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 Senior Manager, you will be responsible for running all aspects of client cost optimization or process optimization projects, including project and people management, client and supplier communications, supplier negotiations, and delivery of project 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 client strategies and recommendations
Present updates and recommendations 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
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