Senior Retail Performance Improvement Consultant – Sourcing Focus

Location: Hybrid (client site, office, remote)

Travel: Required, frequency varies

Our Client is expanding their Retail Performance Improvement (PI) team and seeking experienced professionals who can deliver real impact in the retail sector. Whether you are an established sourcing leader or a high-potential consultant with a proven track record, this is your chance to join a fast-growing team helping clients transform during critical, high-impact situations.

About the Role

The Retail PI team works across the retail industry to deliver meaningful business performance improvements in:

• Revenue growth
• Cost and profit improvement
• Cash management
• Digital enablement
• Organisational effectiveness

You’ll partner with healthy, under-performing, and distressed companies to solve their most complex challenges—creating long-lasting enterprise value.

What You’ll Do

We’re looking for individuals with deep apparel sourcing expertise and the drive to implement change. Depending on your level of experience, you may:

• Lead or support overhauls of sourcing strategies for apparel brands and retailers
• Conduct vendor negotiations with an analytics-driven approach to profitability
• Build Excel-based financial models to quantify sourcing and negotiation impacts
• Advise on fabric types, cost drivers, and go-to-market process trade-offs
• Collaborate with design, product development, and buying teams to optimize calendars and delivery
• Contribute to wider performance improvement programmes, including:
• Category strategy and revenue growth initiatives
• Indirect procurement and SG&A cost reduction
• End-to-end supply chain transformation and footprint optimization
• Store network, operations, and omnichannel transformation

What You’ll Bring

• Extensive and relevant retail sector experience (consulting and/or industry)
• Proven leadership of sourcing departments or categories OR strong upward trajectory in consulting/industry with direct sourcing impact
• Significant experience in vendor negotiations and sourcing strategy development
• Strong financial literacy, critical thinking, and analytical skills
• Track record of practical, results-oriented delivery in high-pressure environments
• Excellent communication skills, with confidence in engaging C-suite stakeholders
• Passion for retail and participation in industry discussions and events
• Flexibility to travel (sometimes at short notice) and work outside standard hours when required
• Fluency in English (additional languages a plus)

Education

• Master’s degree and/or MBA (preferred in Business, Finance, or Engineering)
• Evidence of strong academic performance

Why Join Our Client?

• Hybrid work model supporting flexibility and work-life integration
• A dynamic, inclusive culture built on authenticity, growth, and equity
• Competitive compensation and benefits package

Our Client is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of race, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

Whether you’re an experienced sourcing leader or a rising star ready for the next big step—apply now to shape the future of retail performance improvement.