At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead high-value consulting engagements and shape our Manufacturing & Industrials practice.
- Company: Curzon, a dynamic consulting firm with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: 30 days holiday, private medical insurance, income protection, and bi-annual company trips.
- Other info: Join a collaborative environment with opportunities for professional growth and networking.
- Why this job: Gain autonomy, influence, and a clear path to partner-level leadership.
- Qualifications: 10 years of consulting experience in manufacturing or industrial sectors.
The predicted salary is between 100000 - 100000 £ per year.
From £100,000 + significant performance related bonus. This is a role with greater influence, more autonomy and a clear line of sight to senior leadership. At Curzon, Principals are not boxed into “sales” or “delivery”. You will lead client work, carry commercial responsibility, stay hands-on with delivery, advise senior stakeholders, and help shape our Manufacturing & Industrials practice.
Other benefits include:
- 30 days paid holiday a year
- BUPA private medical insurance for you and your partner or spouse. This is a "Medical History Disregarded" policy.
- Income Protection cover at 50% of your salary after 28 consecutive weeks of sickness
- Death-in-service cover which pays out up to four times salary
- Bi-annual trips paid for by the Company of which one includes partners and children
- You can join Partner and Principal dinners. You pick the restaurant.
- Regular team socials for Consulting, funded or partly funded.
- An Employee Ownership Trust - As the firm succeeds, our people share in that success as beneficiaries over time.
What you’ll do:
- Lead high-value delivery.
- Win new work.
- Build the practice.
This is a Partner-track role. You get real exposure to firm leadership, its decisions and its responsibilities. Lead the work - Own our manufacturing and industrial engagements end-to-end. Start with the problem. Finish with a real, measurable result. Grow the business - Shape our focus in priority subsectors. Generate leads, with the Partner and through your own network. Lead our approach and proposals. Build the practice - Develop consultants. Strengthen key accounts. Help make Curzon the partner of choice for UK manufacturing clients.
In your first 6–12 months you will:
- Lead consulting engagements that deliver tangible, measurable results for UK manufacturing and industrial clients.
- Turn your existing relationships into pipeline and convert the pipeline into value‑priced work.
- Shape how Curzon partners with industrial clients and develop priority accounts.
- Drive practice growth with proposition development, thought leadership and developing the consulting team.
What you’ll need:
- A track record at a relatively senior level within a recognised UK consulting firm, delivering strategic management consulting.
- Around 10 years’ consulting experience in manufacturing or industrial sectors, ideally with prior industry experience behind it.
- A genuine understanding of a manufacturing or assembly environment such as the design, make and sell of tangible products in a B2B context.
- UK or European grounding in industrial sectors.
- Experience in areas such as Automotive, Aerospace & Defence, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Medtech, Energy or Industrial Products.
- Real depth somewhere across the manufacturing value chain.
Commercial and relationship capability:
- Clear commercial skill including business development and lead generation.
- Proposal development.
- Project commercial management, pricing and margin delivery.
- A live network of UK industry contacts including potential buyers of consulting services.
Principal Consultant in London employer: Curzon consulting
Curzon Consulting is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic work culture in the heart of London, where innovation and collaboration thrive. With a strong emphasis on employee growth, you will have the opportunity to work closely with industry leaders on impactful projects, ensuring your career progression towards Principal is both meaningful and rewarding. The company offers competitive benefits and a supportive environment that values strategic leadership and excellence in delivery across diverse sectors.
