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The Team

The cost & operating model team work as part of the Corporates Strategy team (serving clients across aerospace & defence, health & life sciences, energy & natural resources, consumer products and automotive) helping our clients design, identify and deliver significant changes to their operating model and cost base in line with their strategic objectives. The majority of our work is performing in cross-KPMG teams, bringing together the combination of skills required to address our client’s issues and we frequently work in joint client – KPMG teams.



The Role

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Lead teams to address complex market, strategic, operational and organisational issues, with a focus on delivering strategic cost and operating model projects

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Plan and design financial and operational analyses to support development of insights and identify potential efficiency / structural change opportunities for clients

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Design changes to the clients operating model to support delivery of their strategic and cost objectives

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Develop business cases and implementation plans to underpin successful delivery

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Lead projects and take responsibility for all aspects of project and team management

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Participate in the delivery and presentation of client deliverables

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Work collaboratively with senior client staff and management, often working in joint teams in the development of and delivery of recommendations.

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Lead on business development opportunities, demonstrate ability to build on-going client relationships and an external network of contacts

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Lead thought leadership and knowledge management to support practice development



The Person

To succeed in this role you will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

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Experience in leading the delivery of cost and operating model projects most likely as a consultant. Knowledge and experience in deploying zero based approaches to cost management of particular interest

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Intellectual curiosity and an ability to work independently; be comfortable developing answers and solutions often when the client requirement remains unclear, or changes

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Goal driven - focused on helping the client to understand issues and resolve key questions; ability to drive through to an outcome and to gain stakeholder support in circumstances of complexity and ambiguity

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Strong numerical and analytical skills combined with sound commercial acumen

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Experience in managing and leading teams and providing on and off project coaching to team members

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Knowledge of and experience in business development process, including proposal development

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Personal drive to deliver results within tight deadlines

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A positive and collaborative attitude

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Ability to assess technical information, distil the key strategic insights and convey these clearly and confidently both orally and in written form to senior clients

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Excellent written and verbal communication skills

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Flexibility to adapt to a variety of different engagement types, working hours and work environments and locations

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Language skills would be a strong bonus

The Team


The cost & operating model team work as part of the Corporates Strategy team (serving clients across aerospace & defence, health & life sciences, energy & natural resources, consumer products and automotive) helping our clients design, identify and deliver significant changes to their operating model and cost base in line with their strategic objectives. The majority of our work is performing in cross-KPMG teams, bringing together the combination of skills required to address our client’s issues and we frequently work in joint client – KPMG teams.





The Role


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A
ddress complex market, strategic, operational and organisational issues, with a focus on delivering strategic cost and operating model projects


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Plan, design and execute financial and operational analyses to support development of insights and identify potential efficiency / structural change opportunities for clients


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Support design changes to the clients operating model to support delivery of their strategic and cost objectives


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Develop business cases and implementation plans to underpin successful delivery


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Lead workstreams / small projects and take responsibility for all aspects of project and team management


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Participate in the delivery and presentation of client deliverables


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Work collaboratively with senior client staff and management, often working in joint teams in the development of and delivery of recommendations.


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Support business development opportunities, demonstrate ability to build on-going client relationships and an external network of contacts


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Deliver thought leadership and knowledge management to support practice development





The Person


To succeed in this role you will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience:


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Experience in delivering cost and operating model projects either as part of an external consulting team or as an internal team member. Knowledge and experience in deploying zero based approaches to cost management of particular interest


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Intellectual curiosity and an ability to work independently; be comfortable developing answers and solutions often when the client requirement remains unclear, or changes


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Goal driven - focused on helping the client to understand issues and resolve key questions; ability to drive through to an outcome and to gain stakeholder support in circumstances of complexity and ambiguity


·


Strong numerical and analytical skills combined with sound commercial acumen


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Experience in managing teams and providing on and off project coaching to team members


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Personal drive to deliver results within tight deadlines


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A positive and collaborative attitude


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Ability to assess technical information, distil the key strategic insights and convey these clearly and confidently both orally and in written form to clients at all levels


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Excellent written and verbal communication skills


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Flexibility to adapt to a variety of different engagement types, working hours and work environments and locations


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Language skills would be a strong bonus

The Team

KPMG has a market leading strategy advisory business in Energy and Natural Resources, serving the oil & gas; power and utilities and infrastructure sector 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, growth strategy and operational strategy. It is an excellent time to join us as we are growing rapidly due to our unique propositions and the strength of our client relationships, with the Energy & Natural Resources business. As a team, we are a group of bright committed individuals who are passionate about delivering fantastic client work, developing the team around us and having fun both inside and outside of work.

The Role

You will work in project teams on assignments addressing fundamental strategic and operational issues, with a particular focus on identifying and delivering performance improvements in areas such as operations, maintenance, capital projects, logistics, and supply chain. Under the leadership of highly experienced Partners, Directors, and project leaders, Managers lead workstreams for our clients, applying analysis, insight and client interaction to agree recommendations and support execution. Managers will often lead small teams, shaping outputs while coaching and mentoring staff to motivate and develop team members. Direct contact with client colleagues and presentations to senior management are key parts of the role.

In addition to client work, Managers will play an active role in developing new business for the group, supporting work on proposals, thought leadership, and interactions with potential clients in the industries we serve. Managers act as core members of our Strategy Group, shaping new approaches and working closely with colleagues.

