Lead Consulting - Consumer Packaged Goods

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Role: Lead Consulting – Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)

Location: London

Careers at TCS: It means more

TCS is a purpose-led transformation company, built on belief. We do not just help businesses to transform through technology. We support them in making a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve – our clients include some of the biggest brands in the UK and worldwide. For you, it means more to make an impact that matters, through challenging projects which demand ambitious innovation and thought leadership.

• Lead the CPG consulting practice for a global leader, shaping the future of the industry.
• Work with iconic CPG brands on their most critical transformation challenges.
• Access to world-class resources, research, and technology platforms.
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and career progression.

This role is ideal for a visionary leader with a passion for shaping the future of consumer goods, delivering measurable impact, and building high-performing teams in a dynamic, global environment.

The Role: Lead Consulting – Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)

The lead for CPG leads the end-to-end consulting agenda for global and regional CPG clients, driving transformation across strategy, operations, digital, and analytics. This executive shapes and delivers high-impact solutions spanning growth, SG&A optimization, omni-channel enablement, supply chain transformation, and digital commerce. The role is responsible for business development, client relationship management, thought leadership, and the development of a high-performing consulting team

Your responsibilities:

Client Leadership & Growth

• Serve as the primary advisor to C-level executives of leading CPG companies, shaping their transformation agendas and unlocking new growth opportunities.
• Build, manage, and expand long-term client relationships, ensuring high client satisfaction and repeat business.
• Lead business development, including opportunity identification, proposal development, and contract negotiation.

Strategic Transformation

• Develop and execute comprehensive transformation strategies across the CPG value chain: commercial, digital, supply chain, marketing, and SG&A.
• Guide clients in digital commerce strategy, omni-channel integration, and advanced analytics adoption to drive competitive advantage.
• Advise on operating model redesign, cost optimization, and organizational agility.

Thought Leadership & Market Impact

• Represent the firm as a thought leader at industry conferences, client events, and in published research.
• Shape the firm’s CPG consulting offerings, leveraging emerging technologies (AI, data, automation) and best practices.
• Collaborate with global practice leaders to drive innovation and capability development.

Team Leadership & Talent Development

• Build and lead diverse, high-performing consulting teams; coach and mentor future leaders.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, excellence, and continuous learning.
• Oversee resource allocation, project delivery, and capability building.

Operational Excellence

Ensure delivery of projects on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

Drive internal process improvement, knowledge management, and risk management.

Your Profile

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

• Proficient expertise across the consumer and packaged goods industry value chain: commercial strategy, digital commerce, supply chain, marketing, and operational transformation.
• Proven track record of delivering large-scale transformation programs for global CPG clients.
• Demonstrated ability to originate, shape, and close multimillion-pound consulting engagements.
• Proficient understanding of digital, analytics, and technology trends shaping the CPG sector.
• Experience leading and developing large, multi-disciplinary consulting teams.
• Excellent executive presence, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:

• Strategic vision and commercial acumen
• Deep sector knowledge (food & beverage, personal care, household goods, etc.)
• Digital transformation and analytics leadership
• Change management and organizational design
• Client relationship management and business development
• Team leadership and talent development
• Results orientation and operational excellence

Rewards & Benefits

TCS is consistently voted a Top Employer in the UK and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.

We offer health & wellness initiatives and sports events; we are the proud sponsor of the London Marathon.

Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing

Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010 and the UK Human Rights Act 1998.

We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer an interview to applicants with disabilities or long-term conditions who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please email us at UKI.recruitment@tcs.com if you would like to opt in.

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