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Senior Manager

At BFY, you’ll find us working as trusted partners with our clients, from the big picture right down to operational details: helping them to define their strategy, deliver complex change, spot the right commercial opportunities, manage risk, or simply bring their strategic goals to life. We operate extensively in the energy / utilities sector, so we are looking for people who have industry knowledge and or extensive transferable change / consultancy skills from a relevant industry. We use our expertise to help clients navigate problems and drive outstanding solutions. Our Senior Managers are key to integrating and managing the relationship with strategic clients, quickly working through their key operational / strategic issues, synergies, risks and upsides to deliver results. Our Senior Managers act as trusted partners to our clients, they are key to identifying where value lies, how to leverage that for clients and in turn identify future opportunities for BFY. Often experts in their field, resilient change agents, leading large and complex projects, our Senior Managers play a crucial role in understanding client needs, designing tailored, exceptional solutions and ensuring successful implementation hands-on both in terms of client engagement, implementation and operating across the project lifecycle from presales & discovery through to development, test and training. Senior Managers are also responsible for pitching for and scoping future work, as well as managing the revenue in projects. Working closely with BFY Directors and senior client stakeholders they have end to end responsibility for their project and on a day-to-day basis, they will: Oversee project timelines, deliverables, and resources to guarantee successful implementation. Shape and structure in-depth analysis of business processes, systems, and user needs to identify potential solutions and areas for improvement Where appropriate, ensure tech solutions are align with business processes and client requirements Oversee training, factfinding or solutions sessions and produce outputs to shape and inform solutions Produce story board comms / reporting suitable for C Suite decision making The majority of a Senior Manager’s time is client facing. As part of our senior team, they also assist with future business generation opportunities for BFY as follows: Develop Go-to-Market Strategies: Create propositions aligned with industry trends and client needs Enhance Market Presence: Increase the visibility of our capabilities both within the firm and externally, proactively seeking opportunities for blogs / social media etc Contribute to Thought Leadership: Develop innovative insights in energy transformation space Create Business Development: Identify new opportunities, expand our network, and respond to proposals. Maintain client account plans and future strategies / opportunities It goes without saying, our senior managers bring the best out of our people here at BFY, they are strong performance coaches, mentors and provide excellent development feedback and opportunities. They will lead a service line or support a pillar, often based on their area of expert industry knowledge. They are also responsible for being on point for the day to day running of BFY in relation to that area of expertise or pillar. Requirements We are looking for people with a mix of the following: Experience in senior change leadership roles, preferably with retail energy / utilities experience (either extensive general experience or a deep expertise in a specialism or niche area) You may have worked in consultancy or inhouse change / CI leadership roles We’re less interested formal qualifications, but more interested in how you lead, motivate and inspire people, shape and deliver problem solving and large-scale transformation in energy retail You will always have one eye on the wider market. Your natural curiosity and horizon scanning means you always know what is likely to become a future challenge or opportunity and how to leverage this for clients in finding, creating and presenting solutions. Previous candidates have done well in this role with the following: Experience of successfully fostering and strengthening trusted relationships with senior-level clients. Effectively shaped, developed, mentored, and led collaborative teams of clients and consultants. Managed and delivered complex client engagements with measurable results. Demonstrated exceptional commercial acumen and driven business growth initiatives. Simplified and clearly conveyed complex concepts to non-expert audiences. Location: Hybrid, travel will be required to client sites and Nottingham Head Office Hours: Our results focus allows us to be really flexible on hours. We have successfully been able to accommodate part time, flexible working, compressed hours, variable hours etc. Who are BFY group? BFY Group is one of the UK’s fastest-growing management consultancies, trusted by leading organisations in Energy, Utilities, and Private Equity. We build strong partnerships with our clients, working practically to tackle their toughest challenges, realise opportunities, and achieve lasting results.   Since our founding in 2004, we’ve been proud to remain an independent, privately owned firm based in Nottingham, working with clients throughout the UK.   We’re a high performing team that looks after each other, putting a huge amount of effort into creating an environment that offers meaningful work, the opportunity to develop and grow, and the ability to have fun whilst doing it. We specialise in Transformation, Strategy and Commercial Excellence, Operational Turnaround and Recovery, and ESG and Carbon Reduction.   We’re proud of the recognition we've received for our growth and impact. We’ve been named one of the UK’s Leading Management Consultants by the Financial Times, featured in The Sunday Times Hundred as one of the fastest-growing private companies, and earned multiple Best Workplaces awards. Ian Barker, our Managing Partner, also made The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders list in 2024.   Our employee experience is rated 95% by Great Place To Work UK, beating typical companies by 40%, with 100% of our team agreeing that joining BFY is a welcoming experience, and that everyone is offered training or development to further themselves. Benefits What’s on offer? Competitive six figure package, in line with your capability and experience. Biannual bonus scheme (in line with performance reviews) 33 days holidays (25 days plus 8 bank holidays) and a holiday purchase scheme 1 additional day of holiday per year after 2 years of service (up to 5 extra days) Private medical insurance for you, your cohabiting partner and children under 18 Access to high-quality support through our wellbeing partners Plumm Health and Mintago Option for additional pension salary sacrifice EV salary sacrifice scheme We embarked on a journey a few years ago to ensure we created a growing, sustainable consulting firm that would give people meaningful work, be a great environment for development, while preserving our culture of "we're a bit different". We deliver exceptional work for clients, as part of a high performing team Our results focus allows us to be really flexible on working location, and hours. We have successfully been able to accommodate fully remote working, flexible working, compressed hours, variable hours etc You will be given huge amounts of trust, freedom, and support where you need it to deliver in your role We have great fun. We do a company wide check in twice a week, a team quiz on a Friday, regular social events and we have an awesome selection of memes for all occasions. What do our people say about working here? “When you join a new company, it can be daunting, am I good enough? Will I be able to do it? Imposter syndrome can be a real worry, joining BFY is a genuinely awesome experience. Through the process you get to speak to everyone on the team and what is amazing is how open and readily available to help EVERYONE is! The culture here is fantastic and you get to make your own decisions within an incredibly supportive framework." – Kev Brown, Senior Manager, joined BFY September 2022 How To Apply – Important If you feel like we’re a great fit based on what you’ve read, we’re looking forward to receiving your application. Please include your CV and a cover letter telling us more about you and why you think we’d work well together. We understand that everyone’s circumstances are different and are committed to supporting your work life balance. Please let us know if you have any flexible working requirements. To get to know you a bit better and just a for a bit of fun, tell us what your favourite pizza topping is and why! Please be aware that currently we can only progress applications from those who do not need Sponsorship or a Visa to work in the UK Our interview Process We take your next career move very seriously and want to fully understand your needs and expectations from a role at BFY. Our hiring process consists of 3 stages of interviews, where you will meet members of our team and have the opportunity to ask as many questions as you like and get a real understanding of BFY Group and how we work. We are asking you to commit to completing a few additional assessments as well as a short presentation. Communication is key during this time, so we promise to keep you updated and give you feedback as we go.

Nottingham, UK

£100,000/year