Sourcing & Procurement Management Consultant
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 Consultant, you support all aspects of our client-facing projects with direction from our experienced management team. In addition, you use your superpowers in consulting, problem-solving, project management, and data analysis to assist client decision-making at private equity (PE) and Fortune 500 companies.Lastly, our managers and mentors recognize your leadership potential and invest time and energy in your career to nurture your development and put you in a position to succeed.
Typical responsibilities include:
- Synthesize disparate data sources into insights and clear deliverables
- Create and present robust sourcing strategies and recommendations to client executives
- Coordinate communications with internal and external project team
- Develop and nurture relationships with client stakeholders
- Understand how to create consensus among client stakeholders
The types of projects you’ll work on:
- Strategic sourcing (both within companies and across private equity portfolios)
- Procurement process reengineering
- Spend analysis and savings opportunity diagnostic
- Pre-purchase due diligence
- Make vs. buy decision analysis
- Benchmarking and best practices implementation