Senior Manager, Strategic Cost Transformation

Our Value Creations Team are both business model and industry specialists working with some of the most interesting and cutting-edge clients globally. The strength of our client relationships, combined with our sector depth and capability skillset, means we are frequently the business architects for designing and delivering some of the largest and most innovative transformation agendas. Working with colleagues across Deloitte, we combine business design, process design and cost transformation with digital / technology fluency to solve our clients’ biggest challenges, bringing the unpredictable and unknown into focus to enable our clients with their boldest ideas, and turn concepts into reality.

We are a diverse team with deep industry experience alongside core operational skillsets. We are expanding our Strategic Cost Transformation team and are looking for people who embrace change, bring a growth mind-set, and are eager to work in a high-paced innovative environment. We are particularly looking for individuals with expertise or a keen interest in the Consumer, LSHC, TMT or ER&I industry.

As a Cost Transformation Senior Manager within our Value Creation Services Team, you will help clients identify and deliver opportunities to produce sustainable cost savings and margin improvements across the business, ultimately innovating and transforming their business models and core operations. We are currently looking for Managers who are keen to specialise in the Consumer, LSHC, TMT or ER&I industry. We are looking for candidates with a mixture of business, technical, and project-based expertise to join us, working in fast-paced teams with other highly talented, fun and motivated colleagues.

As a member of the team, you will conduct and own the following:

• Lead engagements or specific workstreams on more significant engagements.
• Provide day to day oversight and support for more junior team members, with an inclusive culture where people are recognised for their delivery of client work.
• Lead operational analysis and performance baseline exercises to prove/disprove hypotheses, working with functional teams to identify the status quantum of the client/target business, at times supported by consultant level resources.
• Conduct analysis with a pragmatic 80:20 mindset to rapidly arrive at clear outputs.
• Lead client interviews as required to uncover opportunities for value creation.
• Rapidly synthesise disparate extracts of information, both qualitative and quantitative to build a clear set of value creation hypotheses supported by a story that the client can easily digest.
• Provide practical and operational value creation advice to clients using supporting evidence compiled from interviews, data analysis, baselines and external comparators.
• Practical hands-on thinking to solve operational issues with clients, in many cases working directly with functional leads in a business to collaboratively determine levers and solution design.
• Always uphold quality standards and timelines whilst complying with internal Deloitte risk procedures.
• Build strong and trusted adviser relationships with mid-level executives.
• Field client issues and requests on the spot and uphold the credibility and trust of the VCS team as a trusted advisor on value creation.
• Communicate views and insights (both in writing and verbally) in an effective and compelling manner to clients and your Deloitte colleagues.
• Support and coordinate bids and proposals.
• Support the Partner / Director / Senior Manager community in business development activities, contributing to thought leadership and supporting the growth of our cost capability.

Successful applicants will be able to demonstrate:

• Degree, or equivalent, in Accounting/Finance/Business is desirable.
• Experience within Consumer, LSHC, TMT or ER&I Consulting at Manager level.
• Experience managing and supporting junior members of the team.
• Experience in delivering cost transformation related programmes, ideally within Consulting and the Consumer, LSHC TMT or ER&I industry.
• Knowledge of and experience in applying cost transformation and programme management methodologies to scope, plan, and deliver business change programmes on time and to budget.
• Understanding of cost principles and levers to reduce P&L cost across COGS, SG&A and R&D including productivity (doing more with less).
• Business development experience including driving responses to bids and proposals.
• Ability to rapidly synthesise issues and themes.
• Excellent analytical and modelling skills, with keen attention to detail.
• A commitment to delivering an exceptional service to clients, with ability to work quickly and establish effective working relationships.
• Agility to work on multiple internal and external initiatives simultaneously.
• Initiative to take on new challenges, within a supportive environment.
• Logical and methodical approach to problem solving.
• Proven project management and organisational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; and Fluency in oral and written English.

Our hybrid working policy allows you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You’ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing.

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So, we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before. We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So, we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution.