Bain & Company is hiring for the role of Advanced Manufacturing & Services Associate!

Responsibilities of the Candidate

• You will work on AMS projects and get exposed to various BCN products ranging from go-to-market strategies, industry analysis, and competitive benchmarking to Excel models, survey analysis, and ad-hoc studies, on live client cases as well as for business/client development.
• An Associate works as a team member/contributor on BCN cases, driving the analysis on complex cases with some direction from a Project Leader and occasionally leading simple cases independently. In addition, associates help mentor and coach analysts, providing feedback. The expectation is to eventually provide significant direction and support to resolve complex issues and effectively manage client and team meetings. As an Associate, the individual would mostly be working on the following AMS sub-sectors: real estate/construction, heavy machinery, commercial aviation, logistics & transport.

Requirements

• Work experience range in case highest qualification is undergraduate studies – 2-5 years in consulting/ research/ analytics, with hands-on experience in the AMS sector (Construction, Real Estate, Manufacturing, Airlines, ports, logistics, factory set-up, etc.). Prior experience/ familiarity with AMS sector is a must.
• Work experience range in case highest qualification is postgraduate studies – 0-3 years in consulting/ research/ analytics, with hands-on experience in the AMS sector (Construction, Real Estate, Manufacturing, Airlines, ports, logistics, factory set-up, etc.). Prior experience/ familiarity with AMS sector is a must.
• Incumbent should be a graduate or post-graduate from a top-tier institute or have pursued a commerce/statistical/analytical course from a tier 1 university.
• Candidate should be currently working in strategy consulting/research-oriented set-up and possess the acumen to solve open-ended problems
• Proficient in research and analysis, as well as able to provide solid business judgment to derive answers in situations where data is not easily available or explicitly published
• Able to interface with primary client contact (Bain case teams from global offices)
• Play a bigger role in long-term AMS cases, typically 3-12 months duration, with frequent interactions with the case team (and potentially end clients whenever opportunity persists)
• Display independent secondary research, analytical, and storylining skills
• Think out-of-the-box to solve niche case scenarios, through baselining and benchmarking of global best practices
• Open to intermittent travel to other Bain offices/client locations on live case