Management consultant with 6 years at a strategy and operations firm, focused on cost transformation and operating model design for healthcare and industrial clients. Led workstreams that identified $65M in savings across 9 engagements. Brings hypothesis-driven problem solving, crisp slides and strong client relationships at the VP level.
Experience
Consultant, Halstead & Rowe Consulting (Chicago, IL)
Sep 2022 – Present
Lead workstreams on cost transformation for health systems and manufacturers, identifying $65M in savings across 9 engagements
Redesigned the procurement operating model for a $4B hospital network, consolidating 14 buying teams into 3 centers of excellence
Manage 2 business analysts and present findings to client VPs and steering committees
Built a zero-based budgeting model adopted by a client CFO for 2025 planning
Business Analyst, Halstead & Rowe Consulting (Chicago, IL)
Aug 2020 – Aug 2022
Conducted 60 stakeholder interviews and benchmarks for operations diagnostics
Built spend cubes covering $1.2B in client third-party spend
Project Lead, Notre Dame Student Consulting Group (Notre Dame, IN)
Aug 2018 – May 2020
Led 3 pro bono projects for South Bend nonprofits and small businesses
Education
B.B.A. in Finance, Minor in Engineering Corporate Practice, University of Notre Dame (Aug 2016 – May 2020)
Skills
Consulting: hypothesis-driven problem solving, operating model design, cost transformation
A strong Management Consultant resume shows the strategic questions you owned, the recommendations you made, and the results once they were implemented. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Education
Skills
Length: One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Summary: Write two or three lines: your role, your strongest skills, and one result that proves them.
Skills to feature
Strategic planning
Market analysis
Financial modeling
Business case development
Stakeholder alignment
Program management
Competitive intelligence
OKRs and KPIs
Executive communication
Partnership development
Example bullet points
Led the market-entry case for Germany and France, launching in 7 months and reaching $5M revenue in year one
Built the company OKR process across 9 departments, aligning 120 goals to three annual priorities
Identified $3.1M in procurement savings through a spend analysis of 1,400 vendors
Tips from recruiters
Use the situation, action and result structure in each bullet, with the result first when it is strong.
Name the audience you influenced (CEO, board, regional leads) to show seniority.
Keep consulting engagements anonymous where needed, but keep the industry and the scale.
Recommended templates
Executive (ATS-friendly): Centered executive layout with serif headings
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Ivy (ATS-friendly): Harvard-style Times layout with centered headings
Management Consultant resume FAQ
What should a Management Consultant resume include?
A Management Consultant resume should show the strategic questions you owned, the recommendations you made, and the results once they were implemented. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Education and Skills. Put your most relevant recent role first and make every bullet show a result, not a duty.
What is the best resume template for a Management Consultant?
Executive, Classic and Ivy work well for Management Consultant roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Management Consultant resume be?
One page for most candidates; move to two only if every line is relevant.
Which skills should a Management Consultant put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Management Consultant roles are Strategic planning, Market analysis, Financial modeling, Business case development, Stakeholder alignment and Program management.
How do I write strong Management Consultant resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as revenue growth, margin and market share. For example: "Led the market-entry case for Germany and France, launching in 7 months and reaching $5M revenue in year one."