Job Purpose
The Business Consultant is a seasoned business professional responsible for delivering strategic consulting services to clients across various industries. This role requires a deep understanding of business operations to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation. The Business Consultant will lead cross-functional teams, manage complex client engagements, and drive measurable business outcomes by providing high-impact solutions that enhance organizational efficiency, profitability, and growth.
You will act as a trusted advisor to C-suite executives and senior management, working collaboratively to solve complex business problems, implement change, and deliver sustainable results. Your ability to blend strategic insights with operational execution will be critical in helping clients meet their goals.
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Accountabilities
- Happy Client
- Healthy Project
- Everyone looks good
- Client has Matured
Responsibilities
Project Management
- Delivery of client project work for broad group of industries and technologies
- Keeping the project organized, on time, on budget, and on scope
- Ensuring the end goal is clear, documented, and everyone is moving in the same direction
- Working closely with Meira team members and client stakeholders to deliver project scope
- Motivating and inspiring people to get things done
Process Analysis
- Uncovering, clarifying, and documenting current state
- Analyzing for waste, risk, and redundancy to improve the flow of a business
- Identifying solutions, systems, and tools that will create positive change
Technology Transformation
- Analyzing the technology landscape for opportunities
- Identifying solutions that will help make better, faster business decisions (through data) and transform a business’ ability to make their customers exceptionally happy
Client Support
- Building strong, trusted relationships with clients
- Guiding and supporting clients in difficult decisions
- Making the experience enjoyable and fun
Other
- Researching new practices, concepts, and technologies, bringing them forward to the team, and implementing the ideas that bring value to our clients
- Duties and responsibilities as assigned from time to time by Meira management.
Salaried Position
This is a salaried position with a range of $90,000-$110,000.
Key Requirements
Meira team members have wide and varied backgrounds, ranging from education to medical, and from mining to construction. We’re keen to find people with varied experience who can bring a fresh perspective and increase our collective knowledge base.
This role requires:
5+ years of experience in an operational role
- Manufacturing / assembly
- Warehouse / inventory management
- Distribution / supply chain management
Strong business acumen across functional areas
- Master of Business Administration an asset
Experience in process design and process mapping
- Lean certification an asset
Experience in project execution / IT project management
- PMP, Agile, or Waterfall certification is an asset
Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written
- Native level English a requirement
Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
Critical thinking and sound judgement
Proven experience directly managing direct reports an asset
Why we exist
Meira is made up of a team of helpful, passionate, resourceful people who love all things business. With all the complexities of business, the vast amount of information available, and all the possible solutions out there, we pride ourselves in being able to figure out the best solutions for our clients. We cut through the fog and help clients get where they want to be faster and with fewer headaches and restless nights along the way. We’re there to make it easy and fun, even when things are rough.
To keep this true, we look for people who share our values.
We leave our ego at the door
- We recognize that our clients are the expert in their business
- Our job is to provide ideas, methodologies, concepts, and guidance to help the client succeed
- We bring positive vibes, energy, and make the process fun
We are avid learners
- We seek out and create cutting edge business knowledge, concepts, and methodologies and bring them to our clients
- We stay on top of technology trends and advancements
We teach
- We are there to make things better for people and businesses, to craft workable, permanent solutions, and teach them what we know
We measure our integrity by our behavior
- We recommend what is best for the client, not Meira or ourselves
- We are with our clients to provide value, not bill hours
- We are accountable for the quality of our work
Why working here is great
We’re a fun, happy team of smart, driven people.
Some perks:
- Three weeks' vacation; two weeks at your discretion and a week off for us all between Xmas and new years
- Work-life balance; 40-hour work week, seriously
- A beautiful, bright office in Vancouver
- Awesome clients across a broad range of industries
- A focus on professional development
Who we work with
Our clients span across North America but are mostly focused in BC, Canada. They range from SMEs to municipal governments. These companies know things aren’t working as they should and need a guide to know what changes to make, how to go about it, or how to get something unstuck and over the finish line.
