Senior Knowledge Analyst - Manufacturing (On-site)

WHAT YOU'LL DOAs a Senior Knowledge Analyst (SKA) within BCG's Operations Practice Area, you will work in a growing global team, providing Manufacturing & Supply Chain expertise and insight with a focus on manufacturing operations. You will work with BCG consulting teams to help solve client's operational challenges, and deliver customized diagnostics, knowledge assets, and analysis. In addition, you will support business development and go-to-market efforts, by working with proposal teams, to ensure that they have access to our latest content, and approaches. You will also work, with guidance from senior colleagues, on developing your topic/sector, for example, reflecting industry trends in our GTM approaches, developing intellectual property, and building and managing content on internal BCG websites. The candidate is expected to have knowledge in at least two or more of the following topics: Manufacturing & Supply Chain strategy and benchmarking, Network design, Industry 4.0, Lean Manufacturing, Maintenance, Quality, Sustainability in Operations.YOU'RE GOOD AT

• Applying Manufacturing expertise when contributing to building and deploying a product/tool/data, taking different client contexts into account
• Interacting with internal and external stakeholders while working in a global, often virtual collaborative team environment
• Proficient in agile ways of working
• Communicating with senior stakeholders, being credible and proactive
• Working creatively and analytically in a time-limited, problem-solving environment
• Framing structuring, and communicating a problem/hypothesis clearly and concisely; good written communication skills
• Flexibility and bring a curious and creative mindset, open for new things and able to propose innovative ideas
• Ability to navigate complexity and ambiguity
• Interacting with internal and external stakeholders while working in a global collaborative team environment

YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)

• 1-2+ years of consulting experience in manufacturing or supply chain required; candidates with consulting experience preferred
• In lieu of consulting experience, 2+ years minimum industry experience required; 3-6+ years of industry experience strongly preferred
• Bachelor's Degree required
• Fluency in English and German

YOU'LL WORK WITHThe Operations Practice Area is one of BCG's seven functional practices. The Manufacturing & Supply Chain Topic Area is an expert network of knowledge team members and experienced consultants who help our clients on specific cases related to the functions and disciplines within the topic (e.g., end-to-end supply chain optimization, manufacturing & supply chain strategy, network optimization, digital operations, lean production systems, logistics, quality and maintenance & production engineering). As a Knowledge Analyst you will collaborate with global topic leads and colleagues across BCG to bring expertise and capabilities to the service of our internal and external clients. Our team is made up of a diverse pool of knowledge positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative knowledge careers.ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONThe Knowledge Team (KT) is a group of functional and/or industry experts leveraging deep domain knowledge to enable insight for case teams and clients. KT members are affiliated to BCG Practice Areas, plugged into the strategic agenda and building and deploying leading edge IP data tools/assets to deliver insight. BCG's Knowledge Team members have the opportunity to be staffed on cases and help co-create insights with case teams and clients through expert perspectives on industry trends, delivery of proprietary data or tools in a particular function and complex research and analysis of market information. KT members also support the PA’s business development and proposals and help to organize and codify the knowledge that enables BCG to deliver superior business value for its clients.