Sourcing & Procurement Manager

Accenture Sourcing & Procurement is growing and seeking to enhance their Consulting team with someone who fits our strong and vibrant culture. We are looking for a driven professional who is committed to building a great business and to having a seat at the table in making key decisions and influencing their career.

Whether identifying opportunities to reduce clients’ costs and environmental impacts or proposing innovative solutions that curb the effect of soaring prices and longer lead times, Accenture’s Sourcing & Procurement team delivers tangible business results for our clients – while also enhancing the employee experience, customer satisfaction, and community impact.

As a Procurement Manager, you will be responsible for running most aspects of client cost optimization or procurement process optimization projects, including project management, client and supplier communications, supplier negotiations, and delivery of results. You will also actively lead and mentor our consultant and analyst resources

Typical responsibilities include :

Develop overall project plans and lead all parts of the client engagement

Manage project support resources and coordinate with subject matter experts from within and outside the firm

Develop creative cost reduction strategies and recommendations

Present to client executives

Build consensus among client stakeholders

Develop and nurture relationships with clients

Support in developing internal strategies, intellectual capital, and deliverables

Support client sales origination

Assessing client expenditures and identifying targets to reduce costs and improve quality

Strategic sourcing (both within companies and across private equity portfolios)

Procurement process reengineering

Here’s what you need :

Minimum of 5 years of management consulting experience supporting procurement and / or strategic sourcing initiatives

A bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or a related field

Ability to effectively plan and manage multiple projects, tasks, and / or initiatives simultaneously

An interest and passion for supporting the development of junior team members

Bonus Points If :

You have the proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment

Strong analytical skills including the ability to manage resources performing complex analytics to develop client decision support data

Strong communication skills (verbal and written), including the ability to present comfortably to senior executives

You excel in building and developing relationships, overseeing complex programs, and demonstrating leadership

You have earned an MBA or equivalent graduate degree

Prior experience in driving insights using visualization tools (i.e., Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx) and analytics tools (i.e., Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York or Washington as set forth below.We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

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Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $94,400 to $293,800

Colorado $94,400 to $253,800

District of Columbia $100,500 to $270,300

Illinois $87,400 to $253,800

Minnesota $94,400 to $253,800

Maryland $87,400 to $235,000

New York $87,400 to $293,800

Washington $100,500 to $270,300

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Salary : $94,400 - $293,800