Talent Pool - Senior Consultant - Industrial & Manufacturing Directs

Proxima; Chicago (IL); Hybride; USD 90 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Proxima is seeking a Senior Consultant to lead complex workstreams within our Directs category, focusing on Industrial and Manufacturing sectors. You will manage senior stakeholders, deliver innovative solutions, and mentor junior consultants as part of client-facing teams delivering high-impact initiatives.

You will build experience quickly, take responsibility early, and work with clients to deliver real, measurable change across commercial, sourcing, and supplier initiatives, in a flexible,

Qualifications

• Strong experience in consulting, procurement, supply chain, or a related analytical role.
• Experience in industrial and manufacturing settings, with an understanding of supplier markets, offerings and operations.
• Experience supporting project delivery and managing stakeholder engagement across workstreams.
• Strong analytical capability and confidence working with data.
• Consulting mindset with strong senior stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

Responsabilités

• Lead teams and workstreams across complex engagements.
• Assist with opportunity identification, supplier research, and commercial analysis.
• Identify opportunities supporting client value and revenue growth.
• Coach and develop junior consultants.
• Contribute to Proxima category thought leadership and IP.
• Engage with senior client stakeholders and lead workshops.

Connaissances

Consulting experience

Procurement knowledge

Supply chain analytics

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Data analysis

Description du poste

The opportunity

As a Senior Consultant at Proxima, you will lead complex workstreams within our Directs category, focused on Industrial and Manufacturing categories, and manage senior stakeholders while delivering innovative solutions and mentoring junior consultants. You will be part of client-facing teams delivering high-impact commercial, sourcing, and supplier initiatives, supporting the development of insights, contributing to solution design, and playing an active role in delivering outcomes, not just recommendations.

This is not a passive learning role. At Proxima, we are practitioner-consultants. You will build experience quickly, take responsibility early, and work alongside clients to deliver real, measurable change.

What you’ll do

Support delivery across client engagements

• Experience leading teams and workstreams or projects across complex engagements

• Assist with opportunity identification, supplier research, and commercial analysis.

• Identify opportunities supporting client value and revenue growth.

Management and career development

• Coach and develop junior consultants.

• Contribute to Proxima category thought leadership and IP.

• Commercial acumen and comfort with ambiguity.

Engage and collaborate with stakeholders

• Work directly with senior client stakeholders to gather requirements and align objectives.

• Communicate findings clearly and professionally with team members and senior client stakeholders.

• Lead workshops, working sessions, and day-to-day client interactions.

Work in a global, flexible model

• Operate in a hybrid environment, balancing client, home, and office-based work.

• Travel as required to support client delivery and team collaboration.

What you bring

Experience and skills

• Strong experience in consulting, procurement, supply chain, or a related analytical role.

• Experience in industrial and manufacturing settings, with an understanding of supplier markets, offerings and operations

• Experience supporting project delivery and managing stakeholder engagement across workstreams.

• Strong analytical capability and confidence working with data.

Consulting mindset

• Strong senior stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

• A proactive, ownership-oriented approach to your work.

• Comfort operating in a fast-paced, delivery-focused environment.

Flexibility and growth orientation

• Willingness to travel as required.

• Curiosity, adaptability, and a strong desire to learn and develop.

• Motivation to build a long-term consulting career in a growing global firm.