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Head of Consulting (Confidential Client), Basingstoke
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Cadence Partners
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Posted:
26.06.2025
Expiry Date:
10.08.2025
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Job Description:
A groundbreaking organisation is seeking a senior professional with deep experience working within, advising, or investing in major (£500m+ turnover) food companies in the UK. We need someone ready for a bold challenge to harness the insights and energy of senior professionals who are committed to their employers and industries and also realize that their industry needs drastic change.
This role offers the excitement of building something entirely new with the satisfaction of driving real change in a critical sector.
Youll work with senior executives from major UK food companies—those who see supply chain vulnerabilities firsthand but struggle to address them within competitive constraints. Your role is to create safe, confidential spaces where these professionals can collaborate on industry-wide challenges, transforming individual frustrations into collective action.
Recent events have highlighted the fragility of our food systems. Climate whistleblowers from major UK food companies have warned of "wishful thinking" on climate risks, supply chain catastrophes overshadowing the pandemic, and resilience plans based on "false reassurances." The insiders youll work with are ready to drive change.
This isnt about attacking the industry; its about helping it survive and thrive. Youll facilitate sensitive conversations between competitors, protect anonymity, and amplify collective voices to translate insider insights into strategic campaigns—such as coordinated shareholder actions, regulatory briefings, and resilience planning.
Candidates should have at least 10 years of experience and deep knowledge of the UK food industry, either through senior FMCG consulting at major firms or in-house roles at £500m+ companies. You must be a natural facilitator, comfortable in high-trust environments, entrepreneurial to build from scratch, and emotionally resilient to work in conflict situations.
This hands-on role offers significant growth potential. You will recruit insiders, manage partnerships, and develop methodologies that could reshape industry approaches to systemic challenges. A genuine belief in industry transformation to address social and environmental issues is essential.
We are committed to diversity and strongly encourage applications from underrepresented backgrounds. If pioneering new approaches to industry change excites you, we look forward to hearing from you.
For more information, please review the associated job description.
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