Assistant Manager - Pricing

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Job Title/Req Number: Assistant Manager - Pricing (106286)

Base Location: London, Manchester and Birmingham. Plus network of 20 offices nationally: www.kpmg88careers.co.uk/experienced-professional/#LeBlender.OfficeLocations

Why join KPMG in our Strategy and Value Team?
Strategy and Value creation teams work with C-level Executives to identify, structure, and solve their most critical strategic issues across the economic and transaction cycles. As part of a fast-paced and dynamic group, our consultants offer strategic advice on financial, business, and operating models to corporate, public sector and private equity clients.

What will you be doing?

Within the Strategy & Value Creation team we have an established Pricing strategy practice, serving number of sectors including retail, consumer goods, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, transport and industrial manufacturing sectors serving UK, European and international clients. We work with C-level executives to identify, structure, and solve their most critical strategic issues related to deal strategy, and growth strategy.

KPMG’s Pricing strategy practice is a specialised team focussed on solving pricing and revenue optimisation problems for its client’s using data and analytics techniques to deliver a sustainable solution which can deliver both short- and long-term margin improvements. As a team, we are a group of bright committed individuals who are passionate about delivering fantastic client work, solving complex data related problems, investing our time in acquiring new analytical skills, and having fun both inside and outside of work.

What will you need to do it?
We are recruiting for an Assistant Manager with Pricing / Data Analytics experience.

• Working collaboratively with client staff and management, often working in joint teams at client sites, in the development and delivery of pricing solutions/ recommendations
• Understand client system and data structures and designing and executing data intensive analysis to support development of evidence-based insights.
• Managing engagement work-streams and analysis, including defining deliverables, setting timelines, and develop high quality output, taking responsibility for small teams when required.
• Implementation of solutions/tools in client environment and train client to implement new approach and appropriate tools.
• Planning and undertaking primary and secondary research to develop insightful analysis for clients.
• Developing business cases and business plans underpinned by robust analysis in support of strategic initiatives.
• Contributing to the delivery and presentation of client deliverables, including developing presentation slides that clearly communicate methodology, strategic insights and recommendations.
• Being involved in business development activity, showing initiative in building relationships with clients during engagements and while at client site

Qualifications:

• Strong experience (at least 3-4 years) with strategy or analytics experience gained in corporate roles, analytic boutique and strategic consultancy firm
• Experience in business research and data analytics with strong understanding of databases and data manipulation (Data cleansing, aggregation and summary)
• Experience using economic modelling and analysis by using tools such as Alteryx, Power BI, and preferably one or more of the following: Tableau, Python, SQL, R, VBA
• Knowledge of statistics and experience in using such methodologies in analysing and interpreting data, experience in identifying and interpreting patterns or trends in complex data sets is desirable.
• Understanding of machine learning techniques and practical experience of applying these techniques for commercial solving purposes is desirable
• A pragmatic approach to analysis and problem solving, able to implement structure and conceptual models in complex client environments

Our Locations: We are open to talent across the country but our core hubs for this role are:

• London Canary Wharf
• Manchester
• Birmingham
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With 20 sites across the UK, we can potentially facilitate office work, working from home, flexible hours, and part-time options. If you have a need for flexibility, please register and discuss this with our team.

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