Job Description

Compass Group, the world’s leading contract foodservice and support service company and #1 rated employer by the Charlotte Observer, has a Great Opportunity for career development and growth as a Business Strategy Consultant. This position in Strategic Projects plays a significant role in making an impact to our associates, customers, and clients.

This position, reporting into Strategic Projects – Pricing, offers a unique opportunity to gain exposure leading impactful enterprise-wide business/pricing initiatives in a Fortune 500 company. Each initiative is carefully selected to achieve a significant return for the company and adds value to the growth of the Compass Group. A successful candidate will be a strategic, big-picture thinker and be able to effectively analyze complex problems, apply data-driven decision making, communicate solutions to a wide range of audiences, and drive change throughout the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Understand corporate pricing strategies to identify opportunities for improvement and maximize financial impacts
• Plan and organize a portfolio of key client pricing analyses across multiple stakeholders, including defining scope and timeline
• Create tailored, client-specific pricing analyses using relevant data and tools
• Present analyses and recommendations in a clear and concise manner to the various personnel levels of the organization
• Develop reports and dashboards to track and report progress
• Analyze complex business problems and data sets to draw conclusions and recommendations
• Challenge business norms through analysis and creative, critical thinking

Qualifications:

• B.S. in Business and/or Finance-related degree.
• 3-5 years’ experience in an analyst, consultant, or management role
• MBA, Six Sigma, and/or external consulting experience preferred
• Strong quantitative skills required
• Experience with data mining and analysis (primarily Excel)
• Excellent communication skills (both oral and written) with all levels of an organization
• Microsoft Office applications. Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Travel as needed (less than 25%)

Traits/Skills:

• Critical thinker – ability to challenge the norm and offer healthy skepticism, imagination, and thinking outside the box
• Problem-Solving skills – demonstrates fluidity to shift between the big picture and details.
• Effective and engaging communicator – ability to frame out complex scenarios in an easy to understand manner
• Multi-discipline – experience across functions and industries
• Entrepreneurial spirit – proactive; self-motivated; inquisitive; persistent

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