Consultant or Senior Consultant - Consumer Products & Retail

About Baringa 

Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding.

The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence – all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation.

Clients value Baringa’s collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly – all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors.

Certified as a  Great Place to Work around the world, Baringa has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms.

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  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 ;

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

 
Your skills and experience

• You will have 3+ years of  consulting  or  related project experience  in Consumer P roducts , with a focus on  strategy, business operations, and IT, with a deep understanding of their   interdependencies.
• You will have strong analytics  expertise .  
• You will have high level of curiosity and passion for helping clients build competitive advantage.  
• You will have exceptional problem-solving skills, with a high creative IQ and the ability to  think outside the box .  
• You will have strong collaboration and teaming abilities, with a proven  track record of working in dynamic and fast-paced environments.  
• You will have  ability to quickly learn new concepts and apply them in a consulting context.  
• You will have 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.  

An award-winning workplace

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.

Join us

All applications received will be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We never rely solely on automated screening or AI tools to make hiring decisions. Your application will be considered 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.

Baringa Privacy Notices

For UK & EU

Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our UK Recruitment Privacy Notice / EU Recruitment Privacy Notice , to evaluate your application and meet our legal and reporting obligations. In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to request access to, rectification, or erasure (subject to legal limitations) of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at View email address on job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io

For the USA

Your personal data may be retained by Baringa for up to two years, as outlined in our  Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC) , to support the recruitment process and internal reporting requirements. Where applicable, and in accordance with relevant federal and state laws, you may have the right to request access to or correction of your personal information. For further details, please contact View email address on job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io

For Australia & Singapore

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