Senior Manager, Products & Services - Consumer Products & Retail

The role

This person will lead complex transformation engagements for consumer products and retail clients. They will manage client relationships, oversee multidisciplinary project teams, and drive business development within existing accounts.

What you will do

• Lead complex transformation engagements for consumer products and retail clients.
• Help clients shape and deliver transformation across supply chain, S&OP, and ERP implementation.
• Translate strategic objectives into practical transformation roadmaps and delivery plans.
• Lead day-to-day management of major client accounts and engagements.
• Act as an account leader to strengthen client relationships and grow existing accounts.
• Oversee complex programmes involving multiple workstreams, functions, and geographies.
• Work across business and technology teams to ensure sustainable operational improvements.
• Advise clients on organisational, process, capability, data, and technology changes.
• Provide leadership to multidisciplinary project teams.
• Manage programme risks, dependencies, budgets, resources, and stakeholder expectations.

Required qualifications

• Significant experience within consulting.
• Strong track record of leading complex transformation engagements for consumer products or retail clients.
• Experience operating at Senior Manager, Director, or an equivalent level within a recognised consulting organisation.
• Expertise in one or more: Supply chain transformation, S&OP, Demand/supply/integrated business planning, Forecasting and planning transformation, ERP-enabled business transformation, Operating model d
• Experience leading major transformation programmes from strategy and design through to implementation and business adoption.
• Understanding of how business processes, operating models, data, technology, organisation design, and change management work together.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary consulting teams and manage multiple workstreams.
• Client engagement and account management skills.
• Experience growing or expanding existing client accounts.
• Strong commercial judgement including managing engagement economics, delivery quality, scope, and risk.
• Ability to communicate complex transformation topics to business and technology stakeholders.
• Problem-solving, facilitation, influencing, and stakeholder management capabilities.

Nice to have

• Industry experience gained before, during, or after a consulting career

Benefits

• 5 weeks of annual leave
• 5-Year Recharge benefit: 2 weeks of additional paid leave after 5 years continuous service
• Hybrid working policy
• Flexibility around taking unpaid leave
• 3 Corporate Responsibility Days per year
• Annual People Fund to support and manage wellbeing
• Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme

About the company

Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. The firm works across various sectors including energy, financial services, consumer products and retail, and technology.