Management Consultant - Manager - Chicago

Efficio

📍Chicago, IL
Posted May 23, 2026

Job Overview

Position

Management Consultant - Manager - Chicago

Company

Efficio

Location

Chicago, IL

Work Type

On-site

Job ID

li-4409482486

Job Description

At Efficio, we're not just a consulting firm; we're a team of dedicated experts committed to transforming procurement and supply chain functions. Our mission is to drive sustainable, measurable value for our clients through innovative solutions and deep industry insights. Join us and be part of a dynamic environment where your skills and ideas make a real impact.

Efficio is the world’s largest specialist procurement and supply chain consultancy, with offices across Europe, North America, and the Middle East. We’re a diverse team of over 1,000 individuals, representing more than 60 different nationalities and speaking 40+ languages – and we’re continuing to grow rapidly!

We are recruiting for our North America region where you'll be joining a growing team of nearly 150 people based from our New York and Chicago offices. Consultants based in the USA will support clients across the Americas with opportunity to travel globally. Our consultants provide flexible support to clients whether it is a rapid assessment, short term savings realisation or embedding in a long-term partnership to deliver lasting and measurable value to clients.

As a Manager you will be understanding the client's wider business challenges, finding business problems in your clients that we could help solve, report back to the VP and work with colleagues to identify solutions. You will be a leader on your project by driving the team efforts, managing risks and any challenges, including:

  • Planning and implementing strategies, making sure targeted outcomes are achieved with the support of the team

  • Responsible for the quality, timeliness and output of project deliverables

  • Acting as a decision maker assigning roles and responsibilities for the team

  • Regular direct communication with client stakeholders and project VPs

Our collaborative and inclusive culture is what makes us stand out. At Efficio, colleagues with diverse backgrounds, ideas, and viewpoints come together to identify innovative solutions for our clients - and so we're looking for our new team members to bring strong communication, empathy, and relationship-building skills to maintain this culture as we grow.

We encourage our teams to proactively innovate and challenge the status-quo, backed by strong analytical thinking and creative problem-solving abilities alongside comfortable proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint. We're looking for team members who enjoy and have experience of digging into complex challenges at a leading management consultancy or in a relevant industry position.

Strong opportunities for career growth are an important part of our offering; as such, we love seeing ambition and a proactive approach to shaping your career to your goals and interests.

To meet client needs, we look for flexibility to travel; you can give us a heads-up on your preferences when applying.

We'd love to hear about any additional skills or experiences you bring to the table. We're particularly interested in:

  • Prior consulting experience and functional knowledge within strategic sourcing, procurement transformation and supply chain, ideally with some previous experience in Business Development

  • Project management and people management experience

  • A strong academic background

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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Practice Questions

💡Technical Questions (3)
  • 1.Walk me through your approach to leading a procurement transformation or strategic sourcing initiative from assessment to value realization.
  • 2.How do you utilize Excel and PowerPoint to analyze complex supply chain data and present strategic recommendations to client stakeholders?
  • 3.As a Manager at Efficio, you'll need to identify new business problems we could help solve while working on an existing project. How do you spot and validate these opportunities?
🎯Behavioral Questions (3)
  • 1.Tell me about a time you had to manage a project where the team faced a significant risk or challenge that threatened the timely delivery of a key deliverable.
  • 2.Describe a situation where you had to build a relationship with a resistant client stakeholder to achieve a project's targeted outcomes.
  • 3.Give an example of a time you proactively challenged the status quo to innovate a process or solution for a client or within your organization.
🧩Situational Questions (2)
  • 1.You are leading a project team and realize halfway through that the original strategy will not achieve the targeted outcomes due to unforeseen market shifts. The client is expecting a status update tomorrow. What do you do?
  • 2.A junior consultant on your project is struggling with their deliverable quality and missing deadlines, which is impacting the team's overall output. How do you handle this?

Resume Keywords

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Procurement TransformationStrategic SourcingSupply ChainProject ManagementPeople ManagementBusiness DevelopmentClient StakeholdersSavings RealisationAnalytical ThinkingRisk ManagementExcelPowerPoint

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