Procurement & Commercial - Senior Consultant or Manager

About the company: the company is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding. The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence – all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation.

Clients value the company’s collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly – all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors. Certified as a Great Place to Work around the world, the company has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms.

Our Procurement & Commercial practice are looking for an experienced Senior Consultant or Manager to join the team. Our Procurement and Commercial team partner with leading public and private sector organisations to solve complex procurement and commercial challenges - spanning strategy, transformation, digital procurement, and sustainable value delivery. Our work cuts across sectors including energy, utilities, government, and products & services. Our focus is on helping clients deliver meaningful, sustainable cost optimisation while building modern, resilient procurement functions that can adapt to an increasingly volatile and fast-moving environment. Our ambition is to become the most trusted strategic procurement and commercial consulting team in the market, and we are on a mission to drive cutting-edge thinking into our clients, leveraging the best insight from across the market to deliver value at pace.

What you will be doing:

• You’ll play a key role in shaping and delivering high-impact procurement and commercial programmes, working closely with senior clients to drive tangible, lasting outcomes.
• Lead or deliver complex procurement and transformation programmes, with clear links to broader business strategy and performance.
• Build trusted relationships with senior clients, acting as a credible and valued advisor.
• Develop high-quality, insight-led deliverables that help clients make better and faster decisions.
• Work within cross-functional teams to bring together expertise from across the company, ensuring the best outcomes for clients.
• Apply digital and data-led approaches, including advanced analytics and procurement technologies, to enhance delivery and impact.
• Support and contribute to business development activities—identifying opportunities, shaping proposals, and strengthening key client relationships.
• Play an active role in developing our propositions, thought leadership, and go-to-market strategy.
• Contribute to building an inclusive, high-performing team, including supporting coaching and people initiatives.

Your skills and experience:

We’re looking for individuals with strong consulting capability and experience delivering strategic procurement in complex environments—either within a consultancy or in an internal consulting, transformation, or procurement function in industry. You’ll ideally bring experience across several of the following areas:

• Procurement transformation and operating model design.
• Cost optimisation, value creation, and financial analysis.
• Category management, strategic sourcing, and complex procurement delivery.
• Supplier relationship management and contract management.
• Technology and digital procurement, including software, AI, and digital infrastructure.
• ESG and sustainable procurement initiatives.
• Delivery within large, multi-stakeholder, and high-value environments.

Alongside this, you’ll demonstrate:

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels.
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset and comfort working in ambiguous or evolving environments.
• Commercial awareness and an interest in contributing to business growth.
• A collaborative approach, with a desire to support both client outcomes and team development.

What a career at the company will give you:

Putting People First. the company is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include:

• Generous Annual Leave Policy: We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.
• Flexible Working: We have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.
• Corporate Responsibility Days: All our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes.
• Wellbeing Fund: We’ve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.
• Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the company Group Profit Share Scheme.

Diversity and Inclusion:

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people.

Join us:

All applications received will be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We never rely solely on automated screening or AI tools to make hiring decisions. Your application will be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those that have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply.