Performance & Cost Improvement Consultant

About the Role

Deloitte's Strategy & Transactions team guides clients through critical moments and transformational initiatives, offering end-to-end support in areas such as valuation modeling, cost optimization, restructuring, business design and transformation, infrastructure and real estate, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and sustainability. The Performance & Cost Improvement (P&CI) team, within Performance Improvement & Restructuring (PI&R), helps clients improve performance, manage costs, and operate more effectively by evaluating and executing initiatives that improve cost structure, cash flow, and enterprise value.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze operational, financial, and market data to identify value creation, cost optimization, and performance improvement opportunities.
• Support the development of business cases, pricing analyses, and financial models tailored to client objectives.
• Plan and support transformation engagements across industries, including coordinating workstreams, managing scope changes, and tracking progress against engagement objectives.
• Work with client stakeholders to assess issues, develop strategic recommendations, and prepare deliverables that align to engagement requirements.
• Serve as a liaison between business needs and technology-enabled solutions to support implementation and execution.
• Contribute to proposal development and other practice-building activities, as requested.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product.
• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships.
• Ability to lead projects or workstreams.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to provide clear guidance to others.
• Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, Visual Basic, Tableau, or similar tools.
• Ability to travel 50%, on average.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• 2+ years of experience in management consulting in operations improvement, transformation, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) integration, or business process reengineering focused on cost reduction or growth strategy.
• 2+ years of experience in financial analysis using data from multiple sources to assess value creation opportunities.
• 2+ years of experience developing models using Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Access, Visual Basic, Tableau, or similar tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree.
• Experience serving corporate and private equity clients.
• Experience developing business cases, pricing analyses, or complex financial analyses.
• Experience creating executive-level presentations and client deliverables using Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Visio.
• Experience with data visualization or analytics tools such as Tableau.
• Experience supporting proposal development.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel and analytics tools to support analysis and recommendations.
• Experience mentoring junior team members.