Astro Studios, Inc.
Sourcing and Procurement Senior Consultant - Defence We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands. PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life. Flexible working - We are guided by our client work and needs; however, you have autonomy to manage your time and diary to suit your work/life balance. Travel to client site will be necessary as and when the client requires. Please note that PA Consulting operates a hybrid working policy. There will be an expectation for you to work from either a PA office and/or client location 2 x per week (based on the assumption of a 5 day working week). Location - London or Bristol. Are you driven by a desire to help organisations to achieve value for money through better procurement and strategic sourcing arrangements? Our Sourcing, IT Strategy & Corporate Services capability are looking for a Sourcing and Procurement Consultant . You will have the opportunity to: Work on some of the most significant and complex sourcing challenges facing public and private sector organisations in the UK and internationally. Provide a range of strategic advice from transforming organisations' sourcing teams, delivering complex multi-billion-pound procurements, and advising clients on how to embrace technology to accelerate sourcing processes and harness data. Support your clients to achieve their desired business outcomes by harnessing deep technical knowledge and applying innovative approaches to sourcing and procurement. Qualifications Experience in strategic sourcing and/or procurement. For Principal Consultant roles prior consulting experience is essential. Evidence of leading and supporting change or transformation initiatives in multifaceted stakeholder environments. Strong delivery experience from working on procurement/commercial and strategic sourcing projects from buyer and/or supplier perspectives. Expertise in navigating complex procurement processes within the Defence sector to deliver successful value for money outcomes. Experience in managing supplier service delivery arrangements or improving supplier and sourcing relationships. A proven ability to think creatively and commercially to solve complex procurement and sourcing challenges. Excellent interpersonal and team working skills that translate to exceptional stakeholder management. Strong self-starter and growth mindset with excellent communication skills. CIPS, MCIPS, IACCM or equivalent sourcing qualifications are preferable. Prior consulting experience in a sourcing context is preferable. We know the skill-gap and 'somewhat need to tick every box' can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don't hesitate to apply - we'd love to hear from you. Apply today by completing our online application. Additional information Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples' working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work. We believe diversity fuels ingenuity. Diversity of thought brings exciting perspectives; diversity of experience brings a wealth of knowledge, and diversity of skills brings the tools we need. When we bring people together with diverse backgrounds, identities, and minds, embracing that difference through an inclusive culture where our people thrive; we unleash the power of diversity - bringing ingenuity to life. We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits: Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family. 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days. Generous company pension scheme. Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives. Annual performance-based bonus. PA share ownership. Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn). We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We are on a journey towards ensuring our workforce is diverse at all levels and that our firm is representative of the world around us. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups. Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.
Sourcing and Procurement Senior Consultant - Defence We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands. PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life. Flexible working - We are guided by our client work and needs; however, you have autonomy to manage your time and diary to suit your work/life balance. Travel to client site will be necessary as and when the client requires. Please note that PA Consulting operates a hybrid working policy. There will be an expectation for you to work from either a PA office and/or client location 2 x per week (based on the assumption of a 5 day working week). Location - London or Bristol. Are you driven by a desire to help organisations to achieve value for money through better procurement and strategic sourcing arrangements? Our Sourcing, IT Strategy & Corporate Services capability are looking for a Sourcing and Procurement Consultant . You will have the opportunity to: Work on some of the most significant and complex sourcing challenges facing public and private sector organisations in the UK and internationally. Provide a range of strategic advice from transforming organisations' sourcing teams, delivering complex multi-billion-pound procurements, and advising clients on how to embrace technology to accelerate sourcing processes and harness data. Support your clients to achieve their desired business outcomes by harnessing deep technical knowledge and applying innovative approaches to sourcing and procurement. Qualifications Experience in strategic sourcing and/or procurement. For Principal Consultant roles prior consulting experience is essential. Evidence of leading and supporting change or transformation initiatives in multifaceted stakeholder environments. Strong delivery experience from working on procurement/commercial and strategic sourcing projects from buyer and/or supplier perspectives. Expertise in navigating complex procurement processes within the Defence sector to deliver successful value for money outcomes. Experience in managing supplier service delivery arrangements or improving supplier and sourcing relationships. A proven ability to think creatively and commercially to solve complex procurement and sourcing challenges. Excellent interpersonal and team working skills that translate to exceptional stakeholder management. Strong self-starter and growth mindset with excellent communication skills. CIPS, MCIPS, IACCM or equivalent sourcing qualifications are preferable. Prior consulting experience in a sourcing context is preferable. We know the skill-gap and 'somewhat need to tick every box' can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don't hesitate to apply - we'd love to hear from you. Apply today by completing our online application. Additional information Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples' working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work. We believe diversity fuels ingenuity. Diversity of thought brings exciting perspectives; diversity of experience brings a wealth of knowledge, and diversity of skills brings the tools we need. When we bring people together with diverse backgrounds, identities, and minds, embracing that difference through an inclusive culture where our people thrive; we unleash the power of diversity - bringing ingenuity to life. We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits: Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family. 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days. Generous company pension scheme. Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives. Annual performance-based bonus. PA share ownership. Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn). We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We are on a journey towards ensuring our workforce is diverse at all levels and that our firm is representative of the world around us. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups. Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.
Astro Studios, Inc.
