Strategy Associate

Strategic Development Associate

Are you a strategy consultant who is looking to move inhouse to a rapidly-growing unicorn firm?

• London
• Hybrid-working + small amount of travel
• £50-70,000 + bonus + benefits

Company:

My client is a leading provider of cold storage and logistics infrastructure. They have a small headquarters in London, but they operate across 7 countries with close to 700 across the broader business. They were originally set up by a large PE firm, but have recently been acquired by another PE firm to be part of a roll up. They now have a valuation of $1 billion, making them a unicorn firm. Following their acquisition, they are on an ambitious value creation journey. Hence, they are still growing...

Role:

The Strategic Development Associate will play a crucial role in supporting a variety of projects aimed at increasing profitability, driving growth through M&A and expansion projects, and enabling integration across the group.

You will report into the Strategic Development Manager, as well as working alongside the Operational Excellence Director, COO, and Revenue Management Director.

Main Responsibilities:

The overall aim of this role will be to create strategies to increase revenue and decrease costs, to improve profit overall. Hence, you will be working on three main types of work:

• Working on new potential acquisitions, carrying out due diligences – commercial and operational
• Other elements of growth strategy – assessing markets to expand into, go-to-market strategies
• Cost reduction/ optimisation

Requirements:

• 1-3 years of experience working in a strategy consultancy
• Experience in due diligences/ growth and go-to-market strategy/ cost reduction projects
• No industry-specific experience required, but a bonus if you have worked in industrials/ manufacturing/logistics/ food and beverage

Benefits:

They pride themselves on a flat structure and entrepreneurial attitude. They are committed to being a great place to work, fostering an open feedback culture, hosting regular social events, and offering ample opportunities for personal development and internal promotion.

Regretfully, due to a high volume of applicants, we are only able to reply to those who are successful.

Equal Opportunities:

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all employees and job applicants. In line with the Equality Act 2010, we strive to create and maintain a working environment in which all individuals are able to make the best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit. No individual is subjected to any less favourable treatment on any discriminatory grounds on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy and maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.