Senior Procurement Consultant - Logistics

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 are experiencing growth across all categories, but specifically within Supply Chain and Logistics, we are seeing significant expansion across the United States. This would be an exciting time to join a team of exceptional people driven to influencing and shaping outcomes for our clients.

Join our team as a trusted advisor to leading organizations, driving strategic procurement initiatives across supply chain, logistics, distribution and transportation networks. You will deliver measurable value through innovative sourcing strategies, operational performance improvements, and stakeholder engagement at all levels.

• Design and propose logistics, distribution and transportation procurement strategies that deliver maximum value, leveraging market insights, experience and best practices.
• Identify and implement opportunities to optimize clients’ distribution and transportation strategy and operational performance, ensuring alignment with business objectives and cost efficiency.
• Monitor and analyze distribution and transportation market trends to enhance Proxima’s intellectual property and share actionable insights with internal teams.
• Build strong relationships across client organizations, influencing decision-making at all levels to drive strategic outcomes.
• Provide expert input into client requirements for logistics services, warehouse management, and operational solutions, ensuring specifications reflect industry best practices.
• Interpret client situations and goals, utilizing market and industry and competitive intelligence to develop high-quality strategies, delivering cost savings and operational improvements in alignment with client goals.
• Oversee supplier relationships and stakeholder engagement throughout project life cycles, ensuring success and improved performance. Maintain understanding of supplier’s position in market.
• Develop negotiation strategies with clients and lead discussions with suppliers, providing commercial guidance on contract structures, models, and terms & conditions.
• Agree on mobilization plans and manage activities with clients and suppliers to ensure seamless project execution and goal realization.

• Deep experience in supply chain and logistics categories, with understanding of supplier market, solutions, and operational strategies combined with strong knowledge of procurement practices.
• Experience and expertise across multiple categories within supply chain and logistics (Road, Sea, or Air Freight; Warehousing; 3PL; Automation; and/or Software Solutions: WMS, TMS, FMS; Private Fleets)
• Understanding of how supply chain and logistics operational requirements impact procurement activities including informing the go to market strategy.
• Proven ability to operate in multi-stakeholder, client-facing environments, delivering measurable change. Experience across client industries is ideal.
• Demonstrated success in driving transformation and operational improvement through effective program and stakeholder management.
• Experience managing multi-functional direct and virtual teams from solution hypothesis through to market activity and benefits realization.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data analytics, with ability to present insights that influence decisions.
• Exceptional planning, negotiation, and communication skills (written and verbal), with proven customer facing engagement skills.
• Skilled at guiding individuals set goals and achieve professional advancement by leveraging proven coaching frameworks to identify their strengths and areas for development.
• Language skills, supply chain and logistics market and solutions knowledge, experience across categories and modes of transportation are all beneficial.

• Our culture at Proxima is unique and is what makes us stand out. We are a collaborative and inclusive company, where we welcome and support each other’s professional growth. You’ll join a Proxima family that’s fun, friendly, and full of open doors. We combine a fast-paced professional environment with a flat structure. Plus, we’re committed to being a responsible business with a focus on corporate social responsibility and wellbeing.
  
  Our people are the driving are the driving strength of our success and rapid growth. We offer a competitive salary, market-leading benefits, flexible working, and offer support towards personal learning and development course(s) or training.