Procurement Consultant

Sourcing And Procurement ProfessionalThis role can sit anywhere in the US as long as it is near an Accenture Corporate Office.We are: Sourcing & Procurement, and we move fast, think fast, and work fast. Our 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 cost-out, strategic category management, and procurement operations.You are: A Sourcing and Procurement professional who helps clients develop strategies and operating models to advance procurement capabilities and drive bottom-line financial impact. You use your 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. 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 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.Whether identifying opportunities to reduce clients' costs and environmental impacts or proposing innovative solutions that curb the effect of soaring prices and longer lead times,Accenture's Sourcing & Procurement team delivers tangible business results for our clients – while also enhancing the employee experience, customer satisfaction, and community impact.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 sourcing and procurement strategies. You will be accountable for:Solving challenging problems and applying creativity and innovationCreating robust sourcing strategies and cost-out recommendationsDriving category insights, analysis and benchmarkingBuilding and reviewing robust analytics models via Excel, Alteryx, SQLSynthesizing disparate data sources into insights and clear deliverablesWorking with clients to identify and interpret key project requirementsNurturing relationships with client stakeholdersFacilitating development of project plans and overall project management to ensure effective delivery of client project work and client deliverablesDeveloping presentations and key deliverables to support decision makingCommunicating findings and recommendations to internal teams and client stakeholdersAchieving excellence and dependability through the execution of projects and initiativesTravel Requirements:Travel is required for this role and could vary from 10-50%.Here's what you need:Minimum of 2.5 years of experience executing Strategic Sourcing projects/programsMinimum 2.5 years of experience developing and executing cost optimization strategiesStrong 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 summariesBachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If associate degree, must have a minimum of 6 years' work experience)Bonus points if: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 improvementDemonstrated 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 projectsExperience utilizing AI (e.g., Claude/Claude Code, OpenAI/Codex, Gemini, etc.) for advanced analytics, coding, process automation, app development, and / or statistical modelingYou 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