Managing Consultant (Director) - Consumer & Manufacturing - Netherlands

Company Description

We are PA Consulting, and we are not a traditional consulting firm. We are different in what we do and how we do it. 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.

Job Description

Become part of the Team:

Are you an experienced professional with a strong track record of leading client engagements, building trusted relationships, and delivering tangible operational impact? Do you enjoy tackling complex operational and performance challenges, helping organisations improve efficiency, resilience, and cost competitiveness across their value chains?

Our Operations & Improvement team works with organisations across the world to help them understand current operational performance, identify improvement opportunities, and design and deliver pragmatic solutions that create measurable value. From end-to-end supply chain optimisation and manufacturing transformation, to cost reduction, productivity improvement and operating model design, we support our clients in strengthening their operational foundations and delivering lasting impact.

At PA, we pride ourselves on developing and delivering solutions that provide the fastest path to impact. As a result, we are looking for individuals who combine strong operations and process expertise with transformation and change experience, enabling them not only to design robust improvement initiatives, but also to lead delivery and realise benefits in practice.

We are expanding our Operations & Improvement capability in the Netherlands in response to growing market demand. You will work primarily with clients in the Consumer & Manufacturing industry, as well as adjacent sectors such as Energy & Utilities, Financial Services and Public Services. The role offers a blend of account leadership, delivery ownership, and business development, with responsibility for both maintaining and growing key client relationships.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Leading the delivery of complex operational improvement engagements across key client accounts, ensuring high-quality outcomes, measurable benefits, and strong client satisfaction

• Acting as a trusted adviser to senior client stakeholders on topics such as operational excellence, cost optimisation, supply chain performance, manufacturing and process improvement

• Diagnosing current operational performance, identifying improvement opportunities, and designing pragmatic, data-driven initiatives that enhance efficiency, resilience, and value creation

• Working with clients to define and deliver end-to-end improvements across operating models, processes, systems, and ways of working

• Owning and growing key client accounts by identifying follow-on opportunities, shaping client roadmaps, and contributing to long-term account development strategies

• Supporting business development activities, including opportunity identification, proposal development, commercial shaping, and client presentations

• Contributing to thought leadership and capability development within the Operations & Improvement team, sharing insights, tools, and best practices

• Providing leadership, coaching, and mentorship to junior team members, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing team culture

Our team is based in Utrecht, and you will work predominantly on client site. Travel may be required, but we are committed to working with qualified candidates to understand and support flexible working patterns.

Qualifications

Essential

• Bachelor's or Master's degree

• Minimum of 8 years' experience in operations, operational excellence, process improvement, supply chain, manufacturing, or a related consulting or industry role

• Proven track record of leading and delivering complex operational or transformation initiatives, ideally with responsibility for benefit realisation

• Strong understanding of operational performance improvement, cost optimisation, and value-chain analysis

• Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear insights and actionable recommendations

• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to influence leaders at all levels

• Demonstrated experience leading teams and contributing to the development of others

• Experience supporting or leading business development and account growth, including proposal development and client relationship management

• Fluency in Dutch and English

• Willingness to travel as required for client engagements

• A strong drive for personal development, professional growth, and contribution to team success

Desirable

• Experience working with clients in the Consumer & Manufacturing industry

• Hands-on experience in supply chain optimisation, manufacturing transformation, or operational cost-reduction programmes

Additional Information

Why Join PA Consulting

• Opportunity to work with leading companies in Consumer & Manufacturing and make a real impact on their businesses.

• Access to cutting-edge tools, methodologies, and training programmes to support your professional development.

• Collaborative and inclusive culture that values diversity and encourages innovation.

• Competitive compensation package including base salary, performance-based bonuses, and comprehensive benefits.

Does that sound like somewhere you want to work? Get in touch!

Diversity & Inclusion

We are convinced that diversity makes us a stronger company and are happy to hire people from diverse backgrounds. Diversity fosters a rich, creative environment, in which our people develop, and our customers achieve lasting results. We are committed to recruiting, promoting, and rewarding our people based on their ability to contribute to PA's goals, regardless of their gender, race, disability, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.

We welcome international applications, but we cannot offer sponsorship for work permits, so you must have the full right to live and work in the Netherlands. Unfortunately, your application will be automatically rejected if you do not have these rights.