Consultant / Senior Consultant – Benchmarking UK

CONSULTANT / SENIOR CONSULTANT, EMEA BENCHMARKING, THE HACKETT GROUP

The consultant / senior consultant in the EMEA Benchmarking practice is a client-facing role at the heart of Hackett’s value proposition to its clients. Our clients are major players (e.g. FTSE 100, DAX 30, Fortune 500) from a wide range of industries. The role is highly varied, and requires agile, responsive, organised and motivated individuals to support clients through complex performance improvement projects. 

The consultant / senior consultant in the EMEA benchmarking practice will begin by supporting, then rapidly progress to leading, the day-to-day project management, planning, performing and reporting activities of Hackett’s benchmarking projects. 

Core activities involve: 

• Participating in project planning activities with client teams
• Delivering training to client resources on Hackett’s benchmarking methodology
• Facilitating and support the client as they collect performance data
• Validating data and seeking sign-off from the client on its accuracy
• Support senior colleagues in the creation and development of client project deliverables
• Interacting with senior client executives

Ultimately, as the consultant / senior consultant develops their knowledge of Hackett’s Intellectual Property and methodology and builds strong consulting skills, they will be expected to act as a the primary project manager on client engagements. Longer term professional development could involve support of business development, development of subject matter expertise in selected fields, a leadership role within the practice, or rotation into one of Hackett’s other lines of business. 

The role requires the following personal and professional attributes: 

• Intellectual curiosity and interest in performance management and strategy for business and support function (Finance, HR, IT, Procurement)
• Very strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and activities across multiple, simultaneous projects
• High degree of professionalism and ability to interact and engage clients, ranging from administrative resources through to C-Level executives, using empathy, content knowledge and personality to build long-term relationships
• Very strong analytical skills, especially relating to the ability to collate large amounts of data and then identify and concisely communicate insights gained from this information
• The ability to work independently without close supervision as well as in small teams of professionals across all of Hackett’s line of business
• Trustworthiness and personal integrity when accessing confidential Hackett and client data and information which is commercially sensitive
• Numerical literacy, strong MS Office skills and an eye for detail

Non-mandatory but beneficial skills include fluency in a second language (besides fluent English). 

The consultant / senior consultant should also be willing to travel (the role combines onsite and offsite work) and hold an EU passport. 

The consultant / senior consultant would report into one of Hackett’s managers/directors in the EMEA benchmark practice. The role is based in either London or Frankfurt. 

The consultant / senior consultant will be trained in Hackett’s methodology and IP via a combination of modular training courses, consulting soft-skill training as well as ‘on the job’ experience working directly with clients. Hackett consultants / senior consultants benefit from exposure to a wide range of clients in different industries and with different challenges, a high degree of responsibility and access to senior client executives early in their career, the opportunity to travel and work with a team of highly motivated professionals, in addition to a competitive starting salary, performance-related bonus and annual pay review. CONSULTANT / SENIOR CONSULTANT, EMEA BENCHMARKING, THE HACKETT GROUPCONSULTANT / SENIOR CONSULTANT, EMEA BENCHMARKING, THE HACKETT GROUP

The Hackett Group is the world’s leading IP led consulting firm, working with business leaders across the globe to address key issues and challenges across the G&A organisation, from strategy to execution. www.thehackettgroup.com The European practice for Hackett is well established across Transformation, Benchmarking and Advisory. (Advisory is a multi-year programme-based model providing intellectual property and coaching to a wide client base). We are now strengthening, building and expanding – our Transformation capability across our European practice. Working with C-suite executives and leadership teams, we design and implement change/ transformation programmes to deliver World-Class performance. Hackett’s unrivaled data and intellectual property allows us to engage clients more objectively than any of our competitors. However, we also need to have the skills and gravitas to support our clients in deploying such solutions on a business led basis. 

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