Senior Consultant, Growth Strategy & Implementation

About the Role

As a Senior Consultant at Frost & Sullivan, you will be part of a dynamic global team that strives for excellence in work and social engagements. The average person spends most of their adult lives at work, yet few feel that their contributions are important or that they are being challenged. As a Senior Consultant at Frost & Sullivan, you will be encouraged to develop your intellectual curiosity, learn to leverage visionary innovation to address the global challenges of disruption and be provided the ability to collaborate across various areas of the company. The person is principally responsible for the management and execution of consulting projects, building client relationships throughout the delivery of impactful strategic recommendations, and also contributing to commercial activities.

Due to continuing company success and expansion plans, the Advisory Group - focusing on Strategy and Implementation - is seeking a Senior Consultant based in our Riyadh office to shape the next stage of growth within this well-established location.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage project streams or projects
• Deliver key tasks of strategy consulting projects (research, analysis, recommendations, coaching of junior team members)
• Collaborate with market insight/industry teams
• Identify relevant strategies for clients based on insight
• Complete high-quality project tasks on time and within budget

Typical projects can cover 

• Development of digital strategy and transformation roadmap
• Testing of new business models and value propositions
• Benchmark companies’ strategies and organisations to describe Best Practices
• Identification and prioritisation of strategic options looking at long- and shorter-term acquisition opportunities
• Analysis of market entry options with financial scenario modelling
• Evaluate strategic roadmaps through detailed action planning and financial simulation
• Commercial and Strategic Due Diligence

Required Competencies 

• Master’s Degree or MBA in related business discipline (Engineering background is preferred but not mandatory)
• Total experience of at least 6 years in both Strategy development and Implementation
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in Saudi/ Gulf countries market with consulting firms.
• Prior experience in strategy consulting projects within the advanced manufacturing and industrial sectors is strongly preferred.
• Expected to have demonstrable experience in at least 7 of the following areas of typical projects
  • Performance management
  • Process and SOP design/ redesign
  • Operating model design
  • Governance and organisational design
  • Roadmap design
  • Cost optimization/ Investment performance improvement
  • AI/ digital/ analytics strategy design
  • Future-ready differentiation strategies
  • Translating strategy into objectives/ implementation readiness
  • Diagnosing underperformance
  • Corporate strategy
  • Go-to-market strategy
• PMP certification is preferred
• Market expansion, business acumen, and analytical ease
• Interactions with C-suite, Ministries’ advisors, deputy ministers, VPs and Managing Directors.
• Experience in supporting sales teams in closing deals.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Demonstrating personal qualities that include being a strategic thinker, self-starter, fast learner, visionary, and pragmatic.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with complete fluency in English
• Experience in an international environment will be appreciated, working with a multi-cultural team members based remotely
• Ability to work autonomously and also effectively in a team environment
• Strong ability to acquire, analyse and manage information, with experience in conducting primary and secondary research, trend analysis, market assessment and synthesis of qualitative and quantitative data
• Client relationship-building skills
• Cross-industry professional experience
• Are Well-organized and detail-oriented
• Take ownership to work independently with remote supervision
• Can multitask and meet tight deadlines
• Are disciplined and adhere to high-quality standards
• Are a strategic thinker; understand how operational activities are vital in supporting the overall strategy of the business

What will make you succeed at Frost & Sullivan?

You need to be-

• Wildly curious and entrepreneurial
• Committed to customer success
• A self-starter invested in your future
• A persuasive communicator
• Deeply Analytical
• Excited about Disruptive Trends

Benefits

• A friendly work environment with an ‘open door’ policy
• A strong career path with growth opportunities.
• Be part of a global team that strives for excellence, and fosters an Olympic spirit
• Feed your intellectual curiosity by collaborating across all levels of the company across the globe
• Global Recognition - President’s Club & Chairman’s Club Awards
• Continuous learning and coaching
• Flexible work policy

• Attractive Medical and Accident insurance?

About Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan, the Transformational Growth Journey Company, has spent more than 60 years partnering with clients to develop transformational growth strategies by focusing on innovation and growth opportunities driven by disruptive technologies, mega trends, emerging markets and new business models. Today, more than ever before, companies must innovate, not only to survive, but thrive in the future. Our Growth Pipeline Management (GPM) system supports clients by identifying and evaluating new growth opportunities and serves as the foundation for continuous growth. This is your opportunity to be part of a revolutionary global team that truly inspires positive global changes by innovating to zero.  Learn more about Frost & Sullivan at www.frost.com

Frost & Sullivan is committed to a work environment free of all forms of discrimination.  Frost & Sullivan recruits and hires without regard to race, color, religion, gender, marital status, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or sexual orientation