IN_Associate_ Mining & Metals_Fuels & Resources_Advisory_Gurugram

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Job Description:

PwC’s Resources Strategy & Operations team is looking for high-potential Associates to support high-impact consulting engagements. You will work closely with clients to address both strategic and operational challenges including growth strategy, cost optimization, supply chain transformation, process benchmarking, productivity enhancement, and performance improvement.

Responsibilities:

As an Associate, you will be part of a team of professionals with extensive consulting and industry experience. Leveraging your expertise and experience, we anticipate that you will provide valuable insights and solutions to clients in the chemical domain. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Strategy:

• Support growth and diversification strategy engagements, including global market analysis, competitor benchmarking, and opportunity identification.
• Assist in building value strategy, performing opportunity assessment, and crafting a value story by identifying & sizing value/benefits opportunity, estimating cost components, etc., for largescale transformation programs.
• Conduct commercial due diligence, business plan validation, and gotomarket strategy formulation including customer assessment.
• Support clients with developing strategy in supply chain, procurement, and logistics.
• Conduct techno-economic feasibility assessment for investments, process upgrades, and product diversification.
• Support Large-scale Transformation Projects: Support the delivery of end-to-end transformation projects for Mining & Metals clients, involving Align, Innovate, Release, and Evolve phases of a Transformation program.
• Market assessment of Mineral commodities, critical minerals, Global trends, metal recycling and circularity.

Operations:

• Client Collaboration: Work closely with our clients to understand their business needs, challenges, and objectives.
• Requirements Analysis: Conduct comprehensive requirements gathering and analysis with Business Acumen and being users of Enterprise applications.
• Map and assess operations across manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, and logistics functions.
• Support value chain diagnostics, cost take-out, throughput improvement, and asset productivity enhancement projects.
• Conduct operational benchmarking and recommend best practices for process efficiency and digital interventions.
• Analyze KPIs like production, OMS, availability, utilization, yield, cycle time, plant utilization, inventory turnover, etc., and develop performance dashboards.
• Work on lean, Six Sigma, TPM, or Industry 4.0-related initiatives (exposure to tools/methodologies is a plus).

Engagement Support:

• Prepare client-ready deliverables including presentations, models, and reports.
• Conduct primary and secondary research using industry databases and field interviews.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality outputs.

Preferred skill sets:

• 2+ years of relevant experience in mining and metals sector
• Experience of working in a reputable company in the sector or in a consulting firm (Big 4 or Tech Consulting firms)
• Strong understanding of the mining and metals industry or operations
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a structured approach.
• Proficiency in MS Excel (including basic modeling), PowerPoint, and relevant analytics tools.
• Familiarity with tools like SAP, Power BI, Tableau, or digital operations platforms is a plus.
• Familiarity with Industry 4.0 technologies, including automation, digitalization of manufacturing processes, and connected equipment in manufacturing operations is a plus.
• Capable of conducting current state assessments and benchmarking clients' businesses.
• Proficiency in business process mapping for various functions/departments and building flow charts to analyze and eliminate duplicate or inefficient processes is a plus.
• Proficiency in problem-solving, quantitative analysis, and storytelling through PowerPoint and Excel.
• Good communication, interpersonal skills, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Willingness to travel for client engagements across India or abroad.

Mandatory skill sets:

financial modelling, market & strategy, consulting

Years of experience required:

2+ years

Education qualification:

BE/B-Tech/master’s degree in mining/ Mineral/ Metallurgy engineering or Msc Geology Full Time MBA from A lister college is a plus Top tier engineering institutes (IIT, NIT) will be preferred

Education

Degrees/Field of Study required: Master of Business Administration, Bachelor of Engineering

Required Skills

Financial Modeling Software, Strategic Marketing Consulting

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Carbon Accounting, Carbon Footprint, Carbon Offsets, Carbon Pricing and Trading, Climate Change Adaptation Program Design, Climate Change Impacts and Risks, Climate Change Scenarios, Climate Finance, Climate Policy, Climate Reporting, Communication, Emission Trading, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy and Regulation, Energy Transition, Energy Transition Financing and Investment, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Internal Carbon Pricing {+ 5 more}