Director - Supply Chain GBS Transformation

About the job you’re considering

At Capgemini Invent, we believe difference drives change. As inventive transformation consultants, we blend strategic, creative and scientific capabilities to help clients solve complex business challenges and unlock measurable value. Join us to shape and deliver bold transformation programmes informed by data, amplified by creativity and design, and enabled by technology with purpose. 

Your role

Prerequisite: 8–12 years’ management consulting experience with a proven track record in large-scale supply chain and operating model transformation.

Sales Target: Approximately £2m annual management consulting sales.

We are seeking a commercially credible, client-facing Director to drive growth and delivery of Supply Chain GBS (Global Business Services) transformation engagements within our Intelligent Industry practice. Working across sectors including Consumer Products, Life Sciences and Automotive, you will lead strategy, operating model design and complex transformation programmes that help clients unlock value through process standardisation, shared services, automation, analytics and AI-enabled operations.

Key Responsibilities

Business Development & Sales

• Develop and grow the Supply Chain GBS consulting proposition.
• Originate, qualify and convert consulting opportunities across UK and global organisations.
• Build trusted C-suite relationships and drive repeat business.
• Lead proposals, RFP/RFI responses and commercial negotiations to achieve annual sales targets.

Programme Leadership

• Lead end-to-end supply chain and GBS transformation programmes.
• Deliver diagnostics, business cases, target operating models, transition plans and transformation roadmaps.
• Advise clients on planning, customer service, logistics, inventory, master data and performance management.
• Ensure high-quality, value-led delivery with strong executive stakeholder engagement.

Practice & People Leadership

• Collaborate across consulting, digital, engineering and BPO teams to deliver client outcomes.
• Coach and develop consulting teams, fostering a high-performance culture.
• Contribute to thought leadership, proposition development, recruitment and practice growth.
• Support capability building through training, certifications and knowledge sharing.

Candidate Profile

• Strong consulting leadership experience in Supply Chain, Shared Services or GBS transformation.
• Proven ability to sell, shape and deliver complex consulting engagements.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with expertise in operating model design, process harmonisation and digital transformation.
• Excellent stakeholder management, commercial acumen and executive communication skills.

Your skills and experience

• 8–12+ years’ management consulting experience, with a strong track record leading large-scale Supply Chain, GBS and operating model transformation programmes.
• Proven business development success, generating c.£2m annual consulting revenue through client relationships, market presence and network development.
• Deep expertise in Supply Chain GBS, shared services and target operating model design, including governance, service transition, KPIs/SLAs and continuous improvement.
• Strong end-to-end supply chain knowledge across planning, customer operations, logistics, inventory, master data and performance management, with experience driving standardisation and digital enablement.
• Demonstrated ability to influence C-suite stakeholders, shape strategic transformation agendas and lead complex consulting engagements from sales through delivery.
• Proven people leader with experience building high-performing teams, developing consulting capabilities and driving change across global, matrixed organisations.

We are a Disability Confident Employer

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme.
As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

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Your security clearance and pre-employment checks

If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including:  identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service) Some roles will also require an additional level of security clearance; BPSS OR Security Clearance OR Developed Vetting.

Make it real – what does it mean for you?

As a globally renowned technology and digital leader, we have the responsibility, ambition and capability to contribute to solving major societal questions shaping our future world. Invent for Society reflects our belief that social impact should be embedded in what we do. 

Our work spans multiple sectors and combines strategic depth with practical delivery. From global operating model redesign to large-scale transformation programmes, you will have the opportunity to shape critical business change for some of the world’s leading organisations. 

Why you should consider Capgemini

At Capgemini we don’t just believe in inclusion, we actively work to make it a reality. Driven by our core values and Inclusive Futures for All campaign, we build environments where you can bring your whole self to work. 

We aim to support a positive work-life balance. We embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements a day-to-day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements. 

Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. To help support wellbeing we have trained Mental Health Champions across each of our business areas and have also invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy. 

CSR: 

We are focused on using technology to create positive social impact. We are working to reduce our carbon footprint and improve access to a more inclusive digital world. 

Whilst you will have London or Manchester as an office base location, you must be fully flexible in terms of assignment location, as these roles may involve periods of time away from home at short notice. 

We offer a remuneration package which includes flexible benefit options for you to select to suit your personal circumstances. The package includes a variable element dependent upon grade and on both company and personal performance.