Consultant - Procuement and Value creation - UK

H&Z Management Consulting; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Travel insurance

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

27 days holiday

Performance bonus

Mentoring program

Training & development

Team events

Job summary

H&Z is seeking a dynamic Consultant in London to deliver cost improvement initiatives across procurement categories, support transformation programs, and help implement procurement technology.

You will work in a hybrid London office with client sites, contribute to tender processes, supplier negotiations, and spend analysis while developing your consulting skills through mentoring and structured training.

Qualifications

• A good degree in procurement, supply chain, economics or business.
• Placement experience in procurement/consultancy.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good knowledge of MS Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Perform spend analysis and market research.
• Develop sourcing and category strategies.
• Manage tender and e-auction processes.
• Support supplier negotiations and supplier relationships.
• Contribute to process improvement and digital transformation.
• Coordinate with stakeholders at all levels.
• Prepare presentations and proposals.
• Leverage H&Z and AI tools to streamline tasks.

Skills

Fluent English

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Degree in procurement/supply chain/economics/business

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Position

Our UK business is rapidly expanding, and we need dynamic and committed people to support our growth. If you’ve got the talent and the attitude, we’ll give you the responsibility and the rewards.

The role of Consultant at H&Z is the first step on a Management Consulting career path with Europe’s leading procurement consultancy. Working as part of a team, and with focused development, training and mentoring, you will take early responsibility for the delivery of cost improvement initiatives across direct and indirect categories, support organisational transformation initiatives, and work closely with the implementation of leading procurement technology.

Confident working on your own, you’ll also thrive in a team environment, and you’ll relish a big challenge. Most of all, you’ll need to be highly motivated with the passion to achieve outstanding results.

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Your Responsibilities Will Include

• Spend analysis
• Supply market and product research and analysis
• Development of sourcing and category strategies
• Managing tender and e-auction processes
• Supporting supplier negotiations
• Process improvement and digital transformation
• Managing a variety of stakeholders at all levels
• Presentation development
• Proposal development
• Leveraging H&Z and AI tools to streamline tasks

Your profile

• An excellent degree (with procurement, supply chain, economics or business orientation)
• (Ideally) Work placement experience within procurement/commercial and/or consultancy
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Enjoy solving complex problems
• Clear understanding of technical issues
• Very good communication skills
• Strong results focus
• Global outlook and commercial awareness
• Flexible, and the ability to work hard as part of a team and to work well under pressure
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Fluent English (verbal and written)
• Other language skills, such as German is desirable.

What do we offer you?

Our teams are hybrid working as standard, often based on-site with clients, so you must be prepared to travel, with the London (Chancery Lane tube station) office being the primary working location.

Skills

If you believe you can contribute to our success and enjoy working in a collaborative environment where excellent technical knowledge, consulting methodology and people skills are highly valued, we offer the chance to make your skills and experience count:

• Challenging projects working for a wide range of clients (including in Europe)
• The opportunity to work with a high-performance team of excellent people
• Continuous training and development
• Mentoring program
• Familiar, friendly, and collaborative working atmosphere
• Employee events and company retreats
• Build a career based on progression through performance
• Competitive salary package with performance-related bonus
• Pension, travel, medical and dental insurance
• 27 days holiday

About Us

About H&Z

H&Z is a leading European management consulting firm with a clear focus on measurable impact. As a partner, H&Z helps mid-sized companies and corporations strengthen their competitiveness in a sustainable way, combining clarity, accountability, and pragmatic implementation.

With expertise in procurement, performance, digital transformation, and restructuring, H&Z translates strategic goals into concrete results across the entire value chain. From strategy to implementation, H&Z ensures that impact is not only achieved but also embedded for the long term.

From Ambition to Impact.

This is how ambition leads to measurable impact, and impact leads to sustainable competitive strength.