Senior Analyst - BCG Vantage, Indirect Procurement in Retail

Senior Analyst – BCG Vantage

Locations: New York | Washington | Boston

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What You'll Do

As a Senior Analyst – BCG Vantage on our Client Focus path within BCG's Consumer Practice Area, you will work in a growing global team, delivering value to clients via individual expertise and/or institutionalized BCG Vantage assets (products, tools, data, workshops, frameworks, surveys, domain-specific data and related expertise, etc.). You will contribute on cases and proposals by contributing relevant analysis and insights and help case teams create strong impact for the client. While contributing to client cases, workshops and proposals, occasional travel to serve clients onsite during staffing assignments is expected to understand client requirements, and design / develop solutions.

You will support commercialization efforts for the topic/sector working, in conjunction with business leaders, through contributing analysis and insights to proposals, client workshops and marketing materials. Additionally, as a Senior Analyst – BCG Vantage, you will contribute to developing intellectual property & assets for the business and assist in onboarding and training junior colleagues based on your topic/sector expertise.

The candidate is expected to have deep understanding of the Indirect/GNFR procurement process. Experience should Include: deep knowledge of strategic sourcing, category management, contract negotiations and commercial structuring (RFP design and execution), cost modeling & TCO analysis, supplier performance and risk management, and Indirect Procurement System understanding (Jaggaer and Coupa), and bid analysis.

BCG's Consumer Practice is one of the firm's largest industry practice areas and keeps growing continuously across all regions. BCG's Consumer practice creates breakthrough innovations for clients in the three sectors: consumer goods, retail, and fashion & luxury.

You're Good At

• Ability to work autonomously and with a strong entrepreneurial thinking spirit. The candidate will need to develop a strong business-building focus in order to effectively operate/influence stakeholders in an international matrix organization and identify where the Vantage Team can be involved to better support case teams
• Consulting skills and approach will be key to succeed in the role when supporting case teams; deep knowledge of Excel modeling and PowerPoint required
• Solving client problems through formulating relevant research and/or analytical approaches in retail indirect procurement
• Communicating with case teams and clients team members, in a credible and confident way
• Working collaboratively and effectively in a group dynamic often virtual, proficient in agile ways of working
• Being flexible and bringing a curious and creative mindset, open to new things and able to propose innovative ideas
• Navigating complexity and ambiguity

What You'll Bring

• Strong end-to-end understanding of the indirect/GNFR procurement process, including strategic sourcing, RFP design and execution, contract negotiations and commercial structuring, cost modeling and total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis, supplier performance management, and bid evaluation.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of retail economics and cost structures, with the ability to translate procurement initiatives into tangible P&L impact, including margin expansion, working capital improvement, and recurring cost savings.
• Experience building and analyzing spend cubes, conducting detailed spend diagnostics, and applying benchmarking and advanced analytics to identify cost, demand, and process optimization opportunities.
• Highly proficient in Excel and PowerPoint and have experience using business intelligence and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Alteryx, or similar) to synthesize complex data into clear, actionable insights for senior stakeholders.
• Familiar with procurement management systems such as Jaggaer, Coupa, or similar platforms, and understand how digital tools and AI-enabled solutions can enhance sourcing effectiveness, negotiation outcomes, and spend transparency.
• 2+ years of consulting experience in relevant Indirect procurement required; candidates with consulting experience strongly preferred
• In lieu of consulting experience, 3+ years minimum industry experience in Indirect procurement required; 4-6+ years of industry experience strongly preferred
• Bachelor's Degree required (advanced degree preferred)
• Fluency in English
• Strong business acumen and problem-solving capabilities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Who You'll Work With

As a Senior Analyst – BCG Vantage on our Client Focus path, you will work face to face with clients and with BCG Project Leaders, Associates and Consultants. In the period between cases, 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 a diverse pool of BCG Vantage positions that allow us to pursue exciting, innovative BCG Vantage careers.

Additional info

BCG Vantage is a powerhouse of expertise, seamlessly embedded within Practice Areas and markets to drive extraordinary impact. It equips BCG case teams and clients with cutting-edge expertise, proprietary assets, actionable data, and transformative insights that empower our case teams and enable our clients to achieve their aspirations.

With global experts across 20 Practices, covering more than 100 topics, sectors and offers, plus four focused geographic markets, BCG Vantage delivers unparalleled depth and breadth of insight & expertise.

BCG Vantage consists of three career paths, each playing a crucial role in delivering value to clients, case teams and practice teams.

• Client Focus (Embedded Expertise)
  • Integrates into client-facing teams to deliver direct client impact through expertise, know-how, and proprietary tools and assets
• Topic Activation (Sector Expertise with Proprietary Tool & Data Solutions)
  • Combines deep domain insights with our know-how and proprietary assets to address targeted challenges directly with clients and project teams; co-creates insights on industry trends and functional topics, proprietary data and tools, and teams to codify IP that all enables BCG to deliver excellent business value with its clients
• Research (Practice Topic and Sector-Aligned Research and Insights)
  • Delivers actionable research and insights tailored to the client project's needs; works with qualitative and quantitative data, conducts research and provides synthesized results from sources including commercial data, public and open source, company and industry research, macro-economic, commodities and trade data

*** For US locations only ***

In the US, we have a compensation transparency approach.

Total compensation for this role includes base salary, annual discretionary performance bonus, retirement contribution, and a market leading benefits package described below. • The base salary range for this role in Chicago is $115,700.00 - $119,500.00

This is an estimated range, however, specific base salaries within the range depend on various factors such as experience and skill set. It is not common for new BCG employees to be hired at the high-end of the salary range. BCG regularly reviews its ranges to ensure market competitiveness.

In addition to your base salary, your total compensation will include a bonus of up to 24% and a generous retirement contribution that starts at 5% and moves to 10% after 2 years.

All of our plans provide best in class coverage: • Zero dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children • Low $10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs • Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 in orthodontia benefits • Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually • Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities • Fully vested Profit Sharing Retirement Fund contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not, plus the option for employees to make personal contributions to a 401(k) plan • Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement • Generous paid time off including 12 holidays per year, an annual office closure between Christmas and New Years, and 15 vacation days per year (earned at 1.25 days per month) • Paid sick time on an as needed basis