Sector -

Private Sector

Discipline -

Change & Transformation, Manufacturing and Engineering

Senior Management Consultant (WC1449)

The Role

Recruitment criteria for Senior Management Consultant:

Selection criteria:

• Good degree
• Cost or profit centre accountabilities over several consecutive years very useful
• Some recent consultancy experience preferable (minimum 3 years)
• Interest in capital projects, infrastructure, construction & building materials useful
• European languages useful but not essential
• Knowledge of modern analytical techniques essential, practitioner status is not (e.g. Lean, 6 Sigma)
• Looking to develop career further in consultancy and build their own portfolio.
• Getting the phone to ring:
  - Ability to maintain and develop relationships with managers (candidates rarely bring relationships to consultancies)
  - Able to give managers something between assignments – industry gossip, useful technical information, introduce relevant contacts etc.
  - Commercial aptitude – able to identify an opportunity to discuss a possible assignment and willing to persevere to convert an opportunity, strong on tolerance of uncertainty, and able to act expediently when appropriate
  - Must be able to plan, deliver and conclude assignments, and win client approval

Salary and benefits:

• Basic salary, six figures between 100 and 200k
• 7% Defined Contribution by company for new starts
• Car allowance
• BUPA
• Life insurance – 4 x basic
• Bonus for a full financial year (same as calendar year), normally 10% of salary

Other

Client  is not offering a senior job, but opportunities to progress over a period of several years.