Consultant / Senior Consultant - Consumer Products & Retail

London, United Kingdom

We set out to build the world's most trusted consulting firm - creating lasting impact for clients and pioneering a positive, people-first way of working. We work with everyone from FTSE 100 names to bright new start-ups, in every sector. You'll find us collaborating shoulder-to-shoulder with our clients, from the big picture right down to the detail: helping them define their strategy, deliver complex change, spot the right commercial opportunities, manage risk, or bring their purpose and sustainability goals to life. Our clients love how we get to know what makes their organisations tick - slotting seamlessly into their teams and being proudly geeky about solving their challenges. We have hubs in Europe, the US, Asia and Australia, and we work all around the world - from a wind farm in Wyoming to a boardroom in Berlin. Find us wherever there's a challenge to be tackled and an impact to be made.

Our Consumer Products & Retail practice are looking for an experienced Consultant or Senior Consultant to join the team.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Consultant or Senior Consultant to join our consulting team, within the Consumer Products & Retail industry. This role will focus on helping clients drive competitive advantage through innovative strategies and data-driven decision-making. The ideal candidate will bring a combination of strategic, business, and analytical expertise, with a strong consulting background.

What you will be doing

You will be working with some of the industry's leading Consumer Products Brands, from the large established players to the rapidly growing industry disruptors. We provide advisory services to our clients across the entire value chain from concept to shopping basket.

In this role you will;

• Led and support client engagements across our industry specialisms; commercial growth, dynamic supply chain, product & experience re-imagination, industry centric transformation and store and channel transformation, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Develop and implement commercial and operational strategies to optimize operational performance, revenue growth, and go-to-market effectiveness.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate business strategy with IT solutions.
• Conduct market and competitive analysis to identify opportunities for growth and differentiation.
• Foster strong client relationships by understanding their needs and delivering high-impact solutions.
• Work in a collaborative team environment, leveraging creativity and analytical thinking to solve complex business challenges.
• Stay up to date on industry trends and emerging technologies to provide innovative and forward-thinking strategies.

Your skills and experience

• At least 5+ years of consulting experience in the Consumer Products industry, with a focus on strategy, business operations, and IT, with a deep understanding of their interdependencies.
• Strong analytics expertise.
• High level of curiosity and passion for helping clients build competitive advantage
• Exceptional problem-solving skills, with a high creative IQ and the ability to think outside the box.
• Strong collaboration and teaming abilities, with a proven track record of working in dynamic and fast-paced environments.
• The ability to quickly learn new concepts and apply them in a consulting context.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

What a career at Baringa will give you Putting People First. Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include:

• Generous Annual Leave Policy: We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.
• Flexible Working: We know that the 'ideal' work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this, we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.
• Corporate Responsibility Days: Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.
• Wellbeing Fund: We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. We've introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.
• Profit Share Scheme: All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company's success.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people.

You can be a part of our 'Great Place to Work' - with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all. Click here to see some of our recent awards and how we've achieved this.

Using business as a force for good.

We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve.

We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work, and offer a variety of ways to contribute, by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills, talent and time. In essence, we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about, and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have.

All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process, ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.

For UK & EU

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For the USA

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Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC) , to assess your application and meet applicable reporting and legal obligations. In line with the Australian Privacy Act and Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), you may have rights to access, correct, or request limited deletion of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at

UK Demographic Set

Baringa is an equal opportunities employer and operates a policy that positively welcomes applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates irrespective of background, sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy and maternity or any other category protected by applicable law. Baringa collects this information anonymously for monitoring purposes only, to assess the effectiveness of our procedures and identify where changes need to be made. You are not obligated to answer all or any of the questions, however in providing this information you will help us to ensure our recruitment is fair and objective for all.