Principal IT Transformation and Sourcing Consultant We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands. PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life. Flexible working - We are guided by our client work and needs; however, you have autonomy to manage your time and diary to suit your work/life balance. There will be an expectation for you to work from either a PA office and/or client location at least 2x per week. Travel to client site will be necessary as and when the client requires. Location - This role will be aligned to our London office, based in Victoria. Are you passionate about connecting IT success with commercial results? Would you like to work in a high performing team where your role involves combining strategy, change, implementation, and technical skills? Our Sourcing, IT Strategy, and Corporate Services capability is growing. We help our clients to solve complex IT and sourcing challenges, providing solutions to drive innovation and build efficient organisations. We design integrated and forward-thinking approaches to build the tech strategies and organisations which are needed today - and for tomorrow. Whether it's pure IT strategy or operating model design, outsourcing strategies or legacy technology, or even underperforming and expensive IT functions - we help our clients get things back on track. We are actively recruiting Principal IT Transformation and Sourcing Consultants with a passion for defining and delivering radical change within businesses to exploit new digital technology and modern digital ways of working by providing strategic advice to CIOs and business leaders. As a Principal IT Transformation and Sourcing Consultant, you will have the opportunity to help our clients solve the most complex and challenging issues affecting business and government by: Designing sourcing strategies which balance the appropriate mix of internal and external IT and Business Process services, so that organisations benefit from fit-for-the-future services and capabilities. Shaping and delivering sourcing solutions, business cases and contracts which deliver sustainable benefits, including engaging leading market suppliers. Shaping and delivering global operating and delivery models that enable the exploitation of modern, digital ways of working. Leading complex transition programmes and workstreams to transform IT and business services, to make the change happen by building new organisations, cultures, supplier relationships and transitioning services to new delivery models. Qualifications For Principal grades previous consultancy experience of strategic sourcing is required with responsibility for delivering solutions to clients. Demonstrable experience of contributing to major bid and proposal development (consulting bid or supplier/service bid - either way desirable but not essential). Broad knowledge of the technology services marketplace and exposure to outsourcing application, infrastructure and workplace services (including cloud, SaaS, AI solutions). Ability to define business and IT services, requirements and SLAs. Experience across the outsourcing lifecycle (strategy, delivery, transition, service optimisation and remediation), including business cases, cost and commercial models. A proven ability to shape effective procurement strategies and negotiate robust commercial solutions. We know the skill-gap and 'somewhat need to tick every box' can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don't hesitate to apply - we'd love to hear from you. Apply today by completing our online application Additional information Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples' working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work. We believe diversity fuels ingenuity. Diversity of thought brings exciting perspectives; diversity of experience brings a wealth of knowledge, and diversity of skills brings the tools we need. When we bring people together with diverse backgrounds, identities, and minds, embracing that difference through an inclusive culture where our people thrive; we unleash the power of diversity - bringing ingenuity to life. We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits: Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family. 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days. Generous company pension scheme. Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives. Annual performance-based bonus. PA share ownership. Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn). We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We are on a journey towards ensuring our workforce is diverse at all levels and that our firm is representative of the world around us. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups. Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.
Principal IT Transformation and Sourcing Consultant We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands. PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life. Flexible working - We are guided by our client work and needs; however, you have autonomy to manage your time and diary to suit your work/life balance. There will be an expectation for you to work from either a PA office and/or client location at least 2x per week. Travel to client site will be necessary as and when the client requires. Location - This role will be aligned to our London office, based in Victoria. Are you passionate about connecting IT success with commercial results? Would you like to work in a high performing team where your role involves combining strategy, change, implementation, and technical skills? Our Sourcing, IT Strategy, and Corporate Services capability is growing. We help our clients to solve complex IT and sourcing challenges, providing solutions to drive innovation and build efficient organisations. We design integrated and forward-thinking approaches to build the tech strategies and organisations which are needed today - and for tomorrow. Whether it's pure IT strategy or operating model design, outsourcing strategies or legacy technology, or even underperforming and expensive IT functions - we help our clients get things back on track. We are actively recruiting Principal IT Transformation and Sourcing Consultants with a passion for defining and delivering radical change within businesses to exploit new digital technology and modern digital ways of working by providing strategic advice to CIOs and business leaders. As a Principal IT Transformation and Sourcing Consultant, you will have the opportunity to help our clients solve the most complex and challenging issues affecting business and government by: Designing sourcing strategies which balance the appropriate mix of internal and external IT and Business Process services, so that organisations benefit from fit-for-the-future services and capabilities. Shaping and delivering sourcing solutions, business cases and contracts which deliver sustainable benefits, including engaging leading market suppliers. Shaping and delivering global operating and delivery models that enable the exploitation of modern, digital ways of working. Leading complex transition programmes and workstreams to transform IT and business services, to make the change happen by building new organisations, cultures, supplier relationships and transitioning services to new delivery models. Qualifications For Principal grades previous consultancy experience of strategic sourcing is required with responsibility for delivering solutions to clients. Demonstrable experience of contributing to major bid and proposal development (consulting bid or supplier/service bid - either way desirable but not essential). Broad knowledge of the technology services marketplace and exposure to outsourcing application, infrastructure and workplace services (including cloud, SaaS, AI solutions). Ability to define business and IT services, requirements and SLAs. Experience across the outsourcing lifecycle (strategy, delivery, transition, service optimisation and remediation), including business cases, cost and commercial models. A proven ability to shape effective procurement strategies and negotiate robust commercial solutions. We know the skill-gap and 'somewhat need to tick every box' can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don't hesitate to apply - we'd love to hear from you. Apply today by completing our online application Additional information Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples' working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work. We believe diversity fuels ingenuity. Diversity of thought brings exciting perspectives; diversity of experience brings a wealth of knowledge, and diversity of skills brings the tools we need. When we bring people together with diverse backgrounds, identities, and minds, embracing that difference through an inclusive culture where our people thrive; we unleash the power of diversity - bringing ingenuity to life. We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits: Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family. 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days. Generous company pension scheme. Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives. Annual performance-based bonus. PA share ownership. Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn). We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We are on a journey towards ensuring our workforce is diverse at all levels and that our firm is representative of the world around us. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups. Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.