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As an Associate in BRG's Retail Performance Improvement (RPI) practice, you'll work alongside experienced consultants to help retailers, consumer brands, and private equity clients solve some of their most complex operational and financial challenges. From day one, you'll contribute to projects that drive measurable impactimproving profitability, optimizing operations, and supporting value creation across the retail and consumer ecosystem.

RPI teams partner with clients ranging from Fortune 500 retailers and CPG companies to private equity sponsors and portfolio companies. Our work spans strategy, cost transformation, supply chain, merchandising, store operations, omnichannel performance, and enterprise executionalways with a focus on turning insight into action.

Your role will combine analytical problem-solving, structured thinking, and clear communication, while giving you a front-row seat to how consulting teams work with clients in dynamic environments.

Your work as an Associate may include:

• Analyzing financial and operational data to identify cost savings, performance gaps, and improvement opportunities
• Building and maintaining financial models, forecasts, and value capture frameworks
• Conducting market, competitor, and operational research across retail and consumer sectors
• Translating analysis into clear, client-ready presentations, data visualizations, and written deliverables
• Contributing to diagnostics related to supply chain, merchandising, store operations, labor, pricing, or omnichannel performance
• Partnering with consultants and client teams to support workstreams and deliverables from concept through implementation
• Leveraging AI tools to accelerate research, analysis, and problem-solvingwhile applying judgment about when and how AI adds the most value

Your Impact and Growth

• Hands-On Learning: Gain real consulting experience through project-based work, mentorship, and on-the-job coaching
• Apprenticeship Model: Learn directly from consultants and leaders with deep industry and functional expertise
• Meaningful Ownership: Your contributions matterAssociates are trusted with real responsibility on day one
• Professional Development: Build core consulting skills in problem-solving, communication, financial modeling, and executive-ready analysis
• AI-Enabled Workflow: Develop fluency with generative AI tools and learn how to integrate them into your daily consulting workflowresponsibly and effectively

Who You Are

• Education: Progress toward a Bachelor's degree in mathematics, operations research, business, economics, finance, industrial engineering, or a related field. A GPA of 3.6 or higher is highly desirable.
• Experience: 02 years of prior work or internship experience. Experience in retail, direct-to-consumer, or consumer goodsthrough internships, coursework, or extracurricular projectsis preferred.
• Technical Skills: Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills required. Experience with SQL, Python, R, Tableau, Alteryx, or other analytical tools is a plus, but curiosity and willingness to learn matter most.
• AI Fluency: Comfort leveraging generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude) to accelerate research, drafting, analysis, and problem-solvingwith an understanding of how to apply them responsibly in a professional context.
• Problem-Solving Mindset: Ability to structure ambiguous problems, analyze large data sets, and think logically about solutions.
• Collaboration & Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly present findings to teammates and clients.
• Adaptability & Initiative: Comfortable working in a dynamic environment, taking ownership of tasks, managing multiple priorities, and learning through feedback.

Why Join Us?

• Work on high-impact retail and consumer transformation projects
• Learn from consultants with deep industry and functional expertise
• Build a strong foundation for a career in consulting, strategy, or operations
• Experience a collaborative, supportive, and high-performance culture
• Receive competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits

If you're ready to challenge yourself, grow faster than you ever imagined, and build a career where your work makes a differencewe want to hear from you!

Salary Range: $80,000$110,000

Location: Retail Performance Improvement (RPI) Associates may be aligned to BRG offices across the U.S. and may travel to client sitesboth local and non-localas needed. Expected client travel is up to 80%.

Work Authorization: Candidate must be able to submit verification of his/her legal right to work in the United States, without company sponsorship now or in the future.

Eligibility: The Associate position is a full-time consulting staff role. This position is for candidates with an expected graduation date between Spring 2027 and Summer 2027.

About BRG

BRG combines world-leading academic credentials with world-tested business expertise and purpose-built emerging technologies. Our culture centers on agility and connectivity which sets us apart and gets you ahead.

BRG is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender, national origin, age, United States military veteran status, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, family structure, medical condition including genetic characteristics or information, veteran status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law.