Senior Consultant - Procurement

We are looking for an experienced Senior Consultant with a strong consulting background to join a growing procurement and commercial consulting team. This is an opportunity for someone who has already gained experience within a procurement, supply chain, commercial or management consulting environment and is looking to take the next step in their consulting career. We are open to candidates from both direct and indirect procurement backgrounds, and are not looking for expertise in one specific category. What matters most is your consulting experience, commercial mindset, ability to lead workstreams and confidence working with senior stakeholders.

About the Role

You will work closely with clients to identify opportunities, develop solutions and deliver measurable commercial outcomes. You will take ownership of projects and workstreams from the outset, whilst also supporting and developing more junior members of the team.

Responsibilities

Client & Project Delivery

• Lead workstreams and projects across complex procurement and commercial engagements.
• Take ownership for delivering high-quality outputs and measurable client outcomes.
• Work alongside clients to understand challenges, identify opportunities and develop practical solutions.
• Conduct commercial analysis, opportunity assessments, market research and supplier analysis.
• Support sourcing, procurement transformation and broader commercial improvement initiatives.
• Manage project activity, timelines, deliverables and stakeholder expectations.

Senior Stakeholder Management

• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders.
• Lead workshops, working sessions and client meetings.
• Communicate complex analysis and recommendations clearly and commercially.
• Challenge existing thinking and bring new ideas and perspectives to client engagements.
• Coach and support junior consultants, helping them develop their consulting and commercial capabilities.
• Contribute to project teams and help create a collaborative, high-performance environment.
• Play an active role in developing methodologies, intellectual property and market-leading propositions.

Required Skills

Consulting experience

• Previous experience working in a consulting environment is essential.
• Experience delivering client-facing projects and managing workstreams.
• Strong experience engaging with senior stakeholders and navigating complex organisations.
• A track record of delivering tangible outcomes rather than simply providing recommendations.

Procurement / Commercial expertise

• Strong experience within procurement, supply chain, commercial or a closely related discipline.
• Background can be either direct or indirect procurement.
• No specific category expertise is required — strong commercial and consulting capability is more important.
• Experience across sourcing, procurement transformation, supplier management, cost optimisation or broader commercial improvement would be advantageous.

Consulting mindset

• Commercially astute with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and tackling complex client challenges.
• Naturally curious, proactive and comfortable taking ownership.
• Confident challenging stakeholders and influencing outcomes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience across a broad range of procurement and commercial challenges.
• Background as a Senior Consultant or experienced Consultant from procurement, supply chain or commercial consulting.

Why this opportunity?

This is a role for someone who wants to do more than analyse and advise. You will have genuine responsibility for client delivery, exposure to senior stakeholders and the opportunity to work across a broad range of procurement and commercial challenges. The successful candidate will join a growing consulting environment where there is significant scope to develop their career, take on greater responsibility and make a visible impact with clients. We are particularly interested in speaking with Senior Consultants or experienced Consultants from procurement, supply chain or commercial consulting backgrounds who are ready to take the next step.

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