About the position
Part of the global leader Bain & Company, Proxima is a well-established and leading management consulting firm specializing in procurement with offices in Chicago, London, Leeds, Cardiff, and Düsseldorf. Hybrid working is the norm with time spent at the client site, home, and your local office. We are experiencing growth across all categories, but specifically within Marketing Procurement, we are seeing significant expansion across the United States. This would be an exciting time to join a team of exceptional people driven to influencing and shaping Marketing outcomes for our clients.
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 increase 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 the project
- Devise negotiation plans and manage negotiation process with client and supplier(s)
- Provide commercial input on contract terms and conditions with suppliers
- Agree on mobilization plans and manage activities with client and supplier(s) as required
Requirements
- Strong marketing procurement category knowledge
- Operated in a client facing environment
- Knowledge of indirect procurement
- Change management experience
- Some experience of managing direct reports and virtual reports is ideal
- Strong MS Excel, PowerPoint presentation and data analytical skills
- Excellent planning, negotiation, and written & oral communication skills
- Demonstrable experience selling to clients
- Proven customer service/client facing engagement skills
- Flexibility to travel nationally as required
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Market-leading benefits
- Flexible working
- Support towards personal learning and development course(s) or training
