Strategy & Value Creation Associate at Robert Walters

About the job

• A diversified consumer-focused group in Lagos, Nigeria is conducting a confidential search for a Strategy & Value Creation Associate to support its ongoing transformation and growth agenda. The successful candidate will partner closely with senior leadership on high‑impact initiatives spanning strategy, operations, performance improvement and commercial optimisation.

Job Responsibilities

• Conduct deep strategic reviews of business units and categories
• Deliver rigorous market, competitor and pricing analyses
• Build financial and strategic cases for expansion into new markets or adjacencies
• Identify margin, cost and operational improvement opportunities
• Evaluate new product and channel opportunities to accelerate growth
• Contribute to synergy capture and integration across portfolio companies
• Lead diagnostic work across supply chain, manufacturing or distribution
• Develop dashboards, KPIs and reporting rhythms to strengthen accountability
• Benchmark internal capabilities against consumer/PE-backed global peers
• Support portfolio performance reviews and strategic prioritisation
• Analyse cross-portfolio capability requirements and scale opportunities
• Contribute to operating model development and process codification, including tech‑enabled improvements

Candidate Requirements

• 4–8 years’ experience in strategy consulting, private equity, portfolio operations or scaling organisations
• Strong analytical skills; comfort navigating ambiguity
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management
• Execution-focused, resourceful and adaptable to fast‑paced environments
• Experience in consumer goods is helpful but not required