Sourcing & Procurement Management Consultant - NASPFY26

Accenture • Kirkland, WA

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About The Position

We are: Supply Chain, and we move fast, think fast, and work fast. Our Fortune 500 clients need big-picture change, so we come at their challenges from all sides with functional insights, data power, digital leadership, and extensive industry know-how. It’s our job to show clients how to take major leaps forward in planning, procurement, manufacturing, and fulfillment while becoming more sustainable and resilient. How do we do it? We call out the most important metrics. We cut costs, optimize capital, improve response times and consider ESG values. We connect suppliers and customers across the extended supply chain. And we create strategies and operating models that really work. You are: A Supply Chain and Operations professional who helps clients develop strategies and operating models that integrate planning, procurement, product design, manufacturing, and/or fulfillment functions within an organization, as well as connect suppliers and customers across the extended supply chains. You use your data skills to develop and implement strategies that improve the entire supply chain process by applying cost efficiency, increasing business effectiveness, and creating synergies and collaboration across companies. You’ve also got the communication skills to make sure that everyone understands your ideas and how to get them working as quickly as possible. Your experience means that people look to you for guidance and ideas. And you know how to make sure teams get their work done on time, every time. The work: There is never a typical day at Accenture, but that’s why we love it here! This is an extraordinary chance to begin a rewarding career at Accenture Interactive Immersed in a digitally compassionate and innovation-led environment, here is where you can help top clients shift to the New using leading-edge technologies on the most ground-breaking projects imaginable. The energy practice at Accenture is an exciting area of growth. The practice focuses on managing energy spend for clients across all industry verticals, from national retailors to heavy industrials. The energy team collaborates closely with clients to identify goals and develop strategies for reducing costs, hedging against market risks, and setting budgets and tracking financial performance. Sustainability services include emissions measurement, target setting, decarbonization road mapping, sustainability project implementation, and emissions reporting. Consultants provide the foundation for all these client-facing activities, with direction from the firm’s experienced leadership. You will play a critical role in building and providing analyses and recommendations that will be the basis for key client decision making relative to their energy strategies and procurement. Support Client Executives (CE) in managing relationships with assigned clients. Manage plant level relationships, attend weekly updates, and prepare required information for client calls with guidance by CE. Function as secondary point of contact for client and support the maintenance of relationships with assigned clients. Develop, organize, and update, client trackers that demonstrate value. Communicate with client to establish forecasted volumes for deliverables. Manage RFP process. Research and understand each client’s industry to tailor trackers and update calls to the client’s specific goals. Serve as additional contact within system portals (Salesforce, Capturis) to manage corporate summaries Conduct ad hoc research and analysis as appropriate.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of management consulting experience and/or minimum 3 years relevant professional experience in Procurement and/or Strategic Sourcing
• A bachelor’s degree in supply chain, finance, engineering, business, or a related field
• Strong experience with Microsoft Office (Excel & PowerPoint) products, including the ability to develop and interpret complex analytical models and ad-hoc reports

Nice To Haves

• Effective communication skills (verbal and written), including the ability to present comfortably to senior executives
• You have the proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• You have proven client-facing skills and are proficient at building and nurturing client relationships
• You excel at planning and managing multiple projects, tasks, and initiatives simultaneously
• You are comfortable in an entrepreneurial, performance-driven environment and have a capacity for innovation and process improvement
• 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)

Responsibilities

• Support Client Executives (CE) in managing relationships with assigned clients.
• Manage plant level relationships, attend weekly updates, and prepare required information for client calls with guidance by CE.
• Function as secondary point of contact for client and support the maintenance of relationships with assigned clients.
• Develop, organize, and update, client trackers that demonstrate value.
• Communicate with client to establish forecasted volumes for deliverables.
• Manage RFP process.
• Research and understand each client’s industry to tailor trackers and update calls to the client’s specific goals.
• Serve as additional contact within system portals (Salesforce, Capturis) to manage corporate summaries
• Conduct ad hoc research and analysis as appropriate.

Benefits

• Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off.
• See more information on our benefits here: U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level