Capgemini Invent

At Capgemini Invent, we believe difference drives change. As inventive transformation consultants, we blend our strategic, creative and scientific capabilities, collaborating closely with clients to deliver cutting-edge solutions. Join us to drive transformation tailored to our client's challenges of today and tomorrow. Informed and validated by science and data. Superpowered by creativity and design. All underpinned by technology created with purpose.

Your Role

We are rapidly growing our Procurement capability in the UK consulting business, working with industry leading clients, many of whom are recognised leaders in Procurement. In order to achieve this growth ambition we are recruiting high caliber Consultants, Senior Consultants and Manging Consultants with experience in Procurement Strategy & Transformation, Supplier Relationship Management, Risk Management, Sourcing, Sustainability and Supply Chain and Manufacturing Operations alongside Industry 4.0 to bring new ideas and perspectives into our team and the work we do.     

This is your chance to become part of a growing team delivering transformational and sustainable operational solutions to blue chip manufacturing, automotive, aerospace & defence, consumer products, retail and life science organisations.

In this role you will be responsible for:

Practice responsibility for leading the design and delivery of transformative Procurement solutions for leading companies.
Draw on your experience to work collaboratively with Capgemini colleagues and our clients to support them in understanding the challenges they face, to develop and land solutions in their business.
You will lead multi-disciplinary teams and will ensure the effective delivery and timely completion of projects in alignment with commercial goals, applying appropriate implementation approaches based on Capgemini’s delivery concepts, consulting tools and methodologies. You will be responsible for managing the scope, quality, cost and on-time delivery of the projects that you lead.
Business Development – Leading/contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting at events.

As part of your role you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the business and your own personal growth, through activities that form part of the following categories:

Business Development – Leading/contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting at events.
Internal Contribution – Campaign development, internal think-tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities), offering development.
Learning & Development – Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc.

Your Profile

You will have demonstrable experience across a representative sample of the following:

knowledge of Procurement process and process design/optimisation
Procurement transformation and benefits case realisation using digital technologies and data driven insights
Sustainability driven solutions – including Supplier and Sub Tier Performance and Risk Management
Procurement processes including Source to Contract, Purchase to Pay and Invoice processing
Knowledge of current software Industry leading Procurement solutions and their capabilities
Experience of Supply Chain and Logistics solution design and operation with knowledge of Supply Chain Resilience, Planning and demand Forecasting– including experience with current tools and technologies such as A.I., RPA and Machine Learning
CIPS or similar

Desired Experience:

Currently working in a major Consulting firm, and/or in industry but having a Consulting background Proven ability to be successful in a matrixed organisation, and to enlist support and commitment from peers in selling and delivering consulting solutions.
Experience of proposition building and delivery.

Personal attributes:

You have a passion and understanding for Procurement transformation in a digital world, with a thirst for thinking “what is next?”.
You bring a solid track record of successful and profitable project delivery, capable of working independently as well as in teams in our collaborative but sometimes demanding project environment.
You have a passion for development, coaching others and improving the performance of teams and individuals.

What You'll Love About Working Here

No matter the project or customer, your work will have a meaningful impact on society, businesses and lives. It’s really rewarding. And it’s also really varied. You’ll potentially work on a huge variety of projects (some larger than others), with a wide variety of clients and sectors, so you will gain lots of experience in a short amount of time.

We are delighted to have received the “Glassdoor Best Places to work UK’ accolade for 4 consecutive years, to see what it’s like to work at Capgemini Invent, visit our Glassdoor page

Need To know

At Capgemini we don’t just believe in inclusion, we actively go out to making it a working reality. Driven by our core values and Inclusive Futures for All campaign, we build environments where you can bring you whole self to work.

We aim to build an environment where employees can enjoy a positive work-life balance. We embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.

Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas. We have also invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

CSR

We’re also focused on using tech to have a positive social impact. So, we’re working to reduce our own carbon footprint and improve everyone’s access to a digital world. It’s something we’re really serious about. In fact, we were even named as one of the world’s most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the 10th year. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a team that does the right thing.

Whilst you will have London, Manchester or Glasgow as an office base location, you must be fully flexible in terms of assignment location, as these roles may involve periods of time away from home at short notice.

We offer a remuneration package which includes flexible benefits options for you to choose to suit your own personal circumstances and a variable element dependent grade and on company and personal performance.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 350,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.