Principal Consultant - Manufacturing & Industrials Practice
ROLE DESCRIPTION
PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT
As a Principal Consultant within our Manufacturing & Industrials practice, you will play a senior leadership role across client delivery, commercial ownership, and practice growth. This is a Partner-track position for an experienced consultant seeking greater influence, autonomy, and responsibility within our Manufacturing & Industrials capability.
Manufacturing & Industrials is a strategic growth priority for us. As a Principal joining at this stage, you will lead complex, high-profile engagements, shape propositions and go-to-market focus, and operate as a trusted advisor to senior manufacturing and industrial stakeholders.
HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT
- Lead complex strategy and transformation engagements across manufacturing and industrial sectors, including Automotive, Aerospace & Defence, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Medtech, Energy and Industrial Products
- Take end-to-end ownership of engagements, from problem definition through to delivery of measurable, banked outcomes
- Drive stakeholder alignment and oversee delivery against agreed milestones
- Build long-term, trusted relationships with senior manufacturing and industrial stakeholders
- Identify and grow opportunities within existing accounts through value-led engagement
- Generate leads with the Partner and through your own network, converting pipeline into value-priced work
- Lead the development of compelling proposals and pitches aligned to our Manufacturing & Industrials propositions
- Shape and articulate go-to-market focus within priority industrial subsectors
- Develop consultants and strengthen key accounts, building high-performing, inclusive teams
- Be a senior leader within the firm, helping establish Curzon as a partner of choice for UK manufacturing clients — with genuine exposure to the decisions and responsibilities of firm leadership
WHAT YOU'LL EXPERIENCE IN YOUR FIRST 6-12 MONTHS
- Lead consulting engagements that deliver tangible, measurable results for UK manufacturing and industrial clients, whether anchored in a particular sector or with a value-chain bias
- Turn your existing relationships into pipeline and convert the pipeline into value-priced work
- Shape how Curzon partners with industrial clients and develop priority accounts
- Drive practice growth through proposition development, thought leadership and developing the consulting team
ABOUT YOU
- A track record at a relatively senior level within a recognised UK consulting firm, delivering strategic management consulting
- Around 10 years’ consulting experience in manufacturing or industrial sectors, ideally with prior industry experience behind it
- A genuine understanding of a manufacturing or assembly environment — the design, make and sell of tangible products in a B2B context
- UK or European grounding in industrial sectors such as Automotive, Aerospace & Defence, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Medtech, Energy or Industrial Products — breadth of industrial understanding matters more than a particular sector label
- Real depth across the manufacturing value chain, ideally with strength in more than one of: Operations (production, assembly, maintenance, Lean, AI, automation and Industry 4.0); Innovation, Engineering & Design (engineering, R&D, product design, capital programmes); Commercial (B2B commercial management, margin); Supply chain (procurement, distribution and logistics); or ESG (sustainability and energy transition)
- Demonstrable commercial capability, including business development and lead generation, proposal development, and project commercial management (pricing and margin delivery)
STAND OUT EXPERTISE
(DESIRABLE)
- A live network of UK industry contacts — including potential buyers of consulting services and referrers — and examples of senior clients who regard you as a trusted advisor
To apply, please complete the details below and attach your CV
Managing Consultant
ROLE DESCRIPTION
MANAGING CONSULTANT
This role is for high-performing Managing Consultants who want greater responsibility, direct client exposure, and a clear route to senior leadership.
Managing Consultants are trusted to lead major workstreams, manage senior client relationships, and shape delivery, not simply execute instructions. You will work directly with Principals and Partners on complex engagements across Financial Services, Healthcare, or Manufacturing & Engineering, with exposure and accountability well beyond a typical Managing Consultant role.
- Full-time
- Senior Level
- From £80k + up to 30% discretionary annual performance related bonus
- 30 days holiday
- Hybrid working
- Health insurance
- Death in service
HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT
Deliver measurable outcomes
- Lead delivery of defined workstreams, ensuring objectives, KPIs, and deliverables are met
- Translate analysis into decision-ready insights and practical actions
- Diagnose delivery issues and convert ambiguity into executable plans
Build and strengthen client relationships
- Establish trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders
- Work effectively with leadership, delivery teams, and operational teams across the client organisation
- Deliver evidence-based recommendations that secure buy-in
Drive commercial growth
- Contribute to account development and identify expansion opportunities
- Support proposals, business cases, and value propositions
Develop people and the firm
- Lead and mentor junior consultants
- Act as a role model for Curzon’s values
- Contribute to internal initiatives and thought leadership
ABOUT YOU
- Evidenced project and workstream leadership experience within UK consulting
- Proven ability to translate analysis into clear insights
- Experience delivering work in Financial Services, Healthcare, or Manufacturing & Engineering
- Hands-on experience on major transformation programmes
- 6+ years experience in UK consulting
STAND OUT EXPERTISE
- MBA or other postgraduate qualification
- Experience across more than one of Financial Services, Healthcare, or Manufacturing & Engineering
- Advanced data analysis or visualisation capability (e.g. Power Query, Power BI)
To apply, please complete the details below and attach your CV
Senior Consultant
ROLE DESCRIPTION
SENIOR CONSULTANT
Lead defined workstreams across complex client engagements
Diagnose delivery and performance issues, translate analysis into practical action, and support client decision making
The role focuses on Financial Services, Healthcare, or Manufacturing & Engineering, with scope to work across our other sectors over time
- Full-time
- Mid-Senior Level
