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Manager - Procurement Consulting, Retail & Consumer
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Manager - Procurement Consulting, Retail & Consumer
£75,000 - £85,000 + Bonus & Benefits
Strong Hybrid Working but ideally someone who can get into London a few days a week. Candidates who need more flexibility will still be considered. Permanent role.
We’re supporting a growing management consultancy looking to hire a Manager into its Retail & Consumer practice. This is a client-facing consulting role for someone with a strong indirect procurement background who can lead projects across strategic sourcing, category management and procurement transformation.
The two key requirements are clear: you must have management consulting experience and you must have strong, hands-on indirect procurement experience. This role will not suit a generalist consultant without procurement depth, or an in-house procurement professional without consulting experience. Experience across Retail, Consumer, Hospitality or Food & Beverage would be particularly attractive, although strong consultants from other private-sector environments will also be considered.
The Role
- Lead end-to-end procurement consulting engagements, taking ownership of delivery, client relationships, project teams and commercial outcomes.
- Deliver projects across indirect procurement, strategic sourcing, category management and procurement transformation.
- Advise senior client stakeholders, turning complex procurement and commercial challenges into clear, practical recommendations.
- Lead and develop project teams while ensuring high-quality delivery across multiple workstreams and client priorities.
- Contribute to the continued growth of the practice through business development, proposals, thought leadership and development of new client opportunities.
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Key Skills
- Management consulting experience is essential, gained within a recognised consultancy or specialist procurement consulting environment.
- Strong indirect procurement experience is essential, with hands-on exposure to strategic sourcing, category management and/or procurement transformation.
- Experience across Retail, Consumer Products, Food & Beverage or Hospitality would be highly desirable, but is not essential.
- Broad indirect category exposure, ideally across areas such as Technology, Professional Services, Marketing, HR, Facilities or other corporate spend categories.
- Ideally London-based or within reasonable reach of London, although strong candidates based elsewhere in the UK will still be considered.
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The Person
- A credible management consultant who can quickly understand a client problem, structure an approach and drive delivery through to an outcome.
- A genuine procurement specialist with enough technical depth to lead sourcing, category and transformation work with confidence.
- Commercially minded and comfortable challenging senior stakeholders while building trusted client relationships.
- Comfortable working in an entrepreneurial consulting environment where Managers are expected to combine delivery, people leadership and practice growth.
- Ambitious and collaborative, with the confidence to take ownership and help shape a growing Retail & Consumer consulting proposition.
Why Join?
- Join a growing consultancy with an established procurement and transformation capability.
- Lead high-profile projects for major private-sector clients across Retail & Consumer.
- Work across a varied mix of indirect procurement, strategic sourcing, category management and transformation challenges.
- Gain genuine ownership of client relationships, project teams and commercial outcomes.
- Play an active role in shaping and growing the wider consulting practice.
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