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Founded in Germany 25 years ago, H&Z has grown into one of Europe's most successful independent consultancies helping our clients transform their organizations with a focus on strategy & performance, procurement, and sales. Our rapidly growing UK procurement and supply chain team support clients with cost reduction, organizational transformation, sustainability, and digitalization.

We love consulting and shaping it according to our high standards. Teamwork and flat hierarchies are not empty promises at H&Z, but a living culture. We care about the people in a project, that's why we consult with head, heart, and hand. For us, consulting is more than pure know-how: Individuality, authenticity, and enthusiasm – that is H&Z.

Our UK business is rapidly expanding and we need dynamic and committed people to support our growth. If you've got the talent and the attitude, we'll give you the responsibility and the rewards.

The role of Junior Consultant at H&Z is the first step on a Management Consulting career path with Europe's leading procurement consultancy. Working as part of team, and with focused development, training and mentoring, you will take early responsibility for the management and delivery of cost improvement initiatives across direct and indirect categories, support organizational transformation initiatives, work closely with the implementation of leading procurement technology and support our client's supply chain decarbonization and ESG initiatives.

Confident working on your own, you'll also thrive in a team environment, and you'll relish a big challenge. Most of all, you'll need to be highly motivated with the passion to achieve outstanding results.

Your mission

Spend analysis
Supply market and product analysis
Development of sourcing and category strategies
Managing tender and e-auction processes
Supporting supplier negotiations
Process improvement and digital transformation
Managing a variety of stakeholders, at all levels
Implementation of cost improvement plans

Your profile

An excellent degree (with procurement, supply chain, economics or business orientation)
(Ideally) Work placement experience within procurement/commercial and/or consultancy
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Enjoy solving complex problems
Clear understanding of technical issues
Very good communication skills
Strong results focus
Global outlook and commercial awareness
Flexible, and the ability to work hard as part of a team and to work well under pressure
Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Fluent English
Other language German language skills desirable)

What do we offer you?

If you believe you can contribute to our success and enjoy working in a collaborative environment where excellent technical knowledge, consulting methodology and people-skills are highly valued, we offer the chance to make your skills and experience count:

Challenging projects working for a wide range of clients (including in Europe)
The opportunity to work with a high-performance team of excellent people
Continuous training and development
mentoring program
Familiar, friendly, and collaborative working atmosphere
Employee events and company retreats
Build a career based on progression through performance
Competitive salary package with performance related bonus
Pension, travel, medical and dental insurance
27 days holiday

Our teams are hybrid working as standard, often based on-site with clients, so you must be prepared to travel.

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About us

H&Z Management Consulting stands for consulting with head, heart and hand. Through our unique consulting approach, H&Z ensures sustainable results for international corporations and leading medium-sized companies. Our focus is on Strategy & Performance, Procurement, Sustainability and Transformation - for which H&Z has been awarded several times as Hidden Champion among the top management consultancies.

H&Z Management Consulting is headquartered in Munich and has offices in London & Vienna. We are part of the H&Z Group, a network of 8 companies and initiatives with over 650 consultants in 14 locations. H&Z is also part of the Transformation Alliance - an association of international consulting companies with more than 1,500 employees worldwide.

H&Z is a great place to work, as shown by multiple prices, such as the Great Place to Work awards. At H&Z, team spirit and flat hierarchies are part of our culture. In addition to extensive benefits, we offer excellent and individual training opportunities as well as an exciting everyday working life in a motivated and friendly environment.

Junior Consultant Procurement UK

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