Partner - Procurement Consultancy

About the role

Bang & Partners is a brand-new procurement consultancy founded and led by Thor Bang-Ellingsen, who spent more than 13 years building Prokura, a Nordic procurement consultancy acquired by Kearney, into a global firm. As Partner, you are a co-owner and shaper of the firm's direction, leading the market, winning and delivering key work, and building both the client base and the team. It is the most senior role, offering real equity and a real say from day one.

Key responsibilities

• Own and grow client relationships at the most senior level and lead the firm's most important engagements
• Drive the firm's growth in sales, market position and reputation
• Set strategy and direction as a co-owner and member of the partnership
• Build and develop the team and shape the firm's offerings, standards and culture
• Represent the firm in the market through thought leadership, networks and senior forums

Required profile

• Extensive experience in procurement and/or strategic consulting, mainly from a leading consulting firm, with a senior leadership track record
• An established book of business and sales platform in the Nordic market, able to sell from day one
• A proven closer who originates and wins significant work
• A leader who builds teams, develops people and sets a high standard
• Strategic breadth to steer a growing firm and the hands-on instinct to still do the work
• Excellent communication in Norwegian and English at board and executive level
• Excitement for AI as part of the craft, and a strong interest in procurement (supply chain profiles are also welcome)

What we offer

• Significant equity ownership and a real say in the firm's direction from day one
• The chance to co-build a procurement consultancy from the ground up
• Uncapped upside tied to the value created, shared with partners
• Mandate to shape strategy, culture and market position
• Senior peers who have done the work and a sustainable, high-trust work model