Consultants/Senior Consultants

Requirement

As a result of a significant growth in the demand for our expertise, 4C is looking for outstanding individuals who can join us to work on major consulting projects with blue-chip clients. We are looking for individuals who have the potential to progress to leadership roles within our firm.

Successful applicants will join existing consulting teams working with clients throughout the UK and internationally. You must be able to demonstrate excellence in researching, analysing and solving complex analytical problems, working closely and productively with a range of client staff from different business functions, leading and persuading others, and implementing effective solutions.

Our Company

4C is a market-leading cost transformation consultancy, established in 2000. We provide expertise across all areas of cost transformation and procurement, in all market sectors for leading organisations, providing services ranging from development of strategy through to implementation. The company regularly wins major projects for FTSE-100 companies in preference to the more traditional consultancies, by offering a fresh and innovative approach backed up by superb talent. We offer an unrivalled combination of capabilities, particularly in resolving complex challenges for clients and delivering sustainable, tangible results. We are increasingly being recognised as an innovator and leader in the consultancy industry.

Our success depends on the excellence, commitment and dedication of our employees. As such, we recruit only the highest calibre individuals. We emphasize performance excellence throughout our work, and strive to develop and promote our consultants as quickly as possible based on their developing capabilities and demonstrated results.

The growth opportunities for people joining 4C today are exceptional. The experience of being part of our fast-growing company will provide you with a unique and challenging environment in which to develop your career.

The Role

The role will be based at client sites in the UK and internationally with occasional visits to our office in London. The job may require a significant amount of business travel. The Consultant/Senior Consultant plays a central role in the team, and is accountable for successfully delivering significant elements of major projects. The role involves the proactive identification and delivery of opportunities for cost reduction and performance improvement across projects. These may be in terms of direct or indirect cost savings, through improved supplier service delivery, to developing and implementing improved processes and approaches as part of new best-practice procurement/cost reduction solutions.

Consultants may sometimes work on their own and at other times will be required to manage teams of Analysts. Senior Consultants will typically be required to manage teams of Analysts and Consultants.

The Individual

Successful candidates will have consistently demonstrated excellence in their careers to date. They will possess outstanding team management and stakeholder management skills. In particular, they will be able to demonstrate the ability to articulate complex, innovative ideas in a persuasive manner to both internal colleagues and external clients. They will also possess excellent analytical skills, and have the capacity to manage their work and the work of others to achieve successful delivery of consulting work to tight deadlines.

Key Responsibilities

  • Managing / coordinating delivery of one or more projects to deliver client benefits within tightly defined deadlines
  • Structuring and presenting strategy workshops, client reports and relevant project documentation
  • Developing and implementing improved processes in client organisations
  • Meeting with clients and stakeholders to build project requirements, in some cases leading to identifying and developing new business opportunities
  • Managing key client relationships to ensure effective project delivery
  • Working with other key third party organisations, including suppliers, typically participating in, or leading, supplier negotiations
  • Supporting other 4C teams in sharing best practise and technical / market knowledge.

Senior Consultants will typically be responsible for more staff and have wider managerial responsibilities than at the Consultant grade.

Successful candidates will have:

  • Consistently demonstrated excellence in their career to date and be a passionate, personable, energetic 'go getter'
  • Demonstrated outstanding leadership and teamworking abilities and be recognised as a leader in their industry and their organisation
  • Excellent stakeholder management, communication and change management skills
  • Business acumen and the ability to develop new business
  • The ability to build a strong network of relationships at Board level
  • The ability to focus on results and get things done
  • Strong communication skills
  • Capacity to manage difficult and challenging situations and resolve debates and disputes

Candidates must be able to demonstrate experience in one of the following areas:

Either

  • Previous consulting experience in a top-tier consulting firm,

or

  • Management experience in a blue chip organisation encompassing a leadership role in either procurement, performance improvement and/or cost reduction with significant evidence of leading a major change project and delivering exceptional results

Candidates must have a minimum of a 2.1 degree from a top UK or international University. Preference will be given to candidates with additional professional qualifications (e.g. MBA, ACCA, MCIPS)

Whilst typically based in the UK, the role will require significant business travel and candidates may be required to work internationally in order to support the needs of our multinational clients.

Pay and benefits

Rewards will include a competitive salary, performance related bonus, flexible holiday, life insurance, pension, permanent health insurance, health care, training and child care vouchers.

Do you want to be part of our exciting future?
Please send your CV and covering letter to: yes@4cassociates.com

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