Consultant - Retail Performance Improvement

Location: Boston, MA; approximately 80% travel to client sites, with the remaining 20% remote and/or from a BRG office. Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future company sponsorship.

Salary: $90,000–$160,000 per year, plus potential discretionary annual incentive.

Company

hirify.global is a consulting firm providing corporate finance, performance improvement, economics, disputes, investigations, and data-driven advisory services.

What you will do

• Support retail performance improvement client engagements through operational and financial analysis and by developing recommendations for operational improvement initiatives.
• Conduct interviews, operational and financial modeling, scenario planning, and client presentations across multiple engagement tasks.
• Analyze retail performance, working capital, financial performance, and operational data to identify insights and value drivers.
• Prepare reports, written analyses, presentations, and other client deliverables.
• Collaborate with RPI and BRG experts, professionals from other firms, and client stakeholders to achieve engagement objectives.
• Contribute to marketing, client pitches, product development, and the growth of the consulting practice.

Requirements

• Experience in a retail, direct-to-consumer, or consumer goods environment, and/or previous consulting experience with similar clients.
• Expertise in one or more of the following functions: direct sourcing, product-to-market, consumer analytics, digital experience, marketing, personalization, digital commerce, back-office operations, distribution and transportation, store and omni operations, or indirect procurement.
• Experience developing and managing financial and operational analyses and assisting with implementing changes based on analysis and observations.
• Experience improving working capital and financial performance using systems, tools, and bridge solutions.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Accounting/Finance, Management, Engineering, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field plus 4 years of related consulting experience, or an MBA with prior retail industry experience.
• Ability to manage and analyze large volumes of financial and operational data and interpret qualitative and quantitative results into insights and recommendations.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to interact with junior and senior team members, senior management, stakeholders, and other professionals.
• Mature presence, empathy, intellectual curiosity, ability to learn quickly, strong problem-solving and project management skills, and ability to manage multiple priorities independently or in a team.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; willingness to travel when needed.

Culture & Benefits

• Team-oriented, entrepreneurial, dynamic, and fast-paced consulting environment.
• Advancement opportunities within a rapidly growing practice.
• Work split between client sites, remote work, and/or a BRG office.
• Potential participation in a discretionary annual incentive program; awards are not guaranteed.
• Equal opportunity employment and a culture centered on agility, connectivity, interdisciplinary collaboration, and diverse expertise.