At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead complex projects and mentor junior consultants while delivering innovative solutions.
- Company: Proxima, a dynamic consultancy focused on technology procurement.
- Benefits: Flexible hybrid work model, global collaboration, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Fast-paced environment with opportunities for international travel and growth.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by driving change and working with senior stakeholders.
- Qualifications: Experience in IT services, consulting, or procurement with strong analytical skills.
The predicted salary is between 54000 - 66000 $ per year.
The opportunity
As a Senior Consultant at Proxima in our IT and Technology practice, you will lead complex workstreams and manage senior stakeholders while delivering innovative solutions and mentoring junior consultants.
You will be part of client-facing teams delivering high-impact commercial, sourcing, and supplier initiatives, supporting the development of insights, contributing to solution design, and playing an active role in delivering outcomes, not just recommendations.
This is not a passive learning role.
At Proxima, we are practitioner-consultants.
You will build experience quickly, take responsibility early, and work alongside clients to deliver real, measurable change.
- What you’ll do
- Support delivery across client engagements
- Experience leading teams and workstreams or projects across complex engagements
- Assist with opportunity identification, supplier research, and commercial analysis.
- Identify opportunities supporting client value and revenue growth.
- Management and career development
- Coach and develop junior consultants.
- Contribute to Proxima category thought leadership and IP.
- Commercial acumen and comfort with ambiguity.
- Engage and collaborate with stakeholders
- Work directly with senior client stakeholders to gather requirements and align objectives.
- Communicate findings clearly and professionally with team members and senior client stakeholders.
- Lead workshops, working sessions, and day-to-day client interactions.
- Work in a global, flexible model
- Operate in a hybrid environment, balancing client, home, and office-based work.
- Work closely with our global team, with the flexibility to spend time in other regions as required.
- Travel domestically and internationally as required to support client delivery and team collaboration across our global technology team.
What you bring
Experience and skills
- Experience in any of: Enterprise Software, IT Services, and/or Cloud Hosting.
- Experience in consulting, procurement, supply chain, or a related analytical role.
- Strong knowledge of indirect procurement, ideally gained in a consultancy environment or working alongside consultants.
- Experience with spend profiles over $50M annual
- Experience supporting project delivery and managing stakeholder engagement across workstreams.
- Strong analytical capability and confidence working with data.
- Consulting mindset
- Strong senior stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
- A proactive, ownership-oriented approach to your work.
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced, delivery-focused environment.
- Flexibility and growth orientation
- Willingness to travel as required.
- Curiosity, adaptability, and a strong desire to learn and develop.
- Motivation to build a long-term consulting career in a growing global firm.
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Senior Consultant – Technology Procurement in Melbourne employer: Proxima
Proxima, as part of Bain & Company, is an exceptional employer that fosters a vibrant and inclusive work culture in Sydney and Melbourne. With a commitment to professional growth, competitive salaries, and a dynamic hybrid working model, employees are empowered to lead impactful procurement transformations while enjoying a supportive environment that values collaboration and corporate social responsibility.
