Job Description

Line of Service Internal Firm Services

Industry/Sector Not Applicable

Specialism Organisation Strategy

Management Level Senior Associate

& Summary We believe that challenges are better solved together. That's why you'll join a diverse, global community of solvers - an unexpected mix of people that come together to build trust in society and solve important problems. With us, you are encouraged to lead with your heart and values, and where your unique skills are developed and put to work in unexpected and exciting ways, superpowered by technology.

What the PwC International Growth Practice does:
Headquartered in Singapore, PwC's International Growth Practice is a global team supporting organisations to address their internationalisation 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

In order to support continued growth with our Japanese client base, we are looking for experienced candidates with business proficiency in the Japanese language who bring demonstrable experience from at least one (1) or more of the sectors listed below:

• Healthcare and Pharmaceutical
• Industrial Manufacturing
• Automotive
• Consumer Goods
• Telecoms. Media and Technology
• Financial Services
• Government and Global Institutions

This will be a role where there will be opportunities to work across sectors with both Japanese and non-Japanese companies alike to help them to expand, grow and transform internationally.

• Be a high impact team member supporting our portfolio of client projects inside and outside Japan driving expansion strategies for companies who are either:

• (a) seeking international expansion into a new market or region (E.g. from Japan into South East Asia) or;
• (b) exploring realignment of 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

• In addition, support client discussions and workshops with senior executives of corporate organisations and governments.
• Engage in business development and client pursuit efforts (with Japanese and non-Japanese clients)
• 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

• 3-4 years of relevant experience working in our target sectors in either a management consulting setting or within industry in strategy or general management role
• International working experience in key global markets (E.g. South East Asia, Japan, US, UK, China, Germany etc.)
• Experience delivering client consulting projects with multiple stakeholders and teams in different countries
• Be fully business proficient or native in the Japanese language - i.e. demonstrable ability to read, write and conduct client meetings and interviews in Japanese.
• 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
• Possesses ability to develop insightful presentations to support proposals, client discussions and business development pursuits
• Thrives in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment
• Possesses strong communication and presentation skills
• Team player comfortable with working in a multi-cultural and diverse global team
• Strong ability to communicate in spoken and written English

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Travel Requirements Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship? Yes

Government Clearance Required? No

Job Posting End Date December 31, 2022