Simon-Kucher is hiring: Senior Director - Consumer Sector - Consumer Goods Strat

Overview

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Simon-Kucher’s sole focus is on unlocking better growth for our clients, increasing their long-term sales, value, and profit. We optimize every lever of commercial strategy – customer engagement, product, pricing, innovation, marketing, distribution, and sales. Our North American Consumer sector serves a broad base of industry-leading and high-growth clients across Retail, Consumer Goods, and Leisure, Travel, & Tourism, delivering clear, actionable growth strategies using advanced analytics, large-scale primary research, and behavioral science.

We are hiring at the Senior Director level to support our growing Consumer Goods business. The role focuses on Revenue Growth Management (RGM advisory) with broader end-to-end commercial excellence experience. This individual will join a high-performing unit delivering best-in-class RGM strategies for the consumer goods universe. The role offers rapid development into a leadership position within the practice as the team grows.

Responsibilities

• As a Senior Director, be a vital member of the Consumer consulting team focused on Consumer Goods strategy, with emphasis on commercial excellence.
• Cultivate trusted-partner client relationships, source project opportunities, and develop project proposals leading to revenue generation.
• Deliver solutions through deep content knowledge and client relationship-building within the Consumer Goods practice.
• Identify client pain points and develop custom solutions to complex strategy engagements.
• Participate in proposal development and pre-sales meetings to address client needs and expand Simon-Kucher’s growth footprint.
• Own client engagements and projects within the Consumer Goods sector.
• Provide exceptional client service and communication, even in challenging situations.
• Lead and guide a large team of junior consultants to develop innovative insights and actionable recommendations using data, analytics, and research.
• Manage multiple engagements and project teams, providing coaching and feedback.
• Drive growth of Simon-Kucher’s Consumer sector by developing capabilities, contributing to thought leadership, and pursuing new business opportunities with existing clients.
• Develop and deliver new thought leadership focused on Consumer Goods strategy.
• Stay informed on current industry trends relevant to clients.
• Analyze processes and tools and recommend improvements.
• Play a role in recruitment and integration of new Consumer consultants.
• Contribute to the firm’s culture and success as a leader in the organization.

Your Profile / Qualifications

• Outstanding drive and determination to be part of a growing, top-tier consulting firm.
• Strong knowledge and passion for the Consumer sector, specifically Consumer Goods.
• Undergraduate degree required; MS/MA/MBA or other advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 10+ years in a professional services environment, ideally management consulting in the Consumer Goods industry.
• Proven expertise in growth strategies, go-to-market strategy, segmentation (advanced analytics), product and portfolio design, pricing, marketing, value proposition development, distribution strategy, sales strategies, and monetization.
• Existing network within the North American Consumer Goods industry, preferably with senior executives.
• Proven ability to build relationships, identify client pain points, and develop executive-level solutions; ability to identify new revenue opportunities with existing clients.
• Experience owning client engagements and delivering delivery that balances client success, profitability, and employee satisfaction.
• Team-oriented leadership with ability to recruit, develop, mentor, coach, and retain talent.
• Proven success in building a Consumer sector practice focused on profitable growth, IP development, and employee enrichment.
• Experience delivering complex change or program management projects and hands-on creation and management of opportunities.
• Strong relationships with senior clients and a track record of selling and managing new and follow-on engagements.
• Strong analytical skills to distill insights from large data sets.
• Proven problem-solving abilities, ability to lead teams, and manage tight timelines.
• Experience managing multiple engagements with work plans, deliverables, budgets, and schedules.
• Effective presentation and communication skills for senior audiences.
• Inclusive leadership style that fosters collaboration across teams.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to travel at least 25% of the time.

Compensation and Benefits

The pay range for this position in New York is $240,000-$275,000/year. Compensation may vary based on experience, skills, location, and business needs. Benefits include paid time off, 13 paid holidays per year, medical/dental/vision insurance, basic life insurance, and 401(k) with company matching where applicable.

About Simon-Kucher

Simon-Kucher is a global consultancy with more than 2,000 employees in 30+ countries. Our sole focus is unlocking better growth that drives measurable revenue and profit for our clients by optimizing product, price, innovation, marketing, and sales. With 40 years of experience in monetization topics, we are a leading pricing and growth specialist.

Simon-Kucher is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected status.

We believe in building a culture that embraces belonging and value. If we get that right, people will grow faster, innovate, feel valued, and create better outcomes for everyone – our people, our clients, and our business.

Simon-Kucher North America Talent Acquisition Team

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