Supply Chain Consultant - Defence & Security

PA Consulting; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and lifestyle perks

25 days annual leave (plus Christmas E

Generous pension

Annual performance bonus

PA share ownership

Cycle to work benefits

Job summary

PA Consulting is seeking a Consultant for its Defence and Security team to optimise Defence supply chains and logistics. You will deliver strategic advice, design transformations, and implement solutions that deliver value for money across UK and international clients.

The role offers hybrid working with client sites and office presence. You will work with cross-functional teams, bring deep supply chain expertise, and contribute to developing new PA Defence offerings while driving client

Qualifications

• Strong industrial supply chain and logistics experience across planning, operations, and development.
• Extensive experience with Defence or adjacent sector supply chains.
• Ability to lead and support change initiatives in complex stakeholder environments.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with creative solutions.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• CIPS, MCIPS, CILT or equivalent qualifications are preferable.
• Ability to contribute to Business Development and new supply chain offerings.

Responsibilities

• Support the continued growth of PA Defence Supply Chain business.
• Deliver high-impact consulting projects and shape the future of the practice.
• Work with clients across Defence to understand needs and challenges.
• Develop innovative strategies and implement solutions that drive value.
• Transform supply chains and logistics to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with teams to harness data and technology for better outcomes.

Skills

Industrial supply chain

Defence supply chains

Change initiatives

Analytical skills

Collaborative work

CIPS

Business development

Supply chain resilience

Prior consulting

Job description

Company Description

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

Company Description

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

Job Description

Are you driven by a desire to help the Defence Enterprise achieve value for money and improved collaboration through optimisation of their Supply Chains and logistics functions?

Our Defence and Security team are looking for an exceptional Consultant. You will be instrumental in supporting the continued growth of our Defence Supply Chain business, delivering high-impact consulting projects, and shaping the future of our practice. You will work closely with clients across the Defence sector to understand their needs and challenges, develop innovative strategies, and implement solutions that drive real business value and transform Supply Chains.

You will have opportunity to:

• Work on some of the most significant and complex supply chain challenges facing public and private sector organisations in the UK and internationally.
• Provide a range of strategic advice on topics such as transforming organisations’ supply chain teams, delivering complex supply chain and logistics transformation projects, and advising clients on how to embrace technology to accelerate and transform supply chain and logistics processes and harness data.
• Support your clients to achieve their desired business outcomes by harnessing deep technical knowledge and applying innovative approaches to supply chain and logistics.

Hybrid working - our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week. However, the actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role or assignment, including up to 5 days per week on a client site.

Qualifications

• Strong industrial supply chain and logistics experience across disciplines such as planning, operational supply chain management and supply chain development
• Extensive experience and comprehensive knowledge of Defence or adjacent sector supply chains
• Expertise in navigating complex supply chain and logistics processes within the Defence or adjacent sectors to deliver successful value for money outcomes
• Evidence of leading and supporting change initiatives in multifaceted stakeholder environments
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to develop creative solutions
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• CIPS, MCIPS, CILT or equivalent supply chain and logistics qualifications are preferable
• Ability to transfer skills and experience to supply chain transformation projects in new environments
• Ability to contribute to the expansion of the PA Defence Supply Chain team, utilising your expertise to contribute to Business Development and development of new Supply Chain offerings
• Supply chain design and resilience assessment experience - highly desirable
• Prior consulting experience preferred

We know the skill-gap and ‘somewhat need to tick every box’ can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply – we’d love to hear from you.

Please be aware that some of our UK roles at PA Consulting require a UK security clearance.

All PA people are required to undergo background checks and to achieve the Baseline Personnel Security Standard however, some UK roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting, where applicants must have at least 5 years of continuous residency in the UK.

We therefore ask that you only apply if you meet the residency requirements (i.e. you are a British citizen or have been resident in the UK for the past 5 years), as this is the prerequisite for a security clearance. If you're unsure about your eligibility, we encourage you to review the UK Government’s guidance on security vetting before applying.

Additional Information

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work.

Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams, and support our communities, to deliver insight and impact, solving the world’s most complex challenges. We're focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self.

Find out more about Life at PA here.

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
• Annual performance-based bonus
• PA share ownership
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, or any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.