Data Associate

**WHAT MAKES US A GREAT PLACE TO WORK**We are proud to be consistently recognized as one of the world’s best places to work, a champion of diversity and a model of social responsibility. We are currently #1 ranked consulting firm on Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work list and have maintained a spot in the top four on Glassdoor’s list for the last 13 years. We believe that diversity, inclusion, and collaboration is key to building extraordinary teams. We hire people with exceptional talents, abilities and potential, then create an environment where you can become the best version of yourself and thrive both professionally and personally. We are publicly recognized by external parties such as Fortune, Vault, Mogul, Working Mother, Glassdoor, and the Human Rights Campaign for being a great place to work for diversity and inclusion, women, LGBTQ, and parents.**WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH**This full-time hybrid role, based in our Mexico City office, is a key part of Bain’s Consumer Products and Retail Centers of Expertise (CP CoE and Retail CoE) within the Bain Capability Network, collaborating with global leadership, client-facing teams, and end clients to develop and deliver proprietary CP and Retail products and solutions. These solutions aim to answer strategic questions of Bain’s CP and Retail clients relating to brand strategy (consumer needs, assortment, pricing, distribution), revenue growth management (pricing strategy, promotion analytics, profit pools, trade terms), performance improvement, category management, COGS optimization, space optimization, customer analytics, etc.**WHERE YOU’LL FIT WITHIN THE TEAM**As an Associate within the CP CoE or Retail CoE, you will work in teams comprising a mix of Directors, Managers, Projects Leads, Associates, and Analysts, on projects ranging from 3 weeks to 6 months. Delivery models on projects vary from working as part of a broader global Bain case team, working independently with a Bain Associate Partner / Partner, or working directly with end clients.**WHAT YOU’LL DO**- Contribute as a member of the team to build / perform solutions within Consumer Products (F&B, Personal Care, Pet Care, OTC Healthcare, etc.) or Retail (Grocery, Apparel, General Merchandise, e-commerce, B2B retail, etc.) domains.- Own complex workstreams with support from supervisors (Project Leader / Managers / Senior Managers).- Interpret, understand, and break down client requirements into actionable task items for the team.- Execute and deliver outputs to clients by collaborating with peers and overseeing a workstream with 1-2 analysts.- Work with different analytical tools with focus on building expertise in Tableau / Power BI, Alteryx / KNIME, SQL, Python / R, Excel, and PowerPoint.- Ensure timely, high quality, error-free analysis by performing sound data and reality checks.- Generate insights, hypotheses and come up with solutions for pertinent issues.- Lead meaningful and focused meetings, and effectively communicate data, knowledge, insights & implications with clients and Bain stakeholders.- Work well in a team setting, understand the key aspects of delivery and deliver them with direction from senior team members.- Seek and provide actionable feedback in interactions**ABOUT YOU**- Strong academic performance with either an undergraduate or postgraduate degree- 2-5 years of relevant experience in a global multinational corporation, including exposure to management consulting and business analytics with an undergraduate degree, or 0-3 years of relevant experience with a postgraduate degree; Preferably within the Consumer Products or Retail industry.- Strong communications skills, should be able to drive discussions / presentations with senior stakeholders and client maps.- Knowledge of ETL / visualization tools such as Alteryx / KNIME / SQL / Python and Tableau / Power BI.- Proficient with Excel and PowerPoint.- Should be comfortable dealing with uncertainty and changing business requirements within individual and team roles.Preferred:- Statistical modelling experience.- Knowledge of key data sources and metrics pertaining to the Consumer Products or Retail industry, with experience in one or more sub-sectors within Consumer Products/Retail.- Experience with MS Azure/ Amazon Web Service cloud services.- Experience in designing and developing LLM, Gen AI and ML models and systems.