Lead Consultant

Lead Consultant – Quantium

Quantium is a world leader in data science and artificial intelligence. Established in Australia in 2002, Quantium is a global team of more than 1,100 people across 14 locations with a unique blend of capabilities across product and consulting services to help businesses unlock value from data and analytics. We forge a better, more intelligent world.

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location:

Leeds

Job Category:
Consulting

• Strategic client partnership:
  Act as a trusted advisor to ASDA's senior stakeholders, deeply understanding their needs across range, price, promotions, and customer strategy, identifying challenges and connecting them to innovative solutions.
• AI transformation leadership:
  Help shape and deliver ASDA's AI transformation – from AI powered retail solutions to AI operations optimisation, identifying high‑impact use cases and guiding their implementation.
• Commercial solution delivery:
  Lead the design and delivery of high‑quality analytics projects using Quantium's suite of products (Q.Checkout, Range Toolkit, Q.Promo, Q.Digital) and bespoke consulting projects that drive measurable ROI for ASDA.
• Customer strategy enablement:
  Support the implementation of ASDA's data‑driven customer strategy, leveraging Quantium's deep customer data capabilities and insights.
• Partnership growth:
  Expand our engagement by identifying new opportunities to add value – from extending our existing capabilities to introducing innovative analytics and AI solutions that solve emerging business challenges.
• Product innovation:
  Provide valuable feedback to Quantium's product teams, ensuring our solutions continue to evolve based on real client needs and market dynamics.

• Retail or CPG expertise:
  Approximately 8+ years of experience in grocery retail, either through consultancy or direct industry experience in buying, category management, sales, commercial insight, or supplier‑side roles.
• Data and analytics fluency:
  Strong knowledge and experience analysing customer, transaction, or sales data in a Retail or CPG context, translating data into actionable commercial insights.
• Senior stakeholder influence:
  Proven success building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, influencing and negotiating to achieve positive outcomes for all parties, confident presenting to director and C‑suite level.
• AI curiosity and capability:
  Genuine interest in AI applications within retail and ability to educate clients on practical AI use cases.
• Agile problem‑solving:
  Ability to thrive in a dynamic, regularly changing environment, juggling multiple stakeholders and projects while maintaining focus on strategic priorities.
• Independent self‑starter:
  Proactive, resourceful, and comfortable working autonomously, anticipating client needs and taking initiative to solve problems creatively.
• Commercial acumen:
  Strong business sense with the ability to identify revenue opportunities, articulate value propositions, and confidently close commercial conversations.

Working at Quantium will allow you to challenge your imagination, solve complex problems using rigour and precision, and ask great questions. You will have the opportunity to shape strategy, not just execute it, working directly with senior leaders hungry for innovation.

• Forge your path:
  Many of our team members have moved across teams or offices. You'll be in the driver's seat, and we empower you to make your career your own.
• Find your kind:
  Embrace diversity and connect with your tribe (think foodies, dog lovers, readers, or runners).
• Make an impact:
  Leave your mark. Your contributions resonate, regardless of your role or rank.
• Shape the future of retail:
  Work on genuinely innovative AI applications that haven't been done before in UK grocery retail, pioneering new approaches rather than just implementing existing playbooks.

• Flexible work arrangements:
  Achieve work‑life balance at your own pace with hybrid working (3 days per week at ASDA's offices in Leeds, flexibility for remaining days).
• Remote working:
  Embrace the opportunity to work…