I have a background in retail, particularly Supply Chain, Pricing, Marketing and Customer Engagement. I help folks on and off in the Exit opportunities bowl and today one person reach out to tell me they got the job as a result of input I had given. Made me feel really happy and would love to help anyone else who needs interview prep help in CPG and Retail. Unfortunately do not have a background in IT so more on business functionality. Also, happy to have other folks who want to help.

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Im interested in this sector and in consulting. I worked in supply chain in industry for CPG and manufacturing companies but later moved onto more social impact roles. But I’m interested in possibly getting back into consulting in these areas. Any advice for which firms to target and how to break back in?

If I am understanding correctly, you want to get into consulting (and not exit it). If so, EY, Deloitte and PWC have solid supply chain groups. A few boutiques like Barkawi come to mind too. Hope this helps. A lot of the big 4 are hiring like crazy so should not be an issue getting an interview or referral.

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Hello! Are you still offering advice? I am not in consulting but work for a Food/Beverage company on the retail side. I’m interested in joining a CPG company.

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