International Growth Practice - senior Associate

Senior Associate, Organisation Strategy

At PwC, we help clients build trust and reinvent so they can turn complexity into competitive advantage. We're a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 370,000 people in 149 countries. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting we help clients build, accelerate and sustain momentum.

Headquartered in Singapore, PwC's International Growth Practice is a global team supporting organizations to address their internationalization ambitions, whilst achieving rebalanced and resilient growth strategies. We are a truly global team, with satellite offices in Europe and the United States, made up of individuals from over 15 nationalities that reflects our diverse and extensive cross-country and multi-industry experience.

The practice caters to a wide array of problem statements ranging from international market expansion, global location assessment, international supply chain transformation, international talent strategy, intra-regional trade flow analysis and strategic point of view development. Our global team focuses on several sectors including healthcare and pharmaceuticals, industrial manufacturing, automotive, consumer goods, telecoms, media and technology, financial services as well as government and global institutions.

We are looking for experienced candidates with demonstrable experience from at least one or more of the areas listed below:

• Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals
• Industrial Manufacturing
• Automotive
• Consumer Goods
• Media and Technology
• People and Organisation

Job Description

• Develop expansion strategies for clients from the sector seeking international expansion or to realign their existing supply chain and production footprints to being more rebalanced and resilient.
• Typical engagements will focus on developing in depth analysis and insights for:
• Market expansion strategies (Where to play) – market, consumer and competitor assessments as well as product and services analysis
• Market entry scenarios (How to win) – Channel strategies, operating model design, partner evaluation and selection.
• Global and regional site selection for new HQs, R&D sites, manufacturing / production plants
• Global talent assessments, to assess the availability of talents for growth strategies
• Supplier portfolio realignment, identifying and assessing suppliers to meet the needs of realigned supply chains and manufacturing.
• Strategic points of view focused on international growth
• In addition, support client discussions and workshops with senior executives of corporate organizations and governments.
• Engage in business development and client pursuit efforts
• Work closely with PwC's global network of teams and connect relevant expertise in PwC to address clients' unique business challenges
• Establish strong international network of external stakeholders including clients and industry associations and participate in regional and international conferences and client events

About you

• 3-5 years of relevant experience working in our target sectors in either a management consulting setting or within industry in strategy or general management role
• International working experience in key global markets
• Experience delivering client consulting projects with multiple stakeholders and teams in different countries
• Experienced in managing data collection and analysis and resourceful with excellent research and analytical skills; can transform quantitative and qualitative data into insights relating to country, sector and consumer trends, competitive intelligence
• Possesses ability to develop insightful presentations to support proposals, client discussions and business development pursuits
• Thrives in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
• Possesses strong communication and presentation skills
• Team player comfortable with working in a multi-cultural and diverse global team

Required Skills

Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Thinking, Business Data Analytics, Change Management, Communication, Consumer Markets, Cost Management, Creativity, Customer Relations, Customer Service Excellence, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Global Supply Chain, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Lean Product Development, Learning Agility, Manufacturing Strategy, Market Analysis, Operational Performance Management (OPM), Optimism, Pricing Strategy

Desired Languages

Travel Requirements Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? Yes

Government Clearance Required? Yes