Operations and Improvement Principal Consultant - Cost Optimisation

Operations and Improvement Principal Consultant - Cost Optimisation

Are you keen to work to build improvement capability and operations excellence? If so, this Operations and Improvement consultancy role could be for you!

Working arrangements

• Hybrid working - our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week. However, the actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role or assignment, including up to 5 days per week on a client site.
• This role can be based in our London Victoria or Manchester locations.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating workshops, providing compelling, evidence based insights and helping to manage complex and senior stakeholders.
• Working hands on with clients to bring energy, direction and expertise in solving the most difficult operational and supply chain challenges.

Qualifications

• Core experience of delivering operational improvement across front, middle and back office service areas.
• Core experience of working and delivering across local government authorities, higher education institutions and charities.
• A track record of realising business benefits and outcomes in a Local Services setting.
• Experience deploying advanced techniques such as digital technologies, cost improvement, and change management.
• The ability to demonstrate leadership skills in large and diverse project teams.
• Confidence to work across multiple levels of an organisation, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and navigate challenging discussions.
• An aptitude for delivering creative as well as innovative solutions.
• An interest in developing new business.
• It is expected the post holder will be able to work independently, developing excellent relationships with stakeholders internally and externally, and delivering the highest customer service and business standards.
• Excellent interpersonal and team working skills; a natural integrator, comfortable navigating across system finance, service design, governance, capacity and workforce modelling and operational excellence.
• A drive for personal and professional progression.

Benefits

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare.
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity based initiatives.
• Annual performance based bonus.
• PA share ownership.
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn).

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We're committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, or any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.