Management Consulting Associate – Consumer and Retail

Job Description

CRG Management Consulting Associate (Full Time Campus Hiring), Consumer and Retail Group | Alvarez & Marsal

The Tone:
This is a full-time, campus hiring role for Alvarez & Marsal, a global consulting firm with over 10,000 professionals in more than 40 countries, requiring extensive client-site travel. Alvarez & Marsal builds tailored and scalable solutions for private equity, hedge fund, and corporate clients, focusing on a hands-on approach to problem-solving. This role matters because it allows driven individuals to make a direct impact on clients, assisting them in reaching their full potential and shaping the consulting industry.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Client-site based, extensive travel required
• Pay: $100000–$115000 annually
• Team: Vertically focused management consulting practice within the Consumer & Retail Group, working with CRG consultants and senior leadership.
• Mission: Solve clients’ complex problems and assist them in building practical, real solutions to reach their potential.
• Tech Stack: Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Access

What You’ll Actually Do
• Train: Participate in an onboarding bootcamp and training programs to develop essential quantitative and qualitative skills.
• Collaborate: Engage in real client projects, working alongside CRG consultants and interacting directly with clients and senior leadership.
• Learn: Benefit from CRG’s hands-on apprenticeship model, receiving 1-on-1 coaching from a dedicated mentor.
• Network: Connect with CRG and Alvarez & Marsal professionals through curated events to build meaningful relationships and career connections.
• Contribute: Support client engagements involving growth strategy, large scale transformation, M&A, operations, merchandising, digital & analytics, and program management.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Undergraduate or non-MBA master’s degree from a top university, suitable for campus hiring with graduation dates between December 2026 and July 2027.
• Experience: Prior internship or relevant experience in consumer/retail business, consulting, or corporate roles with a financial/operational focus. Willingness to travel up to 70% (Monday–Friday) is required.
• Skills: Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Access; analytical and data-fluent, capable of distilling complex insights into clear actions; creative problem-solver skilled in building tools and streamlining processes; commercially minded with experience in proposal development; polished communicator with strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Bonus: Intellectually curious and driven; thinks in structured, hypothesis-driven ways; self-starter who takes ownership and shows resilience; collaborative team player who listens actively and influences through logic; clear and composed communicator who adapts to the audience and stays calm under pressure.