Director of Consulting
IGD (Institute of Grocery Distribution)
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Watford • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Leading a supercharged Consulting team
- Responsible for the team that delivers Consulting projects
- Own the development of the team, developing their capability
- Set clear roles & responsibilities across team and between teams
- Set and role model the culture and IGD behaviours with the team
- Own resource plans and requirements, structure and recruitment
- Working in partnership across the organisation to identify opportunities and create and deliver solutions to solve our clients’ challenge
- Drive collaboration with broader IGD colleagues to unlock commercial success for Consulting
- Create personalised Solutions to client problems or opportunities
- Client-facing delivery to leadership team level
- Act as an ambassador for IGD externally and promote IGD’s capability
- Strong external network that supports lead generation and client insights
- Guardian of product quality, setting & maintaining standards
- Owning and developing the inspiring Consulting products we take to market
- Set the long-term strategy and product vision for IGD Consulting, that are relevant and client-led
- Develop a programme of product innovation, to generate new IP and profitable revenues for IGD’s long-term success
- Assess competitor developments and implications for IGD
- Accountable for the P&L of the consulting business unit
- Sets processes to ensure pipeline, income, resource allocation and profit are actively managed
- Manage risk, mitigating actions and good governance in all operating practices
- Sets processes to ensure pipeline, income, resource allocation and profit are actively managed
Requirements
- Extensive experience of, and passion for, the food & consumer goods industry
- Commercial acumen and a growth mindset - an ability to create commercial opportunities and deliver maximum value
- Deep understanding of the commercial interface between retailers & manufacturers
- Leadership experience in B2B consultancy or advisory services
- Proven track record in managing and developing high performing teams
- A collaborative approach in all you do, with a partnership mindset and the ability to build outstanding cross-functional relationships
- Great presenting and customer engagement skills, who is credible at board level
- Someone who is values led in how they operate
- A dynamic individual, who is self-motivated and driven
Benefits
- a market leading pension
- a bonus scheme
- the ability to buy and sell annual leave
- a generous medical insurance package
- great work-life balance
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Soft skills
leadershipcollaborationcustomer engagementpresentation skillspartnership mindsetvalues-led operationself-motivationdynamic individualteam developmentcommercial acumen