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Deliver Impact. Build Your Consulting Career.\nAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a Procurement Consultant to join a highly respected procurement and supply chain consultancy, backed by the scale, expertise and resources of a global technology and business transformation organisation.. With ambitious growth plans and increasing client demand, the business is expanding its UK procurement consulting team.\nAs a Consultant, you will work alongside leading organisations across a variety of industries, helping clients transform procurement and supply chain functions, solve complex business challenges and deliver measurable commercial results. 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