Supply Chain and Operations, Sourcing & Procurement Consulting Manager Utilities

Supply Chain Manager

We are part of Accenture's Supply Chain & Operations practice, helping Fortune 500 and private-equity-backed clients reinvent how they plan and run their supply chains. Our work sits at the intersection of functional consulting, data, digital platforms, and advanced analytics, with increasing focus on GenAI- and agentic-enabled planning.

The Supply Chain Manager serves as a strategic advisor to utility-sector clients, leading the design, optimization, and transformation of supply chain operations across generation, transmission, distribution, and customer service functions. This role blends deep industry knowledge with advanced digital capabilities, leveraging AI, machine learning, and emerging agentic technologies to improve resilience, operational efficiency, and decision intelligence.

The Manager role partners with client executives to assess supply chain maturity, identify performance gaps, and architect data-driven solutions spanning procurement, logistics, inventory management, field services, asset management, and supplier ecosystems. They guide clients in adopting next-generation capabilitiesincluding autonomous planning agents, predictive analytics, intelligent sourcing platforms, and digital twinsto enhance forecasting accuracy, reduce cost-to-serve, and strengthen risk management in an increasingly volatile energy environment.

This role leads multidisciplinary teams to deliver end-to-end consulting engagements, from strategy and business case development through solution design, implementation, and change enablement. The Manager also plays a key role in shaping thought leadership, building reusable assets, and developing innovative AI/agentic tools that accelerate value for utility clients navigating grid modernization, decarbonization, and regulatory pressures.

As a Manager, you will lead transformation initiatives, working directly with Utilities clients and senior Accenture stakeholders. You will shape strategy, design future-state capabilities, and oversee implementation across people, process, data, and technology.

Your responsibilities span the following dimensions:

• Strategic & Advisory Responsibilities
• Lead end-to-end supply chain transformation strategies for utility clients across generation, transmission, distribution, and field services.
• Assess current-state operating models, maturity, and performance; identify improvement opportunities using data-driven frameworks.
• Develop future-state architectures incorporating AI-driven planning, autonomous agents, digital twins, and predictive analytics.
• Advise executives on supply chain modernization aligned to grid resilience, decarbonization, regulatory expectations, and capital project demands.
• Build business cases and value models to quantify financial impact, operational efficiency gains, and risk reduction.
• Supply Chain Strategy & Planning
• Building and optimizing end-to-end supply chain strategies for utilities.
• Experience with demand forecasting, planning, and S&OP models.
• Familiarity with capital project supply needs (e.g., substations, undergrounding, AMI, pipelines).
• Procurement & Category Management
• Leading strategic sourcing initiatives (T&D equipment, field services, IT/OT, fleet, materials).
• Vendor selection, bid evaluation, negotiations, and contract development.
• Category plans aligned with utility reliability and cost goals.
• Supplier risk assessment, audits, and continuous improvement programs.
• Contract performance monitoring for safety, delivery, and productivity.
• Knowledge of ESG and sustainability requirements in sourcing.
• Utility Capital Projects & Construction Support
• Supply chain support for large capital programs (grid hardening, undergrounding, renewable interconnection).
• Forecasting material needs, contractor coordination, and scheduling alignment.
• Risk management for long-lead items and supplier capacity.
• Emergency Preparedness & Storm Response (preferred)
• Understanding of mutual assistance supply logistics, mobile staging, rapid procurement.
• Ability to design storm-ready inventory and vendor programs.
• AI & Agentic Solutions Responsibilities
• Identify opportunities to apply large language models, intelligent agents, and machine learning to optimize procurement, logistics, inventory, and asset management.
• Lead design of agentic workflows such as:
• Autonomous demand planning and forecasting agents
• Intelligent sourcing and supplier-risk monitoring agents
• Predictive inventory optimization bots
• AI-powered field service scheduling or outage management agents
• Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to operationalize and scale AI solutions within client environments.
• Define governance, ethical AI standards, and risk mitigation frameworks for responsible AI deployment.
• Consulting Competencies
• Executive communication skills and ability to simplify complex topics.
• Strong business case development and financial modeling capability.
• Experience managing senior stakeholders and navigating complex organizations.
• Strong leadership, team development, and collaboration skills.
• Operational & Delivery Responsibilities
• Manage consulting project teams delivering strategy, design, implementation, and change management engagements.
• Oversee solution configuration and adoption of digital platforms (e.g., ERP, EAM, procurement suites, supply chain control towers).
• Drive cross-functional integration across procurement, finance, operations, and capital projects.
• Ensure quality, timeliness, and profitability of engagements.
• Lead stakeholder alignment sessions and facilitate communication between business, operations, and technology teams.
• Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirement
• Here's what you need:
• Minimum of 6 years experience in Supply Chain consulting, operations, or transformation roles including managing and delivering cross functional projects
• Minimum of 4 years hands-on experience in the core Supply Chain area's, specifically Sourcing and Procurement
• Hands on experience and deep understanding of utility operations (generation, transmission, distribution).
• Consulting experience at a firm or equivalent internal consulting experience at Manager level or above.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If associate degree, must have a minimum of 6 years' work experience)
• Bonus Points if:
• You have awareness of grid modernization, resiliency, decarbonization, and renewable integration trends.
• You have hands-on experience in areas such as procurement, inventory optimization, logistics, demand planning, or field service supply chain.
• You have working knowledge of AI technologies, automation tools, and/or advanced analytics (e.g., LLMs, machine learning, agentic systems).
• You have strong project management skills and experience delivering complex cross-functional projects.
• You have strong understanding of operating models, processes, and performance management.
• You have experience with utility industry regulatory environments, outage response logistics, capital project supply chains, and grid modernization initiatives.
• You have familiarity with digital twin platforms, supply chain control towers, and predictive maintenance solutions.
• You have experience embedding advanced analytics, GenAI, or automation into planning processes.
• You have experience implementing digital supply chain or ERP platforms (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Workday, IBM Maximo, Coupa).
• You have experience working directly for a Utility company in a supply chain role.