Commercial Due Diligence Consultant Contract to hire · Operating Partner pathway (commercial / growth track) You will answer the buyer's biggest question: will this business grow? You size the market, test the target's competitive position, and pressure-test the revenue forecast. What you'll do • Size addressable markets and growth rates by segment, region, and channel. • Analyze market share, competitive positioning, and barriers to entry. • Interview customers, distributors, and industry experts to test loyalty and switching risk. • Analyze customer concentration, churn, pricing power, and backlog quality. • Review future growth projections and build independent downside, base, and upside cases. • Identify commercial levers: pricing, cross-sell, new channels, and add-on acquisitions. • After close, lead the commercial growth plan with sales management and pricing discipline. What you bring • 7+ years in strategy consulting, commercial diligence, corporate development, or B2B sales leadership. • Strong market research, survey design, and expert-interview skills. • Advanced Excel and market-modeling skills; CRM and pricing analytics a plus. • Sector depth in industrial, consumer, energy, or services markets VDS serves. • MBA preferred. Operating Partner path: commercial or growth lead, executing pricing, sales, and add-on strategy.