Senior Supply Chain Consultant

CBRE; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

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CONSUMER, SUPPLY CHAIN & TALENT CONSULTING - UK-BASED

Senior Supply Chain Consultant

Role Purpose

Working within Consumer, Supply Chain & Talent Consulting, this role is pivotal in delivering a variety of supply chain and operational analysis for Occupier, Developer and Investor clients across a broad range of related projects, including network design, operational performance, location assessment and evaluation, and more.

Our team comprises a diverse mix of operational, consulting and analytical backgrounds, creating a powerful combination of skills, expertise and perspective, delivering unique, significant value for our clients at the interface of supply chain, operations and real estate.

Key Responsibilities

1. Leverage your existing experience to support project team with scoping project approaches
2. Collecting, validating and using data to deliver informed recommendations and decisions
3. Working across a variety of clients in different industries and sectors
4. Playing a critical role in delivering supply chain and operations related projects as part of a project team
5. Directly engaging with clients to capture client data and understand their business
6. Ability and desire to learn how to apply new tools, techniques and methods in approaching client questions
7. Play a team role in presenting the findings to clients, and internal stakeholders
8. Working closely with clients and internal CBRE functions, to develop strong working relationships, trust and mutual opportunity
9. Contributing to the development of team capability
10. Become a supply chain advocate and champion internally

Person Specification/Requirements

1. 2-3 years of internal or external supply chain consulting experience, with an aptitude for mathematics
2. Enthusiastic about learning and passionate about your role; self-driven, organised, meticulous with a proactive mindset
3. Excellent verbal and written communication skills
4. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
5. Experience of data manipulation, modelling and visualisation tools (e.g. Excel, ArcGIS, Power BI or similar) and database working (Alteryx, SQL or similar)
6. An ability to think creatively and flexibly in approaching questions and reaching conclusions
7. An ability to work independently while under pressure

Location:

1. The role is London office-based with opportunity to work flexibly as well as frequent travel throughout UK and, potentially, some international requirements
2. The role should expect client visits, regional offices, London and flexible location working

Ways of Working:

1. Is constantly visible, accessible and pro-active within and outside of, the team
2. Can be increasingly recognised as a knowledgeable subject matter expert
3. Supports and contributes to a culture of co-operation and teamwork
4. Client Relationship Leadership
5. Works collaboratively with other business teams by offering clients the right value proposition for their requirement
6. Is accessible and responsive to clients at all times, as appropriate
7. Business Development
8. Contribute to current and future revenue and profit plans through delivery of project work, development of capability and proposition and potentially business development activity
9. Actively encourages a culture of cross-CBRE collaboration to maximise growth and service opportunities for the overall business

Working at CBRE

When you join CBRE you will have the support and resources of a global firm where an entrepreneurial mind-set is encouraged. You'll realize your potential with challenging work, fast-paced assignments, an environment of constant learning and commitment to results. To enable your success, we provide the best tools, training and leaders in the industry.

Our collaborative culture is built on our RISE values and reflects the needs and perspectives of our clients and our people. Our work is guided by our North Star: Creating the real estate solutions of tomorrow, so businesses and people thrive. This informs everything we do-from diversity, equity, and inclusion to sustainability initiatives to workplace safety and wellbeing.

At CBRE, we believe that the more perspectives we have, the more dimensions we see. We welcome people with different backgrounds and experiences across industries to apply for open positions even if you do not match every element of the required skills.

About CBRE

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2020 revenue). The company has more than 100,000 employees serving clients in more than 100 countries.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.