Sourcing & Procurement Management Consultant - NASPFY26

Accenture•Atlanta, GA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Accenture's Sourcing & Procurement team moves fast, thinks fast, and works fast to help clients achieve big-picture change. We approach challenges from all angles with functional insights, data power, digital leadership, and extensive industry know-how, guiding clients to make major leaps forward in cost-out, strategic category management, and procurement operations. As a Sourcing and Procurement professional, you will assist clients in developing strategies and operating models to enhance their procurement capabilities and drive significant financial impact. You will leverage your data skills to create and implement strategies that improve the value and performance delivered by clients’ supply base, while also establishing strategic procurement category plans and processes for sustained long-term value. Strong communication skills are essential to ensure clear understanding and rapid implementation of your ideas. Your experience will position you as a go-to resource for guidance and innovative solutions, and you will be adept at ensuring teams complete their work on schedule. At Accenture, there is never a typical day, offering an extraordinary chance to build a rewarding career in a digitally compassionate and innovation-led environment. You will help top clients transition to new paradigms using cutting-edge technologies on groundbreaking projects. Whether identifying opportunities to reduce client costs and environmental impacts or proposing innovative solutions to mitigate the effects of soaring prices and extended lead times, Accenture’s Sourcing & Procurement team delivers tangible business results, while also improving employee experience, customer satisfaction, and community impact. Consultants form the backbone of these client-facing activities, and under the guidance of experienced leadership, you will play a crucial role in providing analyses and recommendations that will inform key client decisions regarding their sourcing and procurement strategies.

Requirements

Minimum of 2.5 years of experience executing Strategic Sourcing projects/programs
Minimum 2.5 years of experience developing and executing cost optimization strategies
Strong acumen surrounding problem solving and data analytics tools (e.g. Excel, Alteryx, SQL, R, Power BI); experience developing complex models with advanced functions; demonstrated ability to structure data, check and “QA” models, and build executive-ready dashboards and summaries
Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If associate degree, must have a minimum of 6 years’ work experience)

Nice To Haves

Management consulting experience with a well-regarded firm (strongly preferred)
You are comfortable in an entrepreneurial, performance-driven environment and a capacity for innovation and process improvement
Demonstrated abilities in problem solving and independent decision-making capabilities.
Ability to effectively take on multiple projects, tasks, and initiatives simultaneously.
Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail.
Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
Self-starter mindset and bias towards proactively taking initiative to learn, grow, and advance projects
Experience utilizing AI (e.g., Claude/Claude Code, OpenAI/Codex, Gemini, etc.) for advanced analytics, coding, process automation, app development, and / or statistical modeling
You have prior experience in driving insights using visualization tools (e.g., Power BI and Tableau) and analytics tools (e.g. Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics)
You have earned an MBA or equivalent graduate degree

Responsibilities

Solving challenging problems and applying creativity and innovation
Creating robust sourcing strategies and cost-out recommendations
Driving category insights, analysis and benchmarking
Building and reviewing robust analytics models via Excel, Alteryx, SQL
Synthesizing disparate data sources into insights and clear deliverables
Working with clients to identify and interpret key project requirements
Nurturing relationships with client stakeholders
Facilitating development of project plans and overall project management to ensure effective delivery of client project work and client deliverables
Developing presentations and key deliverables to support decision making
Communicating findings and recommendations to internal teams and client stakeholders
Achieving excellence and dependability through the execution of projects and initiatives