Location England
Job-type Permanent
Salary £Competitive
Reference ACRE-12812

Do you have a passion for food, people, and the planet? Are you excited about influencing and delivering transformative change in the food industry?

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Acre has partnered with a strategic change consultancy comprised of big-picture thinkers and hands-on doers. Combining strategic thinking, industry-leading intelligence, and benchmarking with on-the-ground implementation our client supports organisations make significant, lasting change.

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ROLE PURPOSE

Our client is seeking a talented leader to help us deliver impactful climate strategies, campaigns, and communication programs. You will collaborate with leading food manufacturers and retailers on projects aimed at advancing sustainable food production.

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As the new consultancy leader, you will play a crucial role in driving revenue growth. You will lead a dynamic team, ensuring efficient and high-quality service for clients, and fostering key relationships with clients and partners. You will work and collaborate with the senior leadership team to develop the medium-term strategic growth plan for the organization.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Cultivate a strong talent management culture to build a high-quality team. Recruit, train, and retain team members, ensuring clarity on roles, goals, and priorities. Implement succession plans to manage risk and nurture talent.

  • Collaborate with the management team and internal and external stakeholders to develop a long-range company vision and mission, along with a roadmap to achieve it.

  • Deliver the consultancy's budget, requiring clear business plans, priorities, and forecasts to ensure budget compliance.

  • Create a marketing plan that includes a website and social media strategy to promote services and demonstrate their benefits through case studies.

  • Provide quarterly analysis to track and report on priorities, aiming for ongoing performance improvement and forecasting accuracy.

  • Continuously evaluate ways to enhance product offerings and delivery effectiveness in line with client needs, market conditions, and legislation.

  • Stay informed about the competitive landscape to communicate unique selling points effectively and develop case studies to demonstrate impacton delivering change.

  • Evolve business processes, systems, and policies to ensure scalability, access to timely data for informed decision-making, and compliance with regulations.

  • As a member of the senior leadership team, proactively review departmental collaboration to achieve company goals and generate innovative ideas to distinguish the company from competitors.

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KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS & PROFILE

  • A highly motivated and ambitious individual looking to deliver high-calibre strategic solutions for clients.

  • In-depth knowledge of sustainability strategy and communications.

  • Experience in managing startup businesses or brands.

  • Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams.

  • Experience in growing and managing client relationships and influencing at the executive level.

  • Understanding of healthy, sustainable diets in the food industry is a plus.