Innovation Consultant

Plextek

Cambridge

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Excellent training and professional development

Support for career progression

Friendly and supportive working environment

Job summary

An innovation and engineering consultancy is seeking a candidate to lead innovation projects and manage relationships with senior customer executives. The role focuses on understanding customer needs and creating prototypes, as well as engaging in new customer development activities. Candidates must have a background in strategy or engineering and be passionate about meaningful innovation. The position offers a stimulating environment for career progression and development.

Qualifications

Experience in consulting or corporate environments is helpful.
A proactive attitude and strong communication skills are essential.
A passion for meaningful innovation and the ability to work across disciplines.

Responsibilities

Lead and operate innovation projects related to customer needs and new concepts.
Develop strong commercial relationships with senior customer executives.
Engage in new customer development activities such as proposals and presentations.

Skills

Innovation management

Customer relationship management

Communication skills

Collaboration

Sales development

Education

Relevant degree in strategy, innovation, design, or engineering

Job description

Your new career starts here with Plextek

About the position

How can we deliver disruptive innovation for established billion-dollar brands?
…and what structures and tools do we need to overcome this “Innovator’s Dilemma”?
How can we discover, create, evolve and grow in entirely new markets?
…and what teams and processes will we need to succeed?
How can physical product companies continue to grow in an increasingly digital world?
…and what products and customer experiences do we need to compete?
How can we lead the corporate transition to a more sustainable economy?
…and what business models and services do we need to do so profitably?

As an expert strategic innovation team these are just some of the questions that Ignite Exponential has helped corporate leaders to address. Ultimately we enable companies to grow their business through adjacent and transformational innovations. We accelerate innovation processes, increase return on investment and reduce portfolio risks. We translate strategic innovation problems into actionable solutions – not just another report. We help leaders understand HOW to innovate; WHERE to focus; and WHAT to develop.

Our team brings together an unusual combination of hands‑on capabilities in developing future products with a track record in strategic innovation, design and technology across many different industries. To help us better support our customers we’re looking to grow the team. There is no template, and no fixed job description – we want to co‑create your future role at Ignite with you.

Depending on your background, experience and motivation the role will involve:

Leading and operating innovation projects: for example understanding customer needs, creating new concepts (products, technologies etc), developing demonstrators for new technologies and prototyping solutions, analysing new business models, and working alongside senior corporate leaders to deliver these innovations for their organisation.
Relationship management: developing strong commercial relationships with senior customer executives (VP, Dir etc), and maintaining these relationships during project delivery and beyond to promote positive outcomes and create repeat customers.
New customer development: sales trips, conferences, lead development, planning and writing proposals and presentations for new projects.

Successful candidates will bring their own specific expertise to the table (which might be in strategy, innovation, design, engineering or other technical disciplines) as well as an aptitude to work across subjects, methodologies and markets, understanding customers’ challenges and creating new solutions. Previous experience in consulting or corporate environments is helpful. A passion for meaningful innovation, a proactive attitude and strong communication and collaboration skills are essential.

If you’re interested to explore where a role with Ignite can take you – please get in touch!

The Rewards

In return, we offer an excellent package, alongside a stimulating environment that will encourage you to be your best. Salary and job title will be based on the level of your experience and expertise. We provide all the training, professional development and support that you might need to complete your projects. We are a versatile business and are able to support career progression in many dimensions including technical, commercial and managerial.

Our Values and Beliefs

Being a responsible business, we work with integrity and honesty. We share success with our people and with our communities.

We embrace diversity in outlook and work as a team with colleagues, customers and suppliers to provide the best technical solution and professional service experience.
We empower each other, we’re adaptable, show initiative and deliver on our commitments together.

The Company

Ignite Exponential is a part of Plextek Services Limited.

Plextek provides unique solutions for customers by solving today’s hardest innovation and engineering problems in sensing, data collection & communications. Our customers span a wide range of markets including consumer products, defence, healthcare, internet of things, security and automotive.

We are based just south of Cambridge with easy road and rail routes to the vibrant city centre. We provide a friendly and supportive working environment including regular on‑site and off‑site social events.

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