Job Title: UK and IRE Junior Consultant : Automotive
Location: Hybrid, Farnborough (2 days in office)
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full time, Permanent
Working Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday:Friday
Application Deadline: 30th April 2026
About Us:
The Retail Performance Company is the consulting firm for the entire journey towards a customer:oriented transformation: from customer:centric strategy, through customer experience design, data analytics, to people empowerment and performance management. We have made it our mission to support our clients with holistic solutions from strategy to implementation from a single source. Our focus is on creating inspiring customer experiences for a sustainable and value:adding relationship between brands and end customers.
The Opportunity:
We are seeking a proficient and dynamic Junior Consultant to join our team for an exciting assignment with one of our industry leading corporate clients within the automotive sector.
This role requires a proactive professional with proven experience coordinating multiple projects to tight deadlines, delivering a first class and focused approach within a fast paced environment. Automotive Aftersales experience is essential. You will have the opportunity to work on site (and remotely) with a global organisation, contributing to key projects and initiatives that drive corporate business transformation.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide comprehensive stakeholder support and lead project coordination activities (reporting is a minor element of the role).
* Support ad hoc tasks and events.
* Collaborate with cross functional teams (internally and externally) to ensure successful project outcomes.
* Contribute to actionable recommendations and implementation plans.
* Provide stakeholders with timely access to reports to support customer facing meetings.
* Maintain momentum across ongoing projects, ensuring actions are tracked and progressed effectively.
* Coordinate engagement and participation across the wider Aftersales team.
* Communicate proactively with stakeholders to highlight progress, issues, and proposed solutions.
What Were Looking For:
Requirements:
* Experience in consulting, strategy, or relevant corporate roles within automotive aftersales
* Strong organisational, numerical and time:management abilities
* Strong analytical and problem:solving abilities, with the capacity to assess complex situations and develop effective solutions
* Ability to coordinate complex projects while meeting strict deadlines
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
* Proven ability to adapt quickly and work independently in dynamic environments
* Familiarity with Microsoft Office Professional Products
* Advanced Excel Proficiency
* Previous experience working with multinational corporations
Qualifications / Education:
* Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Economics, or a related field
* Fluent in English
Why Join Us?
Our work is customer:centric, interdisciplinary, and international. We wholeheartedly support our clients throughout all project phases, from strategy development to execution and steering. rpc is represented in twelve countries worldwide. Collaboration between our offices makes working at rpc an especially enriching intercultural experience.
Benefits Include:
* Opportunity to work with high:quality clients on impactful projects
* Supportive and collaborative consultancy culture
* Access to ongoing professional development and mentoring
* 25 days annual leave (plus Bank Holidays)
* Pension Plan
* Private Healthcare
* Cash back health care scheme
Please click APPLY to submit your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
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