Managers will develop a strong combination of industry skills and strategy insights, learning through a combination of project work and training in advanced approaches, as they progress towards promotion to roles with overall responsibility for project delivery.
The Person

You will have practical operational experience in the industries we serve, in areas such as oil and gas, chemicals, energy, maintenance and engineering – with specific experience in oil and gas offshore operations, refineries and petrochemicals businesses extremely desirable.

You must be able to define and lead the thinking / problem solving on how to put together a piece of analysis, scoping, planning and managing the execution of client deliverables; able to lead and challenge senior stakeholders, and able to work beyond own area of expertise; and has led teams or individuals, and ideally has overseen significant parts of complex projects or programmes.

This experience may have been gained through direct industry roles, or where you have had an operational role that involves managing cross-discipline teams/areas, with direct exposure to commercial issues and the delivery of business improvement programmes.

Alternatively, you may have worked in a leading strategy, operational consulting firm, or Big4 player, or dedicated internal consulting group, leading small teams addressing M&A, Company or Business-Unit wide cost saving initiatives, strategic reorganisation, revenue growth and pricing, working capital improvement, etc.

An MBA or the equivalent is a definite plus, but is not a minimum requirement.

Other requirements:

- Strong interpersonal/social skills and team-players
- Good analytical problem-solvers, able to think in a structured way, be able to break a solution framework up between 2-4 - people, and communicate this effectively
- Capable of holding ultimate responsibility for final delivery and output of a cluster of related workstreams (overseeing associates delivering the content of those workstreams)
- Drive and impact, mentoring skills, good storytelling, financial acumen, attention to detail
Sufficiently comfortable liaising with senior stakeholders and conducting client interviews to gather data and analysis
- Personable and good at striking a rapport with a variety of individuals
- Strong networks
- 'Self starters' and able to work independently with little guidance to lead teams to achieve results
- Able to cope with the pace and urgency of our work – 1-3 month timeframes with tight deadlines, as opposed to 1+ year programmes
- Comfortable being away from home for long periods of time (even if this is away during the week and back at weekends)
- Written and spoken English skills need to be excellent

The Team
Mobility 2030 is the convergence of 3 major disruptions: electric and alternate drivetrains, connected and autonomous vehicles and Mobility-as-a-Service. The resultant ‘perfect storm’ is impacting automotive, supply chain, energy, technology, infrastructure, funds, banks, retail organisations and Government. Things are changing faster than expected driven by rapid developments in technology, regulation, competition and consumer behaviour.

Over the next 5 to 12 years organisations will require significant advisory support: multi £m transformations, multi £m deals, customer and industry 4.0 advice, technology and managed service support. KPMG has the opportunity to establish itself at the forefront of this change, create new relationships and win significant revenues.

The Role

• Lead teams to address complex market, strategic, operational and organisational issues, with a focus on delivering Mobility 2030 and growth projects (although you will be part of a broader team addressing wider strategic issues that you may be involved with as well). As an Associate Director / Senior Manager, your role includes both leadership of day-to-day delivery on client engagements as well as participating in the leadership of the broader team.

• Plan and design financial and operational analyses to support development of insights and identify potential efficiency / structural change opportunities for clients.

• Develop business cases and implementation plans to underpin successful delivery.

• Design changes to the clients’ business and operating models to support delivery of their strategic objectives.

• Lead projects and take responsibility for all aspects of project and team management, including quality, timelines and risk.

• Participate in the delivery and presentation of client deliverables.

• Work collaboratively with senior client staff and management, often working in joint teams in the development of and delivery of recommendations.

• Lead on business development opportunities, demonstrate ability to build on-going client relationships and an external network of contacts. This includes actively building the team’s market-facing profile through representation events, social media and Government.

• Lead thought leadership and knowledge management to support practice development.

• Lead the coaching and development of junior team members, the development of team capabilities and skills and ongoing team practice development activities.

The Person

To succeed in this role you will need to demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• Experience in leading the delivery of strategy projects, most likely as a consultant. Knowledge and experience in deploying client growth projects (growth strategy, market entry, market assessments, corporate development, business case formulation and challenge, commercial due diligence) will be most relevant, but broader strategic experience (in areas such as operating model, cost optimisation or analytics) may also be helpful.

• Several years of industry experience of working in or with clients in the mobility ecosystem. This could include working with automakers (OEMs), organisations in the auto retail and manufacturing supply chain, mobility service providers, charge point operators, distribution or transmission network operators, energy retailers, fleet managers, or financial services organisations with interests in the motor sector, or private equity / infrastructure investors with a mobility focus.

• Intellectual curiosity and an ability to work independently; be comfortable developing answers and solutions often when the client requirement remains unclear, or changes.

• Outcomes driven, focused on helping the client to understand issues and resolve key questions, ability to drive through to an outcome and to gain stakeholder support in circumstances of complexity and ambiguity.

• Strong numerical and analytical skills combined with sound commercial acumen (demonstrated and applied in previous experience). Experience in using and reviewing Powerpoint and Excel documents is essential.

• Modelling and Data & Analytics skills/experience is not necessary, but experience in these areas will be considered beneficial.

• Experience in managing and leading teams and providing on and off project coaching to team members.

• Knowledge of and experience in business development process, including proposal development, responding to tenders and pitching.

• Personal drive to deliver results within tight deadlines.

• A positive and collaborative attitude.

• Ability to assess technical information, distil the key strategic insights and convey these clearly and confidently both orally and in written form to senior clients.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Flexibility to adapt to a variety of different engagement types, work environments and locations.

• Second language would be advantageous but not essential.