Knowledge and Data Specialist

Proxima; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading management consultancy is seeking a Knowledge Specialist to join their team in Cardiff. The role focuses on curating and distributing insights to enhance client outcomes, maintaining an internal knowledge base, and utilizing technology to drive efficiency. Strong attention to detail, collaboration, and high-quality documentation skills are essential for success in this role. The company offers a competitive salary and a supportive work culture, promoting professional growth and flexibility.

Benefits

Continuous training & development

25 annual leave days plus bank holidays

Hybrid working model

Clear career progression

Great company culture

Qualifications

• Experience taking ownership of projects and driving them to completion.
• Producing high-quality outputs with attention to detail.
• Curating insights from multiple sources for client documentation.

Responsibilities

• Curate and distribute client knowledge to improve outcomes.
• Collaborate with teams using technology to provide insights.
• Maintain and improve Proxima's internal knowledge base.

Skills

Proactive self-starter

Attention to detail

Collaborative mindset

High level of written output

Experience with technology

Job description

Overview

As part of the global leader Bain & Company, Proxima is an award-winning management consultancy specializing in procurement and supply chain. With vibrant offices in London, Leeds, Cardiff, Düsseldorf, Chicago, Singapore, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney and Melbourne, we offer a dynamic hybrid working model that blends time on client sites, at home, and in your local office.

We have a great opportunity for a Knowledge Specialist, based in our new central Cardiff office. You will be a key part of our Centre of Excellence team working alongside our offices in London, Leeds, Dusseldorf and the US.

We are experiencing growth across all categories and we are seeing significant expansion across Europe. This would be an exciting time to join a team of exceptional people driven to influencing and shaping outcomes for our clients.

Responsibilities

• Curate and distribute client intimate knowledge and insight to Proxima’s client delivery teams, to drive better client outcomes
• Collaborate and consult with client delivery teams, utilising tech to provide insight on Proxima’s best practice and market trends
• Capture completed client work; codify and segment the insight which will be used to drive results on future client engagements
• Take ownership of Proxima’s internal knowledge base, collaborating with practice leads to drive quality and maintenance of Proxima’s knowledge
• Act as a thought-leader for knowledge and insight, connecting teams with content and providing training on “self-serve” insight sources
• Able to quickly gain strong understanding of client, industry and procurement, category context, using technology to drive insights faster

Who we’re looking for

• Proactive self-starter – Experience taking ownership of a piece of work, and independently driving it through to completion successfully
• Quality oriented - Experience producing high-quality outputs and driving high-quality ways of working, with strong attention to detail
• Collaborative mindset – Experience demonstrating curiosity and tenacity in understanding context and collaborating to drive the right result
• High level of written output - Experience curating high-quality insight from multiple sources and producing documentation for use by clients
• Experience utilising technology to speed-up processes and route to insight would be advantageous
• Experience in a knowledge management capacity would be advantageous

Why Proxima?

Our culture at Proxima is unique and one of our biggest strengths. We are a collaborative and inclusive company where we support each other’s professional growth. You’ll join a friendly, fun, and open team within a fast paced but flat-structured environment.

We are committed to being a responsible business with a strong focus on social responsibility and wellbeing. Our people drive our success and rapid growth — that’s why we offer a competitive salary, market leading PTO, flexible working, and support for learning and development opportunities.

We offer

• Continuous training & development
• Clear career progression
• 25 annual leave days plus bank holidays
• Work with a variety of clients
• Exposure to different industries
• Be part of a fast expanding, global company
• Hybrid working & great locations
• Great company culture