, CFA, analytics certifications).
• Experience with advanced analytics techniques or tools used in market and consumer analysis.
  
  

Key competencies

• Business analysis and market/consumer insight generation
• Strategy & value creation solution design
• Business case development and investment review
• Scenario modeling and performance analysis
• Stakeholder management and client communication
• Structured problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Teamwork, mentoring and knowledge sharing
  
  

Benefits at a glance:

• Real Development: Access to a wide range of technical and soft skills trainings, plus the opportunity to gain additional professional qualifications.
• Career Growth: Clear advancement opportunities within the Advisory practice, with exposure to diverse projects and industries.
• Flexible Working: A flexible workplace and work environment that supports smart working and work–life balance.
• Culture & Wellbeing: An internal culture that encourages you to follow your passions, various internal activities and events, plus benefits to support your health and wellbeing.
  
  

Ready to shape how organizations create value through better strategy and market insight?

Apply now and let’s drive Strategy & Value Creation transformations together!

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