Senior Consultant

At Gibson Consulting, exceptional talent fuels every aspect of our business. In the Senior Consultant position, you will have an opportunity to share new ideas and creative thinking to solve our clients’ toughest challenges in innovative ways. As a Senior Consultant you will:

• Work and occasionally lead a category team consisting of client team members and Gibson associates sourcing multimillion-dollar categories including direct and indirect spend categories
• Manipulate large sets of data in Microsoft Office including Excel, PowerBI, and other programs to help drive organizational decisions
• Travel to client and supplier manufacturing sites globally to evaluate manufacturing operations
• Work with global manufacturing clients across multiple industries
• Prepare presentations based on your findings for client and Gibson executives
• Assist and co-instruct with client skill-based training on topics such as Purchasing Methodology, Executive Communication, Site Visits, and Negotiations
• Make your mark on a global consulting firm by interfacing with client executives and helping develop unique solutions for our clients

Position Requirements

We are looking for candidates for full-time Senior Consultants based out of our Chicago office that have an entrepreneurial spirit and that are focused on client service. The ideal candidates consist of:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business (e.g., Accounting, Supply Chain, IT, Finance, Logistics) and/or Engineering from an accredited college/university with a GPA of 3.2 or higher
• 3 – 5 years of prior industry/operational consulting experience (internships, case studies, or prior work experience) – Operations, Finance, Engineering, Supply Chain and/or Global Procurement of Direct/Indirect materials experience preferred
• Willingness to travel (domestic and international) up to 100% of the time to support our clients in the field (60-80% average)
• Excellent written and verbal communication, facilitation and presentation skills; ability to present and lead client meetings professionally
• Effective Project Management Skills including leading teams (up to 10+) to complete multifaceted projects with various due dates & deliverables
• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite Programs (including PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Access)
• Strong analytical skills; experience with Microsoft Excel PivotTables, and/or data visualization tools (Microsoft PowerBI)
• Ability to work in a growth-oriented entrepreneurial environment
• Experience leading teams and providing “on the job” training around data analytics and business administration
• Strong interpersonal skills: ability to manage project timelines and complete tasks as required on-time and to the highest level of quality
• Strong attention to detail

Optional Experience

• Previous employment or case study experience with a Big 4 Consulting Firm or middle-market Consulting Firm
• Overall logistics experience (transportation, warehousing, inventory, etc.)