LAUREN BRYANT
MBA Candidate — Strategy & General Management
Philadelphia, PA · l.bryant@email.com · (555) 214-7789
Summary
MBA candidate at The Wharton School with 5 years of pre-MBA experience in consumer goods strategy and operations. Led a summer internship engagement that identified $3.2M in annual cost savings for a Fortune 100 client. Seeking full-time strategy or general management roles.
Experience
Summer Associate, Strategy & Corporate Development · McKinsey & Company
Jun 2025 - Aug 2025
- Led a 3-person team analyzing a $400M market-entry decision for a Fortune 100 retail client, presenting recommendations to the C-suite
- Built a financial model comparing 4 go-to-market scenarios that informed the client's board decision within 8 weeks
- Identified $3.2M in annual supply-chain savings by benchmarking vendor contracts across 6 regions
- Interviewed 22 industry executives and synthesized findings into a 40-page diligence readout
Senior Brand Strategy Analyst · Procter & Gamble
Jul 2019 - Jun 2024
- Managed a $45M annual brand budget, improving marketing ROI by 18% through channel reallocation
- Led cross-functional launch of 2 new SKUs that generated $12M in incremental revenue in year one
- Mentored 3 junior analysts and standardized the team's quarterly forecasting model
- Rebuilt the P&L forecasting model in Excel, reducing quarterly variance from 9% to 3%
Education
MBA, Strategic Management (Candidate) — The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania · 2024 - 2026
Skills
Financial Modeling, Strategic Planning, Market Sizing, P&L Management, Competitive Analysis, Stakeholder Management, Excel/VBA, PowerPoint, Tableau, Change Management, Negotiation, Case Interviews
Certifications
CFA Program Level I Passed, CFA Institute
Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA), Corporate Finance Institute
