FILLED (ref DB6122) Internal Business Consultant, Professional Services

PERMANENT: Internal Business Consultant,
Professional Services Firm,
London-based,
up to £100K package

Role Summary

Our client is a well-known global professional services firm. They are looking for a business-focused consultant with strong project management skills to join their Internal Consulting function on an permanent basis.

The ideal candidate will have a top tier management consulting background, broad-based project management experience incorporating BPR, change and IT initiatives, and a strong suite of stakeholder management / consulting skills.

Role & Responsibilities:

The purpose of the Internal Consulting function is to ensure that the firm's investment spend on projects and initiatives delivers maximum return on such investment; projects are well-managed; project risks are well-controlled, and change impacts are anticipated, communicated and implemented in such a way as to minimise disruption to the firm's business.

This role is focused on the successful delivery of specific projects, across all functions and all geographies of the firm and will include:

* Taking accountability for delivery as project/programme manager, reporting to the Project Sponsor for that project, to deliver requirements on time and to budget

* Working with the Head of the Internal Consulting fucntion to ensure proper governance, control and monitoring of such projects

* Project set-up or turnaround of challenging projects

* Giving consultancy advice and assistance to project managers or sponsors of other projects (e.g. change management, budgeting, communications, implementation)

* Supporting the building the firm's project management skills and expertise e.g. via training or managing initiatives.

Types of projects may include:

* Technology enabled change projects e(.g. CRM, knowledge management, HR IT)

* Establishing shared service centre operations for business services (back office)

* Business performance/ process improvement projects including implementation of desktop tools/technology

* Functional or regional reorganisations

* Establishing alliances with other law firms or opening new country offices.

Key Skills and Requirements

* Top tier management consultancy background

* Broad-based project management experience gained across BPR, People and IT domains, with a well-developed business perspective

* Strong project management skills, with an excellent delivery record and appreciation of PM methodologies /disciplines

* Experience of delivering projects in large, cross-functional business environments

FILLED (ref DM4205) Relationship Manager

Relationship Manager,

Permanent, Logistics Company, West Midlands,
£60,000 plus bonus and benefits, Immediate start
Role Summary

Our client is a Global Logistics Company looking for a Relationship Manager to develop business with a Key Consumer Technology Client.

The Relationship Manager will be a part of the Senior Account team working for the Account Director to manage and grow business in this Account.  They will spend a significant amount of time working with the Client at their offices, embedded within their teams, enabling them to provide a fundamental understanding of the Client through insight and strong proactive relationships. This will make sure the Programme develops and meets the Clients requirements to the full.

This role will suit a Consultant who would like to work long term in a Corporate Operations environment.

Some UK travel is required and overseas travel may be required as well.

Details

This role includes the following activities:

* Defining and implementing the account strategy and corporate plan for the Client

* Providing sound commercial direction to the team and owning the business case supporting any changes or renewal of service

* Working as a member of the Senior Account Team, providing Relationship Management and commercial insight into the Client

* Working within the Client as a main point of contact for activities.

* In conjunction with the commercial team, managing projects to cost within the relevant commercial frameworks and agreements in place.

* Being responsible for key areas of Supplier spend and performance, in line with agreed SLAs, contracts and costs.

Key skills and Requirements

Mandatory

* Experience in Senior Account Management and Business Development roles within a B2B environment, developing and creating propositions around new and existing business opportunities.
* Commercial acumen in negotiation and buying, business partnering, contract renewal, and KPI management.
* Experience in management of a number of key suppliers in line with agreed SLAs, contracts and costs.
Desirable

* Logistics experience is desirable but can be taught to the right candidate

FILLEd (ref DB6121), Business Systems Analyst, Financial Services

Interim Business Systems Analyst,
Financial Services,
London / Jersey,
3 months +,
up to £400 per day,
August start

Role Summary

Our client, a specialist consultancy, is about to start an engagement with a customer looking to replace the IT platform for its customer-facing website and supporting back office systems. They require an interim IT/business analyst with strong retail or financial services experience to undertake this analysis, working in a small consulting team at client sites in London and Jersey. Key aspects of the role will involve:

* Collating complex functional requirements from a number of existing sources
* Scheduling and running requirements workshops with business teams
* Liaising with suppliers and internal business teams on user experience design
* Documenting detailed functional requirements, process flows, DRDs, etc.

This is a technology-led initiative, so the analyst will need to be comfortable working to a low level of detail in the functional specification that will be passed on to a solutions team to produce the new system.

Deadline for response: Thursday 12th July 12 pm. Responses received after this deadline will only be considered if the client requests to see further CVs.

Key Skills and Requirements

* Previous experience of documenting complex user requirements in Financial Services or Retail to a level of detail sufficient to enable software design and development

* 5 years + business / systems analyst experience in a systems environment with strong all-round business analysis skills (e.g. workshop facilitation, data requirements gathering, requirements documentation)

* Experienced in working on IT-led projects that require systems knowledge including CMS, BI and trading platforms

* Previous consulting experience - with excellent stakeholder, facilitation and communication skills, and a methodical and structured approach.

FILLED (ref DM4204) Telecomm, Media & Entertainment Consultants

PERMANENT: Telecom Media & Entertainment Consultant
Head Office in London,
Clients in M4 Corridor,
£50,000 - £60,000 plus bonus and benefits.


Immediate start

Role Summary

Our client is the UK operating company of an Italian IT Group. The company started over 16 years ago in Italy and since then has expanded globally into Europe and beyond (eight countries). They have an annual revenue of ?440 M with over 3000 consultants across the full range of innovative technology solutions, servicing all aspects of Digital Media.

The UK company is a rapidly expanding specialist Telecomm Media & Entertainment consultancy with its own P&L. The key differentiators within the consultancy and professional services market are:

* Internal structure of over 40 autonomous firms, each a specialist in its own field,
* Innovation and investment; in people, clients and new technologies,
* No sales people, everyone sells, everyone delivers,
* Full spectrum of services through cooperation of firms,
* Extremely low client churn and highly ranked customer satisfaction,
* Relationship based growth based on trusted advisor mentality.

They are looking for dynamic, ambitious and entrepreneurial Consultants who have a proven track record within consultancy and past experience within the Telecom environment to join them.

Details

The Role involves working on Client Projects, introducing new leading edge technology solutions in the Telecom Media and Entertainment space.

Key skills and Requirements
Mandatory
* Proven experience in Consultancy
* Proven experience within the Telecoms or Media & Entertainment market
* Strong work ethic, pro-active and driven and able to show clear examples of innovative thinking and where obstacles have been overcome

Desirable
* Technology background in Telecomm networks seen as highly desirable;