Business Consulting Manager - Procurement

BDO UK LLP; Greater London, Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

BDO UK LLP’s Consulting Advisory team is seeking a Procurement-focused Consulting Manager to lead strategic sourcing, category management and cost-out initiatives across IT, Marketing and Capital Projects. You’ll manage delivery teams, shape client solutions and drive value for organisations.

Collaborating with senior managers, directors and partners, you’ll help grow our procurement practice, contribute to business development and work within a flexible, agile environment that supports your

Qualifications

• Experience in either a consulting environment, niche firm or industry procurement role.
• Expertise in strategic sourcing and category management across IT, Marketing and Capital Projects.
• Proven ability to lead delivery teams and manage client engagements.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement engagements across diverse client organisations.
• Deliver value through sourcing optimization and procurement solutions.
• Support business development and solution design for clients.
• Collaborate with senior managers, directors and partners to drive outcomes.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Strategic sourcing

Category management

People management

Negotiation skills

CIPS (preferred)

Education

CIPS certification

Job description

Ideas | People | Trust

We’re BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today’s changing world.

We work with the companies that are Britain’s economic engine – ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them.

We’ll broaden your horizons

Our Advisory team provide a wide variety of services that deliver value-led advice and outcomes. They have an in-depth knowledge of business, industry sectors and markets and understand the constantly changing risks and opportunities at the heart of our clients’ affairs. The team work across strategy, operations and improvement as well as at a transactional and defined project level. From technology to risk advisory, they’re experts in following through on top-level instructions and resolving the finer details – all in one straight-forward package. When you join them, you’ll work on some of the world's most exciting financial operations and business deals, building your experience and expertise alongside the brightest minds in the industry.

We’ll help you succeed

Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships.

You’ll be someone who is both comfortable working pro-actively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO’s partners to help businesses effectively. You’ll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with.

The Consulting Manager will be Procurement focused and joins our growing Consulting advisory team. You'll contribute to one of the fastest growing areas of the Consulting practice, helping to deliver value to clients, respond to client requirements, supporting business development and solution design. As part of the team you'll deliver engagements across a range of clients and sectors in Procurement. You'll have the opportunity to broaden experience on a range of client projects as demand arises

You’ll be someone with:

• Demonstrable technical knowledge gained through experience in either a consulting environment, niche consulting firm or industry role in procurement.
• Strategic sourcing, category management and cost-out initiatives either from a professional services consulting firm or from industry and having worked in any of the following categories: Information Technology, Capital projects Professional Services, Marketing or Facilities Management to deliver engagements for clients.
• Category management experience must cover any of the following Technology (software), Marketing, Capital Projects (NEC4) or other indirect procurement categories
• The ability to manage strategic sourcing, complex sourcing requirements end to end and, ideally functional reviews of a procurement function such as procurement set up or performance improvement projects with limited oversight.
• Proven experience of managing people and delivery teams, demonstrate commercial acumen, negotiation skills and deliver to high quality standards for contracts being procured. Ability to upskill and manage junior staff.
• Strong academic qualifications are a pre-requisite for this role. CIPS is preferred but not essential.

You’ll also be able to be yourself; we’ll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We’re committed to agile working, and we offer everyone the opportunity to work in ways that suit them, their teams, and the task in hand.

At BDO, we’ll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development.

We’re in it together

Mutual support and respect is one of BDO’s core values and we’re proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we’ll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs.

Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you’ll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work.

We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we’ve invested in state-of-the‑art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO’s people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we’ll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you’ll never stop learning at BDO.

We’re looking forward to the future

At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy.

Our success is powered by our people, which is why we’re always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions

We’ve got a clear purpose, and we’re confident in our future, because we’re adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.