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Alvarez & Marsal | Consumer and Retail Group (CRG)

Position: Summer Consultant

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a premier independent global professional services firm specializing in providing turnaround management, restructuring, performance improvement and corporate advisory services.

Established five years ago, A&M's Consumer & Retail Group continues to experience high growth. A&M's Consumer and Retail Group combines the best of A&M's bias toward action and practicality with deep industry experience from bringing together management consultants and operators.

Our purpose is to translate our experience, innovative thinking and bias for action into tangible results for our clients, putting them on the right side of this disruption, and positioning them for long term success.

The work we do:

• Growth Strategy & Implementation


• Large Scale Transformation


• M&A, Carve-out and Post-Merger Integration


• Operations


• Merchandising & Assortment Optimization


• Interim Leadership

We are seeking:

• An ideal Summer Consultant background includes functional expertise and a demonstrated interest in consumer and/or retail sectors. Consulting experience is valued (but not necessary)


• Candidates with an entrepreneurial mindset, creativity, intellectual curiosity and a wide range of passions and backgrounds


• Individuals who demonstrate adaptability to new assignments, systems, and tools, possess the ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently, meet deadlines under pressure, and maintain a strong sense of humor

The Internship Experience:

Our mission is to provide our interns with a glimpse into what it's like to be a CRG Consultant while building and strengthening a consulting toolkit to set interns up for long term career success.

CRG Interns:

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  Receive Training: 1 Week of onboarding bootcamp and training to develop quantitative and qualitative skills


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  Experience Client Projects: Interns spend the bulk of their summer collaborating with CRG consulting teams on high-impact projects, while getting exposure to clients and senior leadership


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  Gain Mentorship: CRG has an apprenticeship model on project teams alongside 1-on-1 coaching through the summer with a mentor

Develop and Expand Network: Interns participate in events during the summer to foster networking and engagement within CRG and greater A&M

Candidate Qualifications:

• Studying for an Undergraduate degree from a top university


• Relevant experience, Consumer or Retail-related business or consulting in a professional services firm environment preferred / or corporate positions with a financial and operational focus


• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Access, and Excel


• Strong technical acumen and comfortable working with complex data sets


• Attention to detail and ability to synthesize complex analysis and identify implications


• Creative problem solving, ability to develop new tools, methodologies and approaches


• Exposure to / experience with proposal development, strong commercial instincts and interest


• Advanced verbal / written communication and presentation skills


• Open to +/- 50% travel M-F

The Intern Salary is a monthly base of $8,333.33. Interns are not eligible to participate in Alvarez & Marsal's fringe benefits programs. Click here for more information regarding A&M's benefits programs.

Application Deadline:

Alvarez & Marsal recruits on an ongoing basis. Candidates are considered as they apply, until the opportunity is filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply expeditiously to any role(s) that they are qualified for and that are of interest to them.

Who will you be working with?

We are not a typical consulting firm. We are a group of entrepreneurial professionals who embody the A&M Core Values -inclusive diversity, integrity, quality, objectivity, fun and personal reward while delivering a tailored and scalable approach to working with private equity, hedge fund, and corporate clients. We present you with opportunities, not a playbook, and we reward you based on performance, not your tenure.

How will you grow and be supported?

As a demonstration of A&M's strong commitment to its people, we offer benefits to support your career, personal and professional developments. This includes performance-based career progression and promotion process, high quality practice-wide training programs, a global mobility program, rotation opportunities in other practice areas, employee resource groups, and a health and wellness program. Click here to learn about our commitment to your well-being.

A&M recognizes that our people fuel our growth, and you and your team will be provided with the best available training and development resources, as well as networking opportunities. Click here to learn more about why A&M is a great place to work.

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