Principal Consultant

Principal Consultant focuses on the team consists of 3 core areas: responsible sourcing & due diligence, supplier engagement and social & environmental management systems.

What the role involves

• The team consists of 3 core areas: Responsible Sourcing & Due Diligence, Supplier Engagement and Social & Environmental Management Systems.
• Driving business development in this service area, by upselling to existing clients and sourcing new opportunities, using your established network would be advantageous.
• Preparing detailed project proposals including operational and commercial estimates working with a variety of team members across the wider business.
• Leading and be responsible for client facing deliverables, such as workshops, interviews, research, data analysis and reporting writing.
• Build strong, trusting relationships with clients and gain an understanding of their business.
• Managing yourself and project teams to drive project profitability and account growth, ensuring projects are delivered with commercial success as well as impact.

Skills and requirements

• Relevant qualification in a related field (Agriculture, Sustainability, Environmental Science).
• Demonstrable experience (7 + years) of working in arable/livestock/fresh produce/commodities sectors.
• Practical experience in project or programme management, either in house, as a consultant or an NGO environment.
• Experience of business development and building a pipeline of commercial opportunities relevant to expertise.

Confirmed role details

• Competitive salary in line with, experience and skills.
• Competitive benefits including flexible working, 25 days holiday and two volunteering days off and the day off for your Birthday!