Accenture Sourcing & Procurement is growing and seeking to enhance our IT Center of Excellence 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.
The Manager will have a dedicated focus on Accenture’s IT Center of Excellence to support all aspects of client-facing IT sourcing and cost optimization projects.  The Manager will be expected to work closely with clients and suppliers to drive project initiatives and will lead consulting, problem solving, project management and data analysis that will be the basis for strategic client decision making.  Further, the Manager will play an important role in deepening the expertise of Accenture’s IT Center of Excellence and capturing knowledge to support business development opportunities while helping scale Accenture’s IT capabilities.
Typical client-facing projects would involve IT within the context of:
Strategic sourcing and cost optimization (both within a company and across a portfolio of companies)
Managed service support for strategic negotiations and software renewal pipeline
Procurement opportunity assessment and opportunity roadmap
Procurement transformation
Spend analytics
Make vs. buy decision analysis
Benchmarking and best practices implementation
The ideal candidate possesses some experience and exposure to IT procurement and/or negotiations across areas such as IT Services & Labor, IT Infrastructure, IT Software, and Telecommunications.  The Manager will be expected to infuse Accenture’s Sourcing & Procurement consulting business with their expertise across clients’ IT spend stacks, while also building upon their current IT Procurement base and demonstrating a strong aptitude for learning.
Specific Responsibilities include:
Project Execution
Ensure effective delivery of client project work and client deliverables through strong project management, team management, and client management skills
Create robust sourcing strategies and recommendations
Provide IT thought leadership and benchmarking
Manage project support resources and coordinate with subject matter experts within and outside of the firm
Develop and nurture relationships with clients
Work with contractors, consultants, and internal /external resources to align priorities, accomplish objectives, and satisfy all stakeholders
Facilitate development of project plans and overall project management to ensure effective delivery of client project work and client deliverables
Contribute to the IT Center of Excellence’s strategic decisions and direction
Exhibit integrity in decisions and firm relationships
Achieve excellence and dependability through the execution of projects and initiatives
Business Development
Support sales calls
Develop sales-support materials
Provide IT thought leadership
Support development and review of client IT Spend summaries
Support development of new products and service offerings within IT practice
Work with team to identify and assess opportunities for savings and cost optimization through various IT sourcing levers
Practice Development
Create and curate deliverable content (POV slides, case studies, whitepapers, etc.) to capture IT category knowledge and ultimately support internal knowledge share and business development
Develop and execute strategies to aggregate data for ongoing benchmarking, insight generation, and data analysis
Assist with ongoing development and management of intellectual capital