Procurement Consultant - HR

Part of the global leader Bain & Company, Proxima is a well-established and leading management consulting firm specialising in procurement currently with offices in London, Leeds, Cardiff, Dusseldorf and Chicago. Hybrid working is the norm with time spent at client site, home as well as your local office.

We now have exciting opportunities for an HR Procurement professional to join our team of experienced procurement management consultants.

Our Management Consultants are true procurement experts working on a wide variety of engagements, within an environment that encourages people to achieve great things in challenging projects and to quickly broaden their skills. We look for people with energy and ideas, who can think quickly and build client relationships.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify and drive opportunities for improvement in clients’ procurement and operational performance
• Develop and propose category and project strategies that maximise value for clients
• Identify key market developments to develop Proxima’s corporate knowledge (IP) and share with other team members
• Gain stakeholder engagement at all appropriate levels and influence effectively
• Provide input into client’s scope of requirements and specification design, proposing best practice approaches to the market
• Interpret market research, competitive information and personal knowledge and experience to develop high quality procurement solutions and efficiencies
• Ensure effective supplier and stakeholder management throughout project
• Devise negotiation plans and manage negotiation process with client and supplier(s)
• Provide commercial input on contract terms and conditions with suppliers
• Agree mobilisation plans and manage activities with client and supplier(s) as required

About You:

• Strong HR or Professional Services procurement category knowledge
• Knowledge of indirect procurement, ideally gained in a client facing management consultancy environment, but relevant industry experience will also be considered
• Change management experience
• Some experience of managing direct reports and virtual reports is desirable
• Excellent planning, negotiation, and written & oral communication skills
• Proven stakeholder engagement skills
• Flexibility to travel as required
• Language skills are desirable

Our culture at Proxima is unique and is what makes us stand out. We are a fun and inclusive company, combining a fast paced professional environment with a flat structure. Our culture is collaborative and open, where we welcome and support each other’s professional growth. You have the ability to shape and quickly grow your career at Proxima, and we actively progress and promote our people throughout the year. Our people are the driving force of our success and rapid growth. We offer a competitive salary, with an Employee Profit Share bonus and numerous benefits. We also offer flexible working and offer support towards personal learning and development course(s) or training. There are also opportunities to work abroad within North America.