Senior Consultant - Specialty Chemicals

Proxima•Chicago, IL

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Consultant at Proxima, you will lead complex workstreams within our Specialty Chemicals practice and manage senior stakeholders while delivering innovative solutions and mentoring junior consultants. You will be part of client-facing teams delivering high-impact commercial, sourcing, and supplier initiatives, supporting the development of insights, contributing to solution design, and playing an active role in delivering outcomes, not just recommendations. This is not a passive learning role. At Proxima, we are practitioner-consultants. You will build experience quickly, take responsibility early, and work alongside clients to deliver real, measurable change.

Requirements

Strong experience in consulting, procurement, supply chain, or a related analytical role.
Experience in industrial and manufacturing settings, with an understanding of chemical supplier markets, offerings, and operations; including expertise with specialty chemicals (i.e. adhesives, coatings, catalysts, petrochemical additives, process chemicals, industrial gasses)
Experience supporting project delivery and managing stakeholder engagement across workstreams.
Strong analytical capability and confidence working with data.
Consulting mindset
Strong senior stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
A proactive, ownership-oriented approach to your work.
Comfort operating in a fast-paced, delivery-focused environment.
Willingness to travel as required.
Curiosity, adaptability, and a strong desire to learn and develop.
Motivation to build a long-term consulting career in a growing global firm.

Responsibilities

Support delivery across client engagements
Experience leading teams and workstreams or projects across complex engagements
Assist with opportunity identification, supplier research, and commercial analysis.
Identify opportunities supporting client value and revenue growth.
Coach and develop junior consultants.
Contribute to Proxima category thought leadership and IP.
Commercial acumen and comfort with ambiguity.
Work directly with senior client stakeholders to gather requirements and align objectives.
Communicate findings clearly and professionally with team members and senior client stakeholders.
Lead workshops, working sessions, and day-to-day client interactions.
Operate in a hybrid environment, balancing client, home, and office-based work.
Travel as required to support client delivery and team collaboration.