Manager – Procurement

An established and highly regarded procurement consultancy is looking to appoint a Manager to join its growing Consumer Products practice.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with a portfolio of leading consumer businesses, supporting them across a broad range of procurement engagements spanning both direct and indirect procurement.

The role will offer exposure to a combination of traditional procurement and commercial cost-out programmes, alongside larger-scale strategic transformation initiatives. Projects will include developing procurement target operating models, conducting maturity assessments and helping organisations transform the effectiveness of their procurement functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver procurement consulting engagements across direct and indirect procurement categories.
• Identify and deliver cost reduction, value creation and commercial improvement opportunities.
• Support clients with the design and implementation of procurement transformation programmes.
• Develop and assess procurement Target Operating Models (TOMs).
• Conduct procurement maturity assessments, identifying gaps and opportunities for functional improvement.
• Manage client relationships and engage with senior stakeholders to understand business challenges and deliver solutions.
• Lead project teams, ensuring successful delivery against agreed objectives, timelines and commercial targets.
• Contribute to the development of client relationships and wider business growth opportunities.

Experience Required

• Strong procurement experience, ideally gained within a management consulting or procurement consultancy environment.
• Experience across direct and/or indirect procurement.
• Proven track record of delivering procurement projects, cost savings and commercial improvement initiatives.
• Exposure to procurement transformation, operating model design or maturity assessments would be advantageous.
• Strong stakeholder management and client-facing experience.
• Experience managing project teams and delivering complex engagements.
• Commercially minded, with the ability to identify opportunities and deliver tangible value for clients.

The Package

• Base salary of £80,000–£90,000.
• Performance-related bonus.
• Opportunity to work across a diverse range of leading consumer businesses.
• Exposure to both traditional procurement projects and strategic transformation engagements.
• Opportunity to develop within an established and growing consulting practice.

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