Sourcing & Procurement Plastics/Resins Management Consultant - NASPFY26
About The Position
This role is for a Sourcing and Procurement professional with Resins or Plastics experience who helps clients develop strategies and operating models to advance procurement capabilities and drive bottom-line financial impact. The consultant will use data skills to develop and implement strategies that improve the value and performance delivered by clients’ supply base, while establishing strategic procurement category plans and processes to sustain long-term value. The role involves working with top clients to shift to the New using leading-edge technologies on ground-breaking projects. This includes identifying opportunities to reduce clients’ resins or plastics costs and environmental impacts, or proposing innovative solutions that curb the effect of soaring prices and longer lead times. Consultants provide the foundation for client-facing activities, playing a critical role in building and providing analyses and recommendations for key client decision making relative to their energy strategies and procurement. The role also involves supporting Accenture’s Plastics Center of Excellence by creating deliverable content and documenting Plastics category knowledge.
Requirements
- Minimum of 3 years of experience executing Strategic Sourcing projects/programs
- Minimum 1 year of experience working in the Consulting or Resins & Plastics fields.
- A bachelor’s degree in engineering, chemistry, business, or a related field.
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
- Experience with Microsoft Office products (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), including the ability to develop and interpret complex models and ad-hoc reports.
- Ability to effectively take on multiple projects, tasks, and initiatives simultaneously.
- Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail.
Nice To Haves
- Deep category and procurement expertise in one or more type of resin (i.e., Polyethylene, Polystyrene, PET, etc.) or plastics manufacturing (i.e., blow molding, thermoforming, etc.)
- Strong understanding of resin and feedstock markets, including but not limited to: should-costing, tariff mitigation, spot vs contract buying, etc.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Solving challenging problems and applying creativity and innovation
- Creating robust sourcing strategies and recommendations
- Driving category insights, analysis and benchmarking
- 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
- Conducting negotiations with suppliers and driving results through creative negotiation strategies
- Communicating findings and recommendations to internal teams and client stakeholders
- Achieving excellence and dependability through the execution of projects and initiatives
- Supporting Accenture’s Plastics Center of Excellence by creating deliverable content (case studies, whitepapers, etc.) and documenting Plastics category knowledge to support internal knowledge share and broader firm business development / sales opportunities
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life
- long-term disability coverage
- a 401(k) plan
- bonus opportunities
- paid holidays
- paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
