Bain & Company is an internationally renowned strategic consulting firm. The Associate Partner will join their growing Consumer Products team in Amsterdam. They’ll help executives from major companies solve their strategic challenges. They’ll also manage case delivery, lead, and coach junior colleagues, and establish strong client relationships. 

About Bain & Company

Bain & Company is one of the world’s renowned strategy consulting firms. They apply a rigorous analytical approach to deliver sustainable business solutions for their clients. Global leaders and ambitious change-makers count on Bain to answer their most challenging issues and industry-defining questions. 

Their consultants work in sixty-four cities across thirty-nine countries. They collaborate with clients to help them outperform their competition and achieve outstanding results. Bain values ​​​​​​​​​​interpersonal connections, and their expert case teams work as one with their clients. This collaborative change management approach enables Bain to create a lasting impact. 

“ We stand for bold ideas and extraordinary teams. And we achieve the impossible by collaborating and challenging ourselves and each other to be exceptional every day. ” – Véronique Pauwels, Managing Partner of Bain Amsterdam 

Consumer Products is a primary practice, and the firm works with major organizations. Amsterdam is the central hub for Bain’s Consumer Products division in EMEA. In 2022, the local team comprised seven partners and six associate partners. They achieved double-digit growth in The Netherlands and Europe. Now they’re capitalizing on further growth potential by supplementing their internal talent with experienced external colleagues. 

Vacancy: Associate Partner in Consumer Products

The Associate Partner will join Bain’s Consumer Products team in Amsterdam. They’ll liaise with senior executives of major industrial companies to solve their strategic challenges. This role will join a diverse and internationally oriented team with a significant track record of growth and momentum. 

“ As Associate Partner in Consumer Products, this role will work with top-level executives of Europe’s largest companies with the opportunity to become a partner at one of the most prestigious firms in the world. – Robin Bartling, Bain Partner for Amsterdam’s Consumer Products 

The Associate Partner in Consumer Products will collaborate with leading corporations in personal care, food and beverage, luxury goods, household care, and shoes and apparel. Bain supports their full range of activities, from supply chain to organizational transformation and enterprise technology to sustainability. The new Partner will mainly focus on commercial topics such as brand and portfolio management, revenue management, and route-to-market solutions. Current hot topics in these fields include maximizing revenue by tailoring to more profitable customer segments and directing promotional spending more effectively. They’ll also experiment at scale with media budgets and marketing mix, embed ESG into the brand’s core value proposition, and expand traditional concepts. These range from Design to Value to Design to Sustainability and Value, and leverage possibilities of OpenAI to enhance and transform marketing efforts.

Team development is an essential part of the position. The Associate Partner will oversee Bain’s day-to-day casework clients, to assure superior quality in all materials and interactions. They will lead the team, be the first point of contact for senior client colleagues, and empower professional development of junior consultants. 

The Associate Partner in Consumer Products joins a firm known as one of the world’s best places to work. They will be surrounded by teams and colleagues who challenge, support, and inspire them. And together, they solve challenges that determine the future of individual companies and entire industries. 

Interested?  

Bain is working with Top of Minds to fill this vacancy.
To express your interest, please contact Catherine Visch at catherine.visch@topofminds.com