Job Description & Summary
A career within Strategy & Operations consulting services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients solve their complex problems and seize essential advantages by defining and evaluating strategies and operational efficiencies for various institutions. We analyze organizations and market trends to explore new approaches that help our clients make tough strategic choices and surpass their aspirations and set objectives. At both the organizational level. We provide advice on corporate level, organic enterprise growth, pricing and profitability, shareholder value, and sustainable corporate strategies, customer experience, enterprise cost reduction, procurement and supply chain management.
To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level.
To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.
As a Senior Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:
Demonstrate critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems.
Use a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends.
Supports the Manager in completing the assigned engagement or project by coordinating the implementation of the agreed-upon deliverables.
Cost-effective budgeting, cost management, and profitability management are used to manage the engagement budget.
Review your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance.
Know how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice.
Seek and embrace opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives.
Use straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others.
Able to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships.
Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.
Team development and growth: regularly offers knowledge and skills to team members and clients.
Use feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas.
Delegate to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results.
Preferred skills
Ability to work collaboratively in a team and create an inclusive environment with people at all levels of an organization
Capability to drive an independent workstream in the context of a broader team project
Comfort with ambiguous, ever-changing situations
Ability to break down and solve problems through quantitative thinking and analysis
Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, in English and local office language(s)
Ability to navigate a fast-paced environment and comfort with ambiguity
Ability to conduct research from credible sources and build into best practices
Strong communication skills, including written and verbal communication experience with senior management
Deep interest in analyzing data and the ability to see beyond the numbers to drive sound decision-making
Experience working in high-growth, performance-focused environments.
Experience using and developing reports, metrics, and dashboards with advanced data representation tools.
Minimum years experience required
Undergraduate degree and/or master’s degree in a related field
4+ years’ work experience in management consulting, strategy, or business operations – preference for experience in top global consulting firms and/or multinational corporates
Apply via :
www.pwc.co.za
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