Strategy Manager

Accenture • Houston, TX

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About The Position

Accenture LLP has multiple openings for the position of Strategy Manager in Houston, TX, and the job duties are as follows: Lead teams in the Sourcing and Procurement Strategy group. Provide actionable insights to the world’s top organizations, helping them address priority C-suite issues with strategies they can execute with speed and at scale. Execute profitability and sustainability interventions, including Zero-Based Budgeting across SG&A and COGS expense lines focused on corporate restructuring and fueling corporate growth. Shape organizational and IT-specific strategies, visions, objectives, and calculated roadmaps, including people-first strategies, process improvements, and raising technological competencies. Identify means to reduce tactical work efforts, optimize operational effectiveness, and future-proof capabilities through use of advanced technologies, including RPA, AI, and Blockchain. Support financial due diligence process for mergers and acquisitions by standing-up M&A clean rooms and assessing true value of synergies, while documenting opportunities to sustain long-term value.

Requirements

• Must have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Technology, Computer Information Systems, Computer Applications, Engineering, or a related field, plus 5 years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the Strategy Consulting Industry.
• Must have 4 years of experience in each of the following: Working on sales-related transformational projects including business strategy, requirements definition, or implementation; Defining product strategies and enabling functional blueprints; Designing customer experiences, customer experience measurement, and segmentation of customers or channel partners; Analyzing client’s B2B, B2C, or B2B2C channels, from setting strategy to implementing changes; Analyzing an organization’s sales or service operations to identify customer and employee pain points across interaction channels including online, chat, call center, mobile or retail; Advising clients on the process, organizational, and technological changes needed to improve sales or service experiences and operations; Implementing recommendations with cross-functional stakeholders, including business and technology leaders and frontline employees; and Building business cases and calculating return on investment for strategic or transformational initiatives.
• Must have 2 years of experience working on strategic programs involving team leadership and project leadership.
• Must have willingness and ability to travel domestically approximately 80% of the time to meet client needs.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams in the Sourcing and Procurement Strategy group.
• Provide actionable insights to the world’s top organizations, helping them address priority C-suite issues with strategies they can execute with speed and at scale.
• Execute profitability and sustainability interventions, including Zero-Based Budgeting across SG&A and COGS expense lines focused on corporate restructuring and fueling corporate growth.
• Shape organizational and IT-specific strategies, visions, objectives, and calculated roadmaps, including people-first strategies, process improvements, and raising technological competencies.
• Identify means to reduce tactical work efforts, optimize operational effectiveness, and future-proof capabilities through use of advanced technologies, including RPA, AI, and Blockchain.
• Support financial due diligence process for mergers and acquisitions by standing-up M&A clean rooms and assessing true value of synergies, while documenting opportunities to sustain long-term value.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees