Alcoa
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New York City,
NY
We are looking for a Project Consultant which can be based in our New York City, Park Avenue office or Alcoa Corporate Center in Pittsburgh, PA. The position is part of the Aloca Program Office. It reports to the Vice President.
The Alcoa Program Office (APO) is accountable for leading and guiding implementation of Alcoa's strategic priorities as defined by the President/COO and the Executive Council. The APO will support Alcoa leaders at corporate and business levels with problem solving and analytical projects to resolve strategic and general management challenges or questions and develop actionable solutions ensuring business impact.
The APO projects may cover a broad range of senior management topics, including strategic competitive and industry analysis; corporate portfolio strategy development, corporate and BU level growth and performance improvement approaches. To effectively complete its mission, the APO requires the capability to form and lead project teams that (1) analyze and create insights into the industries, markets, competitors and Alcoa's businesses, (2) actively identify core business issues and priorities that help inform and shape the senior leadership dialog across Alcoa and (3) develop solutions with Alcoa businesses that can be implemented.
These newly created positions, APO Project Consultant, are similar to consultants or associates in a strategy consulting firm and participate on project teams led by APO Project Managers.
Key responsibilities include:
• Conduct primary and secondary strategic business research and analysis, including survey design, data gathering, basic financial analysis, market analysis, recommendation development, etc.
• Conduct interviews and lead group sessions within client organization
• Provide business insight derived from analysis and conclude required actions
• Work with Project Managers to conceptualize and communicate strategic solutions and achieve results
You must possess:
-- The ability work in a project environment across different assignments and with multiple project managers.
-- A driving curiosity that leads naturally to building fact-based knowledge and insights
-- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively deal with all levels of the APO team and the corporation
-- The capability to handle stressful situations
-- The motivation to learn and advance
-- A strong team focus and willingness to build a high performance work environment\
About Alcoa
• Alcoa is the world leader in the production and management of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina combined, through its active and growing participation in all major aspects of the industry.
• Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering, production and other capabilities of Alcoa's businesses to customers.
• In addition to aluminum products and components including flat-rolled products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, Alcoa also markets Alcoa® wheels, fastening systems, precision and investment castings, and building systems.
• The Company has 63,000 employees in 31 countries and has been named one of the top most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and has been a member of the Dow Jones sustainability Index for seven consecutive years.
• Alcoa makes a very sustainable product: more than 70% of the aluminum ever produced is still in use, equaling 586 million metric tons of a total 806 million metric tons manufactured since 1886.
Basic Qualifications * Bachelor’s degree
* 3-5 years of business experience
Preferred Qualifications * MBA
* with minimum of one year business experience
New York City, NY
New York City, New York
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