Senior Consultant - Strategy and Transformation (Sector focus: Industries)

EY-Parthenon is a leading global strategy consultancy. We are committed to bringing unconventional yet pragmatic thinking together with our clients, to deliver actionable strategies for real impact in today’s complex business landscape. At EY-Parthenon, we work with corporate and private equity clients to enable them to reinvent themselves for a better future.

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EY-Parthenon teams believe every successful business strategy is underpinned by an in-depth understanding of industry dynamics and the competitive landscape in which it sits. EY-Parthenon teams help clients develop actionable and impactful ways to manage complex shifting challenges and transform their organizations.

The team has built an extensive experience in various domains with the value creation spectrum, such as Strategic Transformations, Transaction Strategy and Execution, Commercial Due Diligence, Commercial Strategy & Pricing and Growth Strategies.

EY-Parthenon is a fast-growing service offering within EY Belgium. This is providing new team members broader responsibilities, more exposure to clients and overall, a significant opportunity for personal growth and development. Currently we are looking for a Senior Consultant -Strategy & Transformation to join our team in Belgium.

Key responsibilities

As ‘Senior Consultant’ we expect you to be a clear added value to your project and project manager. You are a go-to-person for (many) junior practitioners. You are able to showcase your topic and/or industry expertise at multiple occasions. Key words in your role are (1) expertise builder, (2) coach & go-to-person, (3) stakeholder manager and (4) challenger.

• TECHNICAL responsibility:
  • Delivery excellence: you are able to take responsibility over a project stream (including management of key stakeholders, timelines, important meetings, etc.). You support your project manager on a daily basis and become a ‘wing person’;
  • You are fluent in building a story line and in distinguishing key messages from details;
  • You can coach up to 3 team members to accelerate their overall development & progress on the project.

• BUSINESS responsibility:
  • Sales excellence: you support on ‘Business development’-activities by actively contributing on proposals and driving pieces of it end-to-end based on guidelines and discussions with senior leaders in the firm;
  • You support the team in building ‘pitch’ or inspirational documents and join client discussions;
  • Building diverse capabilities: you support the market position of EY-Parthenon by driving inspirational eminence pieces forward. You make your community shine by helping out on one or more team activities.

• LEADERSHIP responsibilities:
  • Effective communication: you are confident in presenting insights towards senior (client) stakeholders. You have strong stakeholder management skills and are capable in ‘challenging’ your client and leaders in a constructive way;
  • Collaboration: you are a go-to-person for both junior practitioners (for coaching) as leaders (for engagement support).

To qualify for the role, you must have

• A minimum of 2-3 years of working experience in a strategy consulting firm and/or in a corporate strategy departments or strategic roles;
• A Master’s degree in civil/business engineering, economics or similar. An MBA or any additional master’s degree will be considered as a strong asset;
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with a practical ability to shape the business agenda and define strategic roadmaps;
• Experience with executing complex business projects, working with multi-disciplinary teams;
• Strong internal and external business development acumen;
• An entrepreneurial spirit, team player and excellent communicator;
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, in Dutch, French or English. Preferably you master one of the Belgian national languages.

What working at EY offers

• Attractive remuneration package - we offer an attractive remuneration package; including a company car and fuel/charging card, iPhone plus subscription, health insurance, pension plan, meal vouchers and eco vouchers. We offer a flexible package to our people that gives them the power to choose what they value most; extra days off, leasing an electric bike, etc.
• Inspiring work environment - at EY we are dedicated to providing you with an inspiring work environment. A work environment which allows you to further develop your skills and enables you to fulfill your true potential.
• Personal growth - you will receive numerous trainings and will be coached by a counselor. We offer a clear career path tailored to your unique skills.
• Fun - by joining our EY- teams, you can participate in team activities, family days, summer and winter events, sports events and enjoy a drink during our monthly Together Thursday happy hour.
• Sustainability - we have a fleet of hybrid and electric cars. Our flex plan makes it possible for people that don’t want a company car to choose an even more sustainable option.
• Diversity & Inclusion - at EY we are passionate about the inclusion and support of individuals of all groups; we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability status.

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