Manager / Senior Manager – Strategy and Operations (manufacturing, industry, trade)

At PwC, strategy consulting focuses on providing strategic guidance and insights to organizations, analyzing market trends, assessing business performance, and developing recommendations. This role involves analyzing client needs, offering consulting services across strategic areas, and supporting clients in developing and implementing effective strategies. You will drive business development in Slovenia and SEE, prepare client proposals, build strong relationships with key decision-makers, and lead projects focused on business model transformation, operational excellence, supply chain optimization, and digitalization, including AI.

Must Have

• Drive business development in Slovenia and SEE, focusing on manufacturing sectors.
• Prepare proposals and solutions for clients.
• Build strong relationships with key decision-makers at management level.
• Lead projects focused on business model transformation, commercial transformation, operational excellence, supply chain optimization, and digitalization (traditional and AI).
• Combine strategic thinking with practical execution for sustainable transformation, innovation, and growth.
• Collaborate with PwC teams regionally and globally.
• Mentor and train junior team members.
• 4-8 years of experience in consulting and industry, preferably in manufacturing, industry, trade.
• Proven successful project management of operational improvements and transformation projects.
• Understanding of industrial modernization trends (automation, Industry 4.0, digitized supply chain).
• Analytical, conceptual, and interpersonal skills.
• Proactive and solution-oriented approach.
• Strong leadership skills for project work and team management.
• Experience in leading complex initiatives.
• Master's degree in business or technical sciences.
• Fluent in English and Slovenian (spoken and written).
• Willingness to travel occasionally within SEE for client meetings.

Good to Have

• MBA and/or PhD
• Fluency in other SEE languages

Perks & Benefits

• Opportunity to co-create the future of industrial, manufacturing, trade, and export sectors in Slovenia and SEE.
• Work on challenging projects for leading companies and public institutions.
• Attractive benefits package.
• Continuous regional and international exposure.
• Opportunity to shape and expand the regional team in SEE.
• Collaboration with global PwC experts.
• Access to state-of-the-art methodologies.
• Mentorship and coaching programs for continuous professional development.
• Permanent contract with a 6-month probationary period.

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in strategy consulting focus on providing strategic guidance and insights to organisations. They analyse market trends, assess business performance, and develop recommendations to help clients achieve their goals. These individuals work closely with clients to identify opportunities for growth, optimise operations, and enhance overall business performance.

As a corporate and business strategy consultant at PwC, you will analyse client needs, provide consulting services across different strategic areas, and offer guidance and support to help clients develop and implement effective strategies that align with their business objectives and drive growth.

At PwC in Slovenia and the Southeast Europe (SEE) region, we combine global expertise with local insights to help companies and institutions overcome complex challenges and seize new opportunities. As part of a leading global network of professional services, we offer a dynamic environment where innovation, collaboration, and growth are at the heart of everything we do. If you are passionate about shaping the future of the manufacturing, industrial, and trade sectors in Slovenia and Southeast Europe, this is your opportunity.

Location: Ljubljana, part of PwC's consulting practice for Southeast Europe (covering Slovenia, Croatia, BiH, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, Bulgaria, and North Macedonia)

What you will do

• Promote business development in Slovenia and SEE, with an emphasis (primarily, but not exclusively) on manufacturing sectors (including automotive industry, industrial manufacturing, advanced technologies, and trade).
• Prepare proposals and solutions for clients, from public institutions to leading industrial and energy companies.
• Build strong relationships with key decision-makers at management level and understand complex client requirements.
• Lead projects focused on business model transformation, commercial transformation, operational excellence, supply chain optimization, and digitalization, both traditionally and using artificial intelligence.
• Combine strategic thinking with practical execution to help companies achieve sustainable transformation, innovation, and growth.
• Collaborate with PwC teams in the CEE region, Europe, and globally to bring international best practices to local markets.
• Mentor and train junior team members to develop consulting and industry competencies.

What we expect from you

• 4–8 years of experience in consulting and industry, preferably in manufacturing, industry, trade, or related sectors.
• Proven successful project management of operational improvements and transformation projects is desirable.
• Understanding of industrial modernization trends (automation, Industry 4.0, digitized supply chain).
• Ability to combine a global perspective with local knowledge to achieve tangible results.
• Analytical, conceptual, and interpersonal skills with a proactive and solution-oriented approach; strong leadership skills for project work and team management, and experience in leading complex initiatives.
• Master's degree in business or technical sciences (MBA and/or PhD is an advantage).
• Fluent in English and Slovenian (spoken and written), and possibly other SEE languages.
• Willingness to travel occasionally within SEE for client meetings.

What we offer

• Opportunity to co-create the future of the industrial, manufacturing, trade, and export sectors in Slovenia and the SEE region.
• Work on challenging projects for leading companies and public institutions.
• Attractive benefits package and continuous regional and international exposure.
• Opportunity to shape and expand the regional team in SEE.
• Collaboration with global PwC experts and access to state-of-the-art methodologies.
• Mentorship and coaching programs for continuous professional development.
• Permanent contract with a 6-month probationary period.