CONTRACT ROLE - c£700 p.d. - Remote (UK/Europe time zone) + 2 weeks in Mumbai, India.
Role: Associate Consultant (Contract)
Start Date: 20 October 2025
Duration: Initial 8 weeks (2 weeks shadowing, 4 weeks remote delivery, 2 weeks on-site in India), with strong likelihood of follow-on projects in Q1 2026.
Location: Remote (UK/Europe time zone) + 2 weeks in Mumbai, India.
Engagement: Outside IR35 / equivalent (contract assignment).
Overview
We are seeking an Associate Consultant at Senior Analyst / Junior Consultant level (c. 2-4 years' experience in consulting) to support an international business planning transformation programme within the FMCG sector.
The role involves delivering structured project sprints across global markets, working closely with a senior director and global/local client teams.
This is an excellent opportunity for a consultant with early-career experience to gain international exposure, deliver tangible process change, and engage with senior stakeholders across multiple divisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Project Delivery: Support the rollout of an established commercial/business planning methodology across multiple divisions.
- Workshops & Interviews: Conduct structured interviews and workshops with client stakeholders to capture current practices, identify gaps, and co-create improvements.
- Analysis & Reporting: Consolidate findings into clear, structured outputs, identifying variances against the playbook methodology.
- Facilitation: Engage cross-functional client teams, facilitating workshops and ensuring alignment around process/organisational changes.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership teams within client markets.
- Collaboration: Work alongside a senior director to co-lead sprints, alternating between independent client delivery and joint facilitation.
- Flexibility: Operate effectively across time zones (Europe, India, North America, Asia) with adjusted working hours where needed.
Required Experience & Skills
- 2-4 years' experience in management consulting, business transformation, or process optimisation.
- Exposure to FMCG / retail / consumer goods projects (advantageous but not essential).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills (qualitative focus, not heavy quantitative modelling).
- Excellent communication and facilitation skills - able to run interviews and workshops, distil insights, and present to leadership teams.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, sprint-based project environment.
- Fluent in English (other languages not required).
- Willingness to travel internationally (initially Mumbai for 2 weeks).
Engagement Details
- Start Date: 20 October 2025 (shadowing & onboarding).
- Initial Assignment: 8 weeks (with likely extensions into Q1 2026).
- Location: Remote (UK/EU time zone preferred) + travel for client delivery.
- Equipment: Own laptop (MS Teams, Excel, PowerPoint required). A company email domain will be provided.
- Tax Status: Outside IR35 / contractor model.