Our Story

BearingPoint is one of Europe’s leading independent, partner led technology services and business consulting organisations and a highly regarded strategic partner for our clients.

This is a great opportunity to join BearingPoint at a pivotal moment of growth and investment and be part of a community of like-minded consultants. We are proud to operate as a “boutique style” cohort of inspired and passionate experts in our field with focus on innovation, collaboration, and customer success.

We are currently seeking a commercially driven Senior Manager to accelerate growth in the Consumer Goods, Retail & Lifestyle practice, with a primary focus on building pipeline, converting opportunities, and strengthening our position in CPG, Lifestyle and Retail clients.

This is a business development-led role (60–70%), complemented by selective delivery leadership to ensure credibility and deepen client relationships.

Key Responsibilities

Business Development & Growth (60–70%)

Create and shape new opportunities across Consumer Goods, Retail and Lifestyle clients — with a clear bias towards work that can convert into a healthy pipeline of engagements for the practice

Use their own network and relationships to open doors, build trust and create a credible pipeline

Lead strong, client-relevant proposals and help move opportunities from positive ‘lead’ conversations into signed contracted work

Shape practical propositions that respond to real market needs — for example operating model, transformation and commercial excellence

Work closely with Directors and Partners, including the CRL director, to turn priority accounts across the CRL space into sustainable revenue and longer-term relationships

Contribute to thought leadership, campaigns and client events in a way that feels relevant,

Client Leadership & Delivery (30–40%)

Lead targeted engagements or workstreams where they can bring real senior value — setting direction, keeping momentum and ensuring the work lands well with the client

Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders by being practical, credible and close enough to understand what really matters to them

Deliver work to a high standard, with clear outcomes, strong client engagement and an eye on where we can create further value

Use delivery as a platform for growth — spotting extension opportunities early, shaping them well and helping convert them into follow-on work

CPG Market Expansion Focus

Help us properly open up and grow Consumer Goods / CPG accounts where we know there is opportunity, but where our current presence is still too limited

Bring real relationships, credible entry points and enough market relevance to get us into the right conversations with target clients

Translate those conversations into practical opportunities — shaping where we can add value, where we can differentiate, and how we move from interest to committed work

Practice & Team Contribution

Help build the Consumer Goods, Retail & Lifestyle practice in a way that is visible, joined-up and commercially focused — not just through delivery, but through relationships, propositions and market presence

Coach and support junior colleagues so they build confidence, client judgement and strong consulting habits, not just task completion

Contribute to practical proposition and capability building — methods, propositions, assets and use cases/examples that teams can actually reuse with clients

Set the tone for how we work as a team: collaborative, commercial, high-quality and prepared to lean in where it matters

Profile & Experience Required

Essential

Strong consulting background across strategy, transformation or operating model work — with the judgement to move between shaping, selling and delivering

Clear track record of business development, with evidence of personally helping to create, shape and convert opportunities

Opening up opportunities through relationships and market relevance

Leading proposals that are client-relevant, practical and commercially strong

Converting positive conversations into contracted work or meaningful pipeline

Experience in Consumer Goods and/or Retail, ideally with enough sector credibility to have confident senior client conversations from day one

Able to build trusted senior client relationships, understand what matters commercially, and influence decisions without over-complicating the message

Comfortable operating in a hybrid growth and delivery role — happy to lead from the front, but practical enough to stay close to the work where needed

Highly Desirable

An existing Consumer Goods / CPG network in the UK or Europe that can create credible conversations, not just warm contacts

Experience selling into commercial or transformation agendas, particularly where the client need is linked to growth, margin, simplification or operating model change

Commercial functions, including sales, revenue growth, pricing, promotions and trade investment

Operating model, transformation or performance improvement programmes

Evidence of personally owning pipeline targets — with the confidence and discipline to move opportunities from early interest through to committed work

Key Success Measures (First 12–18 Months)

Builds a credible, active and convertible pipeline in Consumer Goods / CPG, with clear evidence of opportunities moving from conversation to qualified pursuit

Wins or materially helps convert new logos, extensions or priority account growth across the CRL portfolio

Shows strong consulting credibility in delivery — bringing structure, pace, client confidence and clear outcomes

Builds trusted relationships with senior clients and internal leaders, becoming someone people want in the room for important growth and delivery conversations

Helps strengthen the market position of the CRL practice through relevant propositions, thought leadership, campaigns and visible client activity

Why work for us?

BearingPoint provides a highly competitive and flexible benefits package designed to support employee well-being, career development, and work-life balance. This includes private health and dental insurance, pension contributions, annual bonuses, gym membership support, professional subscriptions, paid maternity and paternity leave, income protection, nursery workplace benefits and many more.