Associate - Retail Performance Improvement (Campus)

Launch Your Consulting Career with Impact

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 impact—improving 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 execution—always with a focus on turning insight into action.

What You'll Do

RPI supports clients through periods of transformation, growth, and change—helping leadership teams make better decisions, operate more efficiently, and unlock value. As an Associate, your work will be hands-on, fast-paced, and team-based, with exposure to both strategic analysis and real-world implementation.

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-solving—while applying judgment about when and how AI adds the most value

Visit to learn more about our practice areas and the types of transformation work we support.

Your Impact and Growth

At BRG RPI, we believe learning happens best through doing. The learning curve is steep—but you'll be supported every step of the way.

• 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 matter—Associates 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 workflow—responsibly and effectively

Who You Are

We're looking for curious, driven, and analytical students who are excited to learn, ask questions, and contribute in a fast-paced consulting environment.

• 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: 0–2 years of prior work or internship experience. Experience in retail, direct-to-consumer, or consumer goods—through internships, coursework, or extracurricular projects—is 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-solving—with 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 difference—we want to hear from you!

Salary Range: $80,000–$110,000

The salary range for this position considers a wide range of factors evaluated in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to: skills, experience, education, certifications, and the business needs of BRG. The disclosed range has not been adjusted for geographic differentials that may apply based on where the position is filled. At BRG, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions depend on the specific facts and circumstances of each case, and the final offer may vary from the listed range based on these considerations.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the terms and conditions governing the program. Any award under the program is not guaranteed and is determined based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to individual and overall organizational performance.

Location: Retail Performance Improvement (RPI) Associates may be aligned to BRG offices across the U.S. and may travel to client sites—both local and non-local—as 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.