Junior Consultant - Graduate in P&R Consulting

What makes Cognizant a unique place to work? The combination of rapid growth and an international and innovative environment! This is creating a lot of opportunities for people like YOU - people with an ambitious spirit who want to make a difference in this world.

We live a model infused with a distinct culture of high customer satisfaction, consistently delivering positive relationships, true transformation, efficiencies, and business results.

Be one of our change-makers and join our success story!

Junior Consultant

Graduate in P&R Consulting (m/f/d)

Location: Zuric, Switzerland

Program start date: 01 September 2024

The Opportunity

We are looking for an exceptional Junior Consultant to join our strong Product & Resources (P&R) consulting team within our Cognizant Consulting practice serving Fortune 500 clients in Switzerland.

The P&R practice covers various areas including, RCGTH (Retail, Consumer Goods, Travel & Hospitality) & MLEU (Manufacturing, Logistics, Energy & Utilities). In this consulting practice, you will be exposed to projects across these diverse industries and have an opportunity to develop your skills and expertise.

You bring strategic thinking combined with problem-solving skills and passion for Digitalization and Business Transformation, proven problem-solving and collaboration skills combined with stellar university education (Master’s degree preferred) combining business, technology and/or industry knowledge in any domain in the P&R sector – Manufacturing, Logistics, Energy & Utilities, Consumer Goods and/or Retail.

Your Key Result Areas

• Support clients on their Digital journey by analyzing business problems and create value by providing recommendations on business-critical problems
• Contribute to all phases of Digital Transformation projects by applying state-of-art techniques, such as Design Thinking, Agile, Business Model Innovation, Change Adoption and more
• Develop advisory experience in one or more industry sectors: Manufacturing, Logistics, Energy & Utilities, Consumer Goods and/or Retail
• Assist the consulting team in preparing strategic business proposals and recommendations in Digital and Business transformation
• Contribute to the development of the Swiss Consulting practice
• Represent Cognizant in forums & industry events along with seniors from the practice and support efforts on thought leadership and showcasing advisory work of the organization
• Create partnerships with own universities to increase Cognizant's market reach and to drive Cognizant Consulting brand awareness
• Build your professional network on the Swiss market

Your Qualification

• Master’s degree from a Swiss top university with strong academic record combining business, technology and ideally industry knowledge in Manufacturing, Logistics, Energy & Utilities, Consumer Goods and/or Retail.
• Graduation completed in the last 2 years
• Fluent German & English language
• Academic exposures or internship or work experience in Digital, Strategy, and Innovation
• Positive attitude, team spirit, flexible personality, and ability to cope with fast-paced and innovative business environments
• Strategic thinking combined with problem-solving skills, passion for Digitalization and interest for development in the P&R sector
• Outstanding communication and cross-cultural skills combined with proactive attitude, exceptional intellectual and analytical curiosity
• Team-orientation and collaborative approach
• Ability to travel within Europe based on client engagement

What You can expect

• A comprehensive graduate program with graduates from all over Europe, providing everything to set up your career for success
• A permanent contract right from the start
• Competitive compensation which includes paid healthcare
• The possibility to be involved in client projects in other industries
• Competent guidance by an advisor and a mentor assigned during your graduate journey
• Educational trainings for enhancing your consulting, technology and soft skills that enable you to grow to your full potential
• The opportunity to make an impact on societies globally
• The chance to contribute on shaping the future of world-leading organizations

Our strength is built on our ability to work together. Our many backgrounds offer different perspectives and new ways of thinking. It encourages lively discussions, inspires thought leadership, and helps us build better solutions for our clients. We are looking for someone who thrives in this setting and is inspired to craft significant solutions through fruitful collaboration.

About Cognizant Consulting

Our mission is to help clients accelerate their Digital Business Transformation as they move beyond a focus on cost efficiencies (doing Digital) to driving top line revenue growth (being Digital).

Our value proposition is a client-centric partnership to:

• Identify and achieve growth targets, reinvent enterprises and re-think business models
• Catalyze innovation and incubate new next generation technologies
• Orchestrate digital transformation and deliver disruptive capabilities
• Re-wire business operations, deliver cost optimization and efficiency gains
• With the global footprint, localized reach and innovative digital advisory service portfolio, Cognizant Consulting is the global advisory arm of Cognizant and a trusted partner to leading global organizations on their Digital Business Transformation journey.