Senior Business Consultant (Nestle)

Anthesis Group; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading sustainability consultancy in Barcelona is seeking a Senior Business Consultant to drive key client projects. You will build strong relationships while ensuring project profitability and effective strategy execution. The ideal candidate has over 5 years of experience in a client-facing role, with strong commercial acumen and project management skills. This role offers a chance to make a significant impact within a collaborative team.

Servicios

Opportunity for direct impact on business growth

Participate in the Employee Participation Plan

Cooperative working atmosphere

Formación

• Minimum 5+ years of experience in a client-facing role focused on strategy and delivery.
• Proven ability to write small to medium SOWs and manage project financials.

Responsabilidades

• Foster strong relationships with clients and internal teams.
• Manage project budgets for account profitability.
• Articulate the agency’s strategic offers to clients.
• Lead project execution from planning to delivery.
• Resolve project issues proactively.

Conocimientos

Strong relationship management

Commercial acumen

Strategic thinking

Project management

Effective communication

Problem-solving

Client-facing experience

Descripción del empleo

Senior Business Consultant (Nestle)

Department: Brand & Comms : Brand & Comms

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Spain - Barcelona

Reporting To: Jenny Spindler

Description

About Anthesis

Anthesis is the sustainability activator. Proud to be a B Corp, we seek to make a significant contribution to a world which is more resilient and productive. We do this by working with cities, corporates, investors, and other organisations to drive sustainable performance. We develop financially driven sustainability strategies, underpinned by technical expertise and delivered by innovative collaborative teams across the world.

At Anthesis Group, we are truly committed to putting people and our planet at the heart of all we do.

Summary of Role & Key Responsibilities

The Senior Business Consultant is responsible for ensuring the successful execution and profitability of key client projects. This role centers on building strong, trusted relationships, demonstrating commercial acumen, and translating client needs into effective strategic and creative briefs. The consultant acts as the critical link, owning the agency process to deliver high-quality work that meets client objectives and drives revenue growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Relationship Management: Actively foster strong, trusted relationships internally, with clients, and with external partners. Understand client needs deeply and translate them into clear, concise proposals and internal briefs.
• Commerciality: Demonstrate entrepreneurial thinking by actively looking for opportunities to expand or extend existing client projects. Manage budgets effectively to ensure account profitability. Write small to medium Scopes of Work (SOWs) and ensure all finance needs are met throughout the project (including opening Job Numbers, raising estimates, and securing Purchase Orders from the client).
• Strategy & Consultation: Understand and clearly articulate the agency’s strategic offers, products, and frameworks (e.g., sustainable comms strategy) to clients. Write smaller project and task briefs, provide guidance on strategy, creative, and design development, and ensure all developed work meets defined client objectives.
• Project Leadership: Ensure the smooth running of projects by owning and driving the agency process. Lead the delivery and execution of campaigns from planning to final execution, ensuring high standards every time.
• Problem Solving: Quickly and proactively resolve client and/or internal project issues with a can-do attitude, minimizing friction and delays.
• Knowledge: Stay abreast of relevant news relating to clients and their peers to inform strategic discussions.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Relationships: Strong, trusted relationship management is essential. Ability to build rapport and handle complex communications with senior clients and cross-functional teams.
• Commercial Acumen: A clear awareness of project and account profitability. Proven ability to write small to medium SOWs and manage project financials, contributing to the timely pursuit of new revenue.
• Strategic Thinking: Being able to understand, contribute to, and articulate strategic discussions and decision-making, ensuring work is aligned with broader client goals.
• Project Management: Proven ability to manage project timelines, resources, and agency processes effectively to ensure high-quality delivery.
• Communication: Clear, concise, and effective communication with clients, internal teams, and external stakeholders.
• Problem Solving: Demonstrable ability to resolve client and/or internal project issues swiftly through proactivity.
• Experience: Typically requires a minimum of 5+ years of experience in a client-facing role (e.g., Account/Project Management, Business Consulting) focused on strategy, delivery, and commercial outcomes.

Job Benefits

• Work within a highly motivated team in an innovative and rapidly growing global company.
• Opportunity to have a direct impact and be a key part of the growth and development of the business and the team.
• Opportunity to work with, collaborate with and learn from sustainability SME’s who are passionate about the work they do and the impact Anthesis can have.
• Exposure to a wide range of clients and projects on a global basis.
• An opportunity to participate in the Anthesis Employee Participation Plan (EPP), an industry-pioneering employee incentive plan that allows all employees to be rewarded for the growth in the equity value of Anthesis.
• Cooperative, supportive and open working atmosphere.