Senior Consultant (Commerce) FTC

About the role

<div class="content-intro"><h3><strong>Who We Are</strong></h3> <p>VML is a global creative company that combines brand experience, customer experience, and commerce to create connected brands&nbsp;that drive growth. Guided by a&nbsp;<strong>Human First</strong> philosophy, VML is known for its innovative work for brands and consistently ranks among the world’s leading creative companies, including the WARC Creative 100.&nbsp;VML’s global network spans 55+ markets with principal offices in Buenos Aires, Kansas City, London, New York, São Paulo, Shanghai and Singapore.&nbsp;</p> <p>VML is part of WPP, the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. Powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform WPP Open, WPP unites cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, creativity, production, enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel.&nbsp;</p> <p>For more information, please visit&nbsp;<a href="http://www.vml.com/" data-outlook-id="d4b7d1c3-8ad6-4b6d-ab45-d3cb5a3aebe1">www.vml.com </a>and follow along on  <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__urldefense.com_v3_-5F-5Fhttps-3A_www.linkedin.com_company_vml_-5F-5F-3B-21-21JboVxjCXSME-21OhlpCfbkl1UcWPwns1-2DGtvHOzFh0QwHV49fsPgGw-2DVCCU1bCg8aQFI9vN-2Dy-2DVwaQcITH2j2XKzGKBIFRLYf2AUWVYY1dFGK6-24&amp;d=DwMFaQ&amp;c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&amp;r=zouFnm4jZMgDFaYF1uVcRY3rbgHWPca_luUrBUkT6Yc&amp;m=QzcCgXCAOjzj5hiU48_CKOdHRSJ4_YpuqfviT9yjlzH5VrkzySTZ-WaQXlYAnj4W&amp;s=jJ7q5V70u9oUx7ONPm5jC3IK8y6vxDilX6BGTlqlWlA&amp;e=" data-outlook-id="a3ef68bf-16fb-4ebc-9ca9-406007d6cefc">LinkedIn</a>&nbsp;#WeAreVML.</p></div><h3>Senior Consultant with experience in Commerce ecosystems and technologies wanted to join our Business Services team on a <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Fixed Term Contract basis&nbsp;</span></h3> <h3>The opportunity:</h3> <p>We are on the hunt for a visionary and accomplished Senior Business Consultant to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our Consultancy solutions .&nbsp;This is not merely a high profile role; it's an opportunity to act as a trusted leader and mentor, guiding both our clients and our internal team towards unprecedented success. Your deep industry expertise and collaborative leadership style will be instrumental in driving impactful business outcomes, while your commitment to our people-first approach will be essential in fostering a culture of empowerment, growth, and continuous improvement within the Consultancy team and across the entire Business Services department.</p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Please note this is a 12 month FTC</span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">London/Manchester - Hybrid</span></p> <p><strong>Other core elements of this role will be:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Leading teams of cross functional skill sets to work together to create coherent answers to client questions, through high-quality outputs</li> <li>Passionate about understanding and solving complex problems for our clients within an ever-changing digital landscape</li> <li>Listening to client challenges and using client knowledge to spot opportunities for other ways we can help the client outside of the core engagement</li> </ul> <p>Using advance communication skills to unpick client problems rapidly, getting to the core of how we can support, often in situations that lack clarity</p> <h3>What you’ll be doing:</h3> <p>You will have a strong consultancy background or acted as a Senior Business Leader with in-depth specialist sector knowledge across a minimum of 1-2 areas (ideal sectors include retail, FMCG/CPG, B2B, automotive)</p> <p>Key responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Client Engagement &amp; Relationship Management:</li> <ul> <li>Lead cross-functional engagements, serving as the primary point of contact for senior client stakeholders in some of our largest clients.</li> <li>Build and nurture strong, trusted relationships with clients, understanding the

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