- From £72k + up to 20% discretionary annual performance related bonus
- 25 days holiday
- Hybrid working
- Health insurance
- Death in service
HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT
Client Delivery
- Lead defined workstreams within complex client engagements across Financial Services, Healthcare, or Manufacturing & Engineering
- Deliver work to agreed objectives, scope, and performance measures
- Identify delivery, productivity, or performance issues and develop actions to address them
- Plan and run workshops and structured working sessions to support alignment and decisions
Analysis and Insight
- Analyse quantitative and qualitative information to identify risks, issues, and improvement opportunities
- Develop evidence-based recommendations for practical implementation
- Present findings and recommendations to client teams and leadership
Client Engagement
- Work with client stakeholders at different levels to support delivery and decisions
- Maintain oversight of progress, risks, and dependencies across assigned areas of work
Innovation and Adaptability
- Apply appropriate tools, methods, and industry practices to client challenges
- Adapt approaches across sectors, client environments, and constraints
People
- Provide day-to-day direction and coaching to team members, ensuring work meets the required standard
ABOUT YOU
- You have at least 5 years experience delivering work in UK consultancy
- You have meaningful sector experience in Financial Services, Healthcare, or Manufacturing & Engineering
- You are comfortable owning defined areas of work within complex engagements
- You build trusted relationships across roles and levels of seniority that result in sustained client satisfaction
- You can identify delivery or performance issues and turn analysis into practical action
STAND OUT EXPERTISE
- Experience across more than one of Financial Services, Healthcare, or Manufacturing & Engineering
- MBA or other postgraduate qualification
- Advanced data analysis or visualisation capability (e.g. Power Query, Power BI)
- Experience contributing to proposals, bids, or business development activity
To apply, please complete the details below and attach your CV
Consultant - Procurement
ROLE DESCRIPTION
PROCUREMENT CONSULTANT
You’ve spent a couple of years in procurement, in-house, or in consulting. You can run a spend analysis and hold your own in a category conversation. Now you want sharper work, more client exposure, and a clearer line to the people making the decisions.
You’ll work on client engagements in our Procurement practice. You’ll support senior colleagues, but you’ll own real pieces of the work yourself, not just the spreadsheets behind them.
- Full-time
- From £45k + up to 10% discretionary annual performance related bonus
- 25 days holiday
- Hybrid working
- Health insurance
- Death in service
HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT
- Support workstreams within procurement and supply chain engagements, category deep-dives, spend analysis, sourcing waves, supplier performance reviews
- Analyse spend, contract, and supplier data to find savings, risks, and ways to improve
- Build category insight, market dynamics, supply base, cost drivers, benchmark pricing, negotiation levers, and turn it into recommendations clients can act on
- Write the reports and briefing papers that go to senior client stakeholders
- Work alongside category managers, finance teams, and the business day to day
- Contribute to our thought leadership, articles, posts, the occasional point of view piece
ABOUT YOU
- Two years of business experience, some of it in UK consulting or a respected in-house procurement function
- A strong procurement base, sourcing, category, or contract work
- Sharp with data. Excel as a given. Python or SQL a plus
- Comfortable adapting across sectors, spend categories, and levels of procurement maturity
STAND OUT EXPERTISE
- A degree in STEM, Accountancy or Business
- Proficiency in Data Analysis Tools (e.g., Excel, Python, SQL)
To apply, please complete the details below and attach your CV
Principal Consultant - Infrastructure
ROLE DESCRIPTION
PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT
As a Principal Consultant within our Infrastructure practice, you will play a senior leadership role across client delivery, commercial ownership, and practice growth. This is a Partner-track position for an experienced consultant seeking greater influence, autonomy, and responsibility within a fast-growing Infrastructure capability.
Infrastructure is a strategic growth priority for us. As a Principal joining at this stage, you will lead complex, high-profile engagements, shape propositions and go-to-market focus, and operate as a trusted advisor to senior Infrastructure stakeholders.
HOW YOU'LL MAKE AN IMPACT
- Lead complex strategy and transformation engagements across Infrastructure, Utilities, Transport, Energy, and Major Projects environments
- Take end-to-end ownership of engagements, from problem definition through to delivery of sustainable, measurable outcomes
- Drive stakeholder alignment and oversee delivery against agreed KPIs and milestones
- Build long-term, trusted relationships with senior asset owners, operators, and executive stakeholders
- Identify and grow opportunities within existing accounts through value-led engagement
- Originate and grow client relationships, typically generating £750k–£1m+ p.a.
- Lead the development of compelling proposals and pitches aligned to our Infrastructure propositions
- Shape and articulate go-to-market focus within priority Infrastructure subsectors
- Mentor and develop consultants, building high-performing, inclusive teams
- Be a senior leader within the firm, influencing how we work with our Infrastructure clients
WHAT YOU'LL EXPERIENCE IN YOUR FIRST 6-12 MONTHS
- Take end-to-end ownership of major Infrastructure engagements, from problem definition through to measurable outcomes
- As a senior leader within the firm, you’ll mentor consultants and shape how Curzon partners with Infrastructure clients
- You’ll bring significant experience delivering strategy or transformation programmes across Infrastructure, Utilities, Transport, Energy, or Major Projects
- Direct involvement in practice growth, including proposition development, thought leadership and priority accounts
ABOUT YOU
- Minimum of 7 years experience in UK consulting
- Demonstrable delivery of complex strategy or transformation engagements within Infrastructure or adjacent sectors
- Evidenced commercial capability, including scoping, pricing, margin management, and account growth
- Experience managing significant fee income, with a track record of £750k+ account growth or new sales contribution
STAND OUT EXPERTISE
(DESIRABLE)
- An existing network of senior client-side relationships