The opportunity
As a Principal Consultant at Proxima, you will act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, leading complex, high‑value engagements and shaping transformational outcomes. You will combine deep subject matter expertise with strong leadership, influencing both client strategy and delivery while developing Proxima’s people and capabilities.
This is a senior, hands‑on role for consultants who thrive in ambiguity, enjoy leading teams, and want to have a lasting impact on clients and the firm.
What you’ll do
Lead complex client engagements
Lead large, complex procurement and transformation programmes across multiple workstreams
Translate client vision into practical, executable solutions
Ensure delivery excellence across all outputs, aligned to Proxima’s client‑ready principles
Partner with senior stakeholders
Build trusted relationships with senior and executive‑level client stakeholders
Navigate ambiguity and competing priorities to maintain momentum and outcomes
Act as a strategic advisor, shaping long‑term client roadmaps
Engage and collaborate with stakeholders
Work directly with senior client stakeholders to gather requirements and align objectives.
Communicate findings clearly and professionally with team members and senior client stakeholders.
Lead workshops, working sessions, and day-to-day client interactions.
Develop people and capability
Coach, mentor, and develop consultants across levels
Actively contribute to Proxima’s apprenticeship culture
Set standards for quality, collaboration, and delivery
Grow Proxima’s intellectual capital
Lead and contribute to IP, asset, and methodology development
Actively engage in Communities of Practice
Support business development and identify growth opportunities
Work in a global, flexible model
Operate in a hybrid environment, balancing client, home, and office-based work.
Travel as required to support client delivery and team collaboration.
What you bring
Experience and expertise
Significant consulting experience, ideally within procurement or a related domain
Proven track record leading complex client engagements
Strong commercial and strategic acumen
Leadership mindset
Ability to lead teams and influence senior stakeholders
Confidence operating in ambiguous, fast‑paced environments
Strong coaching and people‑development capability
Consulting approach
Structured problem‑solving and storytelling skills
Executive presence, credibility, and integrity
Ownership‑driven, delivery‑focused mindset
PROXIMA IS A WORLD-LEADING PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN CONSULTANCY
We work alongside some of the world’s largest and most successful businesses to help them spend their money wisely and deliver purposeful and profitable change. We do this through an extensive suite of procurement consultancy services focused on cost optimization, organizational transformation, supply chain sustainability, and decarbonization. We are famous for our delivery as experienced specialists immersed in businesses, accelerating outcomes.
We are proud to be part of Bain & Company - the leading management consultancy. Together, we deliver a set of integrated end-to-end procurement, supply chain, and supply chain sustainability offerings.
