Cape Town, South Africa (Hybrid) | Periodic travel to the UK and internationally as required
Highly Competitive Package on Offer!
Our Client, a leading international strategic management consulting firm is seeking an experienced Engagement Manager to join its Commercial Excellence & Performance Improvement practice.
This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced consultant who enjoys solving complex commercial challenges through structured problem solving, commercial diagnostics, financial modelling and data-driven analysis. Working alongside Principals and Consulting Managers, you will lead key workstreams across high-impact strategy, commercial excellence and transformation engagements, partnering with senior client stakeholders to deliver measurable business value.
Key Responsibilities
Lead workstreams across complex commercial excellence, strategy and performance improvement engagements.
Structure business problems, develop hypotheses and design analytical approaches to solve complex client challenges.
Lead commercial diagnostics across pricing, sales effectiveness, contracting, margin optimisation and commercial processes.
Build and oversee commercial and financial models to support strategic decision-making and value creation initiatives.
Design practical commercial improvement tools, frameworks and templates to support implementation and long-term capability building.
Develop executive-ready presentations, business cases and insight-driven recommendations for senior client stakeholders.
Facilitate workshops, validate findings and engage confidently with executives, client teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
Mentor Consultants and Analysts, providing coaching, quality assurance and day-to-day guidance.
Support project planning, governance, risk management and delivery across multiple workstreams.
Contribute to thought leadership, capability development and business development initiatives within the consulting practice.
Requirements:
Postgraduate qualification in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering or another relevant discipline (MBA, CFA or similar advantageous).
4–7 Years' experience within management consulting, commercial excellence, strategy & operations, commercial analytics, business performance improvement or a similar consulting environment.
Proven experience leading analytical workstreams or modules on complex, client-facing consulting engagements.
Strong commercial diagnostics capability, including pricing, margin analysis, sales effectiveness, commercial process assessment and financial modelling.
Experience translating complex analysis into practical recommendations, business cases and executive-level presentations.
Exposure to implementing commercial or operational improvements, including supporting rollout, adoption, training and capability building.
Strong analytical, structured problem-solving and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to thrive in fast-paced, multi-stakeholder environments.
Experience mentoring or coaching junior consultants or analysts and maintaining a high standard of analytical quality.
You will be well suited to this opportunity if you have worked on projects involving:
Commercial Excellence
Performance Improvement
Commercial Diagnostics
Pricing Strategy
Sales Effectiveness
Commercial & Financial Modelling
Revenue Growth & Margin Optimisation
Cost Optimisation & EBITDA Improvement
Business Case Development
Go-to-Market Strategy
Operating Model Design
Business Transformation
Executive Stakeholder Management
If you are looking to join a high-performing consulting team where you will tackle complex commercial challenges, work with senior executives across diverse industries and play a key role in delivering measurable business impact, we would love to hear from you.
To apply, please forward your detailed CV to: Nicole Spamers:
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