Supply Chain & Operations Manager (Sourcing & Procurement)

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries – powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centres.

Supply Chain & Operations is a major functionally-oriented strategy & consulting practice: we help our clients reimagine and transform tomorrow’s supply chains and operations to positively impact business, society, and the planet. We do this through a human-centred and data driven approach that encourages our people and clients to continuously innovate and generate significant, sustainable global impact.

Supply Chain & Operations is seeking to recruit a Manager with strong advisory consulting experience and a history of sourcing & procurement projects. The Sourcing & Procurement community is one of the key components of Accenture’s Supply Chain & Operations service line within Strategy & Consulting.

In our team you will:

• Learn at the forefront of the industry, provide actionable insights to the world’s top organisations, helping them address priority C-suite issues with strategies and improvements they can execute with speed and at scale.
• Work in a central role enabling our Sourcing & Procurement capabilities in working with some of the best global companies in the world, responsible for helping the CPO, and their business partners, address some of the critical business issues faced today, including:

• Strategic Cost Reduction (Zero Based Spend)
• Responsible and Resilient Procurement (Risk, Performance, Innovation, Diversity, Sustainability)
• Mergers and Acquisitions (Pre and Post Merger Integration)
• Procurement and sourcing processes evaluation to identify inefficiencies, gaps, and opportunities for cost reduction.

In this role you will:

• Deliver key projects within the Sourcing & Procurement group to formulate and execute strategic cost reduction, procurement transformations, and large-scale ERP-led transformation programmes.
• Support end-to-end strategy to implementation of procurement’s digital and analytics capabilities, including but not limited to SAP Ariba, Oracle, Coupa, Jaggaer, iValua, etc.
• Drive sourcing & procurement transformations in line with client’s business challenges.
• Create capabilities (process/tools/people) in line with the future operating model.
• Analyse and model financial data to support large scale cost reduction programmes, utilising functional and cost category benchmarks, process definitions and enterprise value targeting tools.
• Help clients improve their ability to drive business outcomes through digital planning, reporting, and analytics.
• Help clients harness digital and emerging technology solutions to power their operational strategies (including via RPA, IoT, Blockchain, Analytics, AI).
• Offer functional consulting within at least one S/4HANA or ERP supply chain area, applying SAP solutions to drive business value.
• Document and analyse procurement workflows to identify inefficiencies, optimize supplier interactions, and improve procurement cycles.
• Refine and optimise the client's ability to organise and analyse financial, operational and external information to create substantial shareholder value.
• Maintain an understanding of advancements in technology and innovations which are happening across digital, analytics, the Procurement ecosystem and broader marketplace.
• Establish and strengthen client relationships with the CPO, as well as COO, CFO and Supply Chain executives.
• Collaborate in business development efforts by supporting the preparation of sales proposals and RFP responses, highlighting the value Accenture SC&O brings to clients.
• Lead and mentor junior team members, helping to develop their skills and capabilities while fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• Analyse client challenges, understand the financial performance links between operations, supply chain, and corporate results, and support the development of strategic business cases.
• Support the origination of new work and contribute to the sales process by assisting in proposal development and client engagement.
• Manage project delivery, overseeing the execution of medium to large-scale supply chain and operations initiatives.
• Maintain and foster strong client relationships, with a focus on mid-to-senior level stakeholders.
• Strong ability to think strategically and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver measurable business outcomes for clients.
• Capability to structure solutions, communicate clearly and effectively, and present findings to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to contribute to the development of new concepts and innovative solutions that address client needs.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a proven ability to deliver compelling presentations.
• Lead and mentor project teams, ensuring high performance and effective collaboration.

Set yourself apart:

• 5-8 years consulting (or up to 10 years if no consulting background) experience including: delivery to agreed scope, time scales and budgets from a top tier consulting company or blue-chip organisation.
• Functional experience should include some of the following: direct or indirect materials/SG&A (Technology, Marketing, Travel, Facilities, Professional Services, etc.) sourcing, contract & supplier management, cost takeout, procure-to-pay, third party risk management, sustainable procurement.
• Experience in SAP transformations or other large-scale ERP led business transformation.
• An in-depth understanding of the intricacies of supply chain processes and the impact of ERP solutions on these processes to identify opportunities and develop a robust business case.
• Proven expertise in Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement, with formal Lean Six Sigma training (Green Belt, Black Belt, or higher) and a track record of driving measurable improvements in process efficiency, cost reduction, and performance optimization.
• Procurement technology and digital disruptor awareness, including but not limited to SAP Ariba, Coupa, Jaggaer, iValua, intelligent automation, Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain and analytics; other specific systems / applications relevant from previous experience.
• Experience working in one or more of Consumer Goods, Communications, Media & Entertainment, Financial Services, Energy, Utilities, Manufacturing, High-Tech (including Aerospace & Defence), Chemical & Natural Resources, Life Sciences and Logistics.

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