Associate Consultant – Supply Chain & Operations in London

We are on a mission to become the go-to supply chain and operations consultancy for scaling consumer brands. We are building something genuinely exciting, and we want the next generation of supply chain talent to be part of it.

IMPACT EVOLVE works with ambitious, founder-led brands at the moments that matter most - when growth is outpacing operations, when big decisions cannot afford to go wrong, and when the supply chain needs to evolve to support the next phase of the business.

Our clients are brands you will recognise, such as AKT London, Hawkstone Brewery, Sneak Energy, Nursem, Passenger, RIXO, Legend London, and Little Dish. Businesses that are scaling fast, expanding internationally, and making the kind of operational decisions that define their future.

We help them get those decisions right. We design the solution, stay accountable throughout delivery, and ensure it actually works. Our team has decades of experience built from inside fast-growing brands - we have felt the consequences of these decisions from the inside, and that is what makes us different.

Right now we are launching brands into the US, Europe, and Australia. We are designing the tech architectures that power fast-growing operations. We are finding the right 3PL partners for brands at critical inflection points. We are building the inventory and demand planning frameworks, S&OP processes, and operational structures that enable ambitious businesses to scale without breaking.

Every engagement is different. Every problem is real. The brands we work with are growing fast and the work we do shapes the next chapter of their business.

We are hiring an Associate Consultant to join the team - and grow with us. This is a role for someone with a degree in supply chain, genuine hunger, and the ambition to build a serious career in consulting. You will work across live client engagements from day one, supported closely by our founder and senior team, who will personally invest in your development.

You will attend site visits, be on calls with founders and operations directors, and contribute to real work on real clients - not in the background, but as a genuine member of the team. The variety, the pace, and the access you will get here in twelve months is genuinely hard to replicate anywhere else at this stage of a career.

We are investing in the future leaders of supply chain consulting. We want to find exceptional early-career talent, develop them properly, and build a team that grows with the business. If you join us now, you are part of building something - not just joining something. This is a permanent role with a real career path.

What you will be doing:

• Working across live client engagements spanning 3PL selection, international expansion, tech and systems design, S&OP, carrier negotiation, and supply chain strategy.
• Building cost models, financial analyses, and savings scenarios that underpin our recommendations.
• Producing RFP documents, process maps, and client-ready presentations.
• Conducting research into markets, providers, and benchmarks to support shortlisting and evaluation.
• Supporting the team across multiple engagements simultaneously - tracking actions, managing moving parts, keeping ambitious projects on track.
• Growing into a consultant in your own right - taking on more client exposure and independence as you develop.

Who we are looking for:

• A degree in supply chain, logistics, or operations is essential - that is non-negotiable.
• Genuinely hungry - someone who takes ownership without being asked and sees every task as an opportunity to learn.
• Resilient - you bounce back quickly, take feedback well, and do not need hand-holding when things get difficult.
• Happy to do the groundwork - this is a ground-up learning experience by design, and the detailed, unglamorous work is where the best consultants are made.
• A low ego - as happy doing the groundwork as doing the more visible work.

Skills:

• Analytically strong - comfortable with data, able to build a financial model from scratch in Excel, and draws clear conclusions rather than just presenting numbers.
• A strong communicator - written work is structured and precise, and able to express complex ideas clearly in a client-facing context.
• Highly organised - able to manage several workstreams simultaneously without dropping anything or needing to be chased.
• Detail-oriented - cares about getting things right, not just getting them done.
• AI-literate - uses tools like Claude or ChatGPT as a natural, default part of how you work, prompts well, and understands where these tools add real value versus where human judgement matters more.

Nice to have:

• A placement year or internship in supply chain, logistics, or consulting.

What you will get:

• Immersion in live supply chain consulting work from day one - real clients, real problems, real responsibility.
• Close support and mentorship from a senior team with decades of hands-on experience inside scaling brands.
• Exposure across the full breadth of what we do - more variety in a year than most roles offer in three.
• The chance to work with some of the UK's most exciting, fastest-growing consumer brands.
• A permanent role with genuine career progression - as you develop, your remit and earnings grow.
• £28,000–£32,000 starting salary - entry level but with the ability to climb fast.
• Fully remote, anywhere in the UK, but the ability and desire to travel to client sites regularly.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• The tools the team uses: Claude, Miro, ClickUp, and more.
• A springboard - the experience, the breadth, and the pace here will define the first decade of your career in supply chain.

Supply chain consulting is a serious career. If you want to build it properly - with real clients, real pace, and people who are genuinely invested in your success - this is the right place to start.