Procurement & Commercial Senior Consultant or Manager
Job Summary
Baringa 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 2000 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 Baringas 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 aGreat Place to Work around the world Baringa 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 Worlds Best Management Consulting Firms.
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.
Youll play a key role in shaping and delivering high-impact procurement and commercial programmes working closely with senior clients to drive tangible lasting outcomes.
Depending on your level you will:
- 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 Baringa 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 activitiesidentifying 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
Were looking for individuals with strong consulting capability and experience delivering strategic procurement in complex environmentseither within a consultancy or in an internal consulting transformation or procurement function in industry.
Youll 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 youll 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
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- Generous Annual Leave Policy:We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave fully available at the start of each 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 know that the ideal work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.
- Corporate Responsibility Days:Our world is important to us so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.
- Wellbeing Fund:We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. Weve 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 Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the companys success.
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.
You can be a part of our Great Place to Work with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all.Click hereto see some of our recent awards and how weve achieved this.
We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve.
We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work and offer a variety of ways to contribute by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills talent and essence we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have.
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 who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.
For UK & EU
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For the USA
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For Australia & Singapore
Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC) to assess your application and meet applicable reporting and legal line with the Australian Privacy Act and Singapores Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) you may have rights to access correct or request limited deletion of your personal data. For more information please contact us at
Required Experience:
Manager
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