International Growth Practice - Manager

About the Team 

Headquartered in Singapore, PwC’s International Growth Practice is a global team supporting organizations to address their internationalization ambitions, whilst achieving rebalanced and resilient growth strategies. We are a truly global team, with satellite offices in Europe and the United States, made up of individuals from over 15 nationalities that reflects our diverse and extensive cross-country and multi-industry experience. 

The practice caters to a wide array of problem statements ranging from international market expansion, global location assessment, international supply chain transformation, international talent strategy, intra-regional trade flow analysis and strategic point of view development. Our global team focuses on several sectors including healthcare and pharmaceuticals, industrial manufacturing, automotive , consumer goods, telecoms, media and technology, financial services as well as government and global institutions. For more information about PwC’s International Growth Practice, please visit our website: www.pwc.com/internationalgrowth 

About the role  

We are looking for experienced candidates with demonstrable experience from at least one (1) or more of the areas listed below: 

• Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals 

• Industrial Manufacturing 

• Automotive 

• Consumer Goods 

• Media and Technology 

• People and Organisation 

Responsibilities 

• Develop expansion strategies for clients from the sector seeking international expansion or to realign their existing supply chain and production footprints to being more rebalanced and resilient. 

• Typical engagements will focus on developing in depth analysis and insights for: 

• Market expansion strategies (Where to play) – market, consumer and competitor assessments as well as product and services analysis 

• Market entry scenarios (How to win) – Channel strategies, operating model design, partner evaluation and selection. 

• Global and regional site selection for new HQs, R&D sites, manufacturing / production plants 

• Global talent assessments, to assess the availability of talent for growth strategies 

• Supplier portfolio realignment, identifying and assessing suppliers to meet the needs of realigned supply chains and manufacturing. 

• Strategic points of view focused on international growth 

• Provide points of view for publication on opportunities and challenges of global trade and internationalization 

• Lead bespoke client discussions and workshops to senior executives of corporate organizations and governments. 

• Engage in business development and client pursuit efforts-Develop global relationships and build a pipeline of inbound and outbound projects to sell and deliver 

• Work closely with PwC’s global network of teams and connect relevant expertise in PwC to address clients’ unique business challenges  

• Establish strong international network of external stakeholders including clients and industry associations and participate in regional and international conferences and client events 

About you 

• 8 + years of relevant experience working in our target sectors in either a management consulting setting or within industry in strategy or general management role. 

• Growth markets experience (E.g. Southeast Asia, China, India, Middle East, Latin America, Africa and CEE) 

• Strong experience in delivering on client engagement with multiple stakeholders and teams in different countries   

• Experienced in managing data collection and analysis and resourceful with excellent research and analytical skills; can transform quantitative and qualitative data into insights relating to country, sector and consumer trends, competitive intelligence 

• Possess credentials in business development and sales with ability to develop insightful presentations to support proposals, client discussions and business development pursuits 

• Thrives in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment 

• Possess strong communication and presentation skills 

• Team player comfortable with working in a multicultural and diverse global team