SENIOR MANAGER - PROCUREMENT CONSULTANT, VALUE CREATION (UK)

at  hz Unternehmensberatung AG

POSITION

You want to join a consultancy that offers you exciting projects and great development? Are you looking for a place where you can take your career to a higher level? You want to take on responsibility but know that success is being part of a great team?
Then we have just the right job opening for you:

YOUR MISSION

At any time, permanent contract, on-site with our clients during the week or virtually Your mission An opportunity for an ambitious procurement consultant to build on their experience in project leadership. As a Senior Manager, you’ll work closely with clients to lead consulting teams to drive savings and create value for our clients. You will manage all aspects of client relationships and you’ll relish a big challenge. Most of all, you’ll need to be energetic and highly motivated with the passion to achieve outstanding results.
You should have a passion for procurement and proven experience leading cost optimization programs in a consulting environment. Experience working within a multi-national environment is desired, ideally pan-European projects. You will be expected to be able to take the lead role in the end-to-end delivery of value creation projects, from cost-saving initiative generation to the execution of the associated procurement processes.
As well as managing projects, this is an opportunity to be involved in all aspects of a fast-growing, entrepreneurial management consultancy including business development, practice development, and building leading-edge methodologies to support client services. We are looking for ambitious people with the ability to become partners in the business.

YOUR EXPERIENCE (ESSENTIAL):

• Project leadership with a recognized UK/European procurement consultancy
• Significant experience running procurement projects with large, private sector clients
• Led value optimization/change programs (within a procurement environment)
• Strong category knowledge ideally, within a multi-national environment

Our Senior Managers bring a range of skills to the H&Z team. Ideally, you will have:

• An excellent degree
• At least seven years of consulting experience with a leading consultancy
• Background of personally delivering procurement outcomes across direct and indirect spend areas
• Project management skillset
• Team management experience
• Clear understanding of procurement cost saving projects
• Excellent client management and relationship building skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Great people skills and ability to work hard as part of a team
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Fluent in English, with another European language as an advantage (German language knowledge highly desirable)
• Desire to play a key role in developing a growing procurement consultancy

IF YOU BELIEVE YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE TO OUR SUCCESS AND ENJOY WORKING IN A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE EXCELLENT TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE, CONSULTING METHODOLOGY, AND PEOPLE SKILLS ARE HIGHLY VALUED, WE OFFER THE CHANCE TO MAKE YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE COUNT:

• Challenging projects working for a wide range of clients (including in Europe)
• The opportunity to work with a high-performance team of excellent people
• Continuous training and development
• Mentoring program
• Familiar, friendly, and collaborative working atmosphere
• Employee events and company retreats
• Build a career based on progression through performance
• Competitive salary package with performance-related bonus
• Pension, travel, medical and dental insurance
• 27 days holiday
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ABOUT US

H&Z Management Consulting stands for consulting with head, heart and hand. Through our unique consulting approach, H&Z ensures sustainable results for international corporations and leading medium-sized companies. Our focus is on Strategy & Performance, Procurement, Sustainability and Transformation - for which H&Z has been awarded several times as Hidden Champion among the top management consultancies.
H&Z Management Consulting is headquartered in Munich and has offices in London & Vienna. We are part of the H&Z Group, a network of 8 companies and initiatives with over 650 consultants in 14 locations. H&Z is also part of the Transformation Alliance - an association of international consulting companies with more than 1,500 employees worldwide.
H&Z is a great place to work, as shown by multiple prices, such as the Great Place to Work awards. At H&Z, team spirit and flat hierarchies are part of our culture. In addition to extensive benefits, we offer excellent and individual training opportunities as well as an exciting everyday working life in a motivated and friendly environment

• Managing and leading procurement consulting projects
• Managing senior client relationships
• Managing a variety of stakeholders, at all levels
• Managing high-performing consulting teams and individuals
• Implementation of cost improvement procurement programs
• Conducting key supplier negotiations
• Supporting, coaching, and delivering all aspects of procurement cost reduction; from spend analysis to sourcing to contract implementation
• Supporting business development, practice development, and methodology development