Job Description - Manager Procurement & Value Creation (UK)
Position
As a Manager, you will lead complex procurement and value creation engagements, manage client relationships, and develop high-performing consulting teams. You will take ownership for delivering measurable savings and sustainable transformation for clients, while contributing to the growth and direction of the UK practice. This role suits an experienced consultant who enjoys responsibility, thrives in client-facing leadership positions, and is motivated by building something long-term.
Your mission
Key Responsibilities
Lead and manage end-to-end procurement transformation and cost improvement programmes
Own senior client relationships and act as a trusted advisor
Lead, develop, and coach consulting teams on client engagements
Design and implement procurement operating models, including organisation design and digital tools
Oversee key supplier negotiations and value delivery
Manage multiple stakeholders across client organisations
Ensure delivery of high-quality, fact-based outputs and sustainable results
Support business development through proposal work and client development
Contribute to practice development and methodology enhancement
Actively develop future leaders within the team
Your profile
Your Experience (Essential)
Project leadership experience within a recognised UK consultancy
Proven delivery of value optimisation or transformation programmes in procurement
Strong category knowledge across direct and/or indirect spend
Your Profile You are an ambitious consulting professional with a strong track record in procurement and transformation, and the potential to progress towards partnership. Ideally, you bring:
An excellent degree
At least five years’ experience in management consultancy
Demonstrable delivery of procurement outcomes across multiple categories
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent client management and relationship-building capabilities
Experience leading and developing consulting teams
Confidence operating in complex, high-pressure environments
Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
Fluency in English, with another European language as an advantage
Motivation to help shape and grow a leading UK procurement consultancy
What do we offer you?
Working Arrangements & Benefits Our teams operate in a hybrid working model and are often based on-site with clients. You should therefore be willing to travel. The primary office location is London, near Chancery Lane tube station. We offer:
Challenging projects with leading UK and European clients
A high-performance, entrepreneurial environment
Ongoing training and leadership development
Structured mentoring
A collaborative and supportive culture
Employee events and company retreats
Clear progression towards senior leadership based on performance
Competitive salary with performance-related bonus
Pension, travel, medical, and dental insurance
About us
H&Z Management Consulting stands for consulting with brain, heart, and hand. With this unique consulting approach, H&Z ensures sustainable results for international corporations and leading mid-sized companies. Our core areas of expertise are Procurement, Strategy & Performance, Sustainability, and Transformation—fields in which H&Z has been repeatedly recognized as a Hidden Champion among top management consultancies. H&Z Management Consulting is headquartered in Munich and has additional offices in Cologne, Hamburg, and London. We are part of the H&Z Group, a network of eight companies and initiatives with over 800 consultants at 19 locations. In addition, H&Z is also part of the Transformation Alliance - an association of international consulting firms with more than 1,500 employees worldwide.
H&Z is a great place to work, as demonstrated by our numerous awards, such as the Great Place to Work Awards. At H&Z, team cohesion and flat hierarchies are an integral part of our culture. Alongside extensive benefits, we offer excellent and personalized development opportunities as well as an exciting work environment within a motivated and family-like team.
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