I&P GN - SC&E – Consultant - S&P - CLM

8113 ASOL- Bangalore 7 SEZ Company; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a seasoned Sourcing and Procurement Manager to lead strategic procurement initiatives for global clients. You will drive contract lifecycle management, sourcing optimization, and procurement transformations, leveraging tools like Ariba, Coupa, Ivalua, Zycus and Jaggaer.

With 8+ years of experience, you will shape operating models, perform spend analysis, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve cost and value outcomes in dynamic environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in sourcing and procurement across industries.
• Experience designing and implementing Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) and procurement programs.
• Exposure to strategic cost reduction, procurement transformation, and category management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver sourcing and procurement engagements for clients, including CLM and cost reduction initiatives.
• Design and implement sourcing operating models and governance structures.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and define technology enablement.
• Support business development activities, including proposal responses and demos.

Skills

Sourcing and procurement

Contract lifecycle management

Spend analysis

Procurement analytics

Ariba

Coupa/Ivalua/Zycus/Jaggaer/Icertis

Tools

Ariba

Coupa

Ivalua

Zycus

Jaggaer

Job description

Sourcing and Procurement Manager - Supply Chain Management

Find endless opportunities to solve our clients' toughest challenges, as you work with exceptional people, the latest tech and leading companies across industries.

Practice: Supply Chain and Operations, Industry Consulting, Global Network I

Areas of Work: Contract Lifecycle Management, Sourcing and Procurement, Supply Chain Management | Level: Consultant | Location: Gurgaon, Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore | Years of Exp: 8+ years.

Explore an Exciting Career at Accenture. Are you an outcome-oriented problem solver? Do you enjoy working on transformation strategies for global clients? Does working in an inclusive and collaborative environment spark your interest? Then, Strategy and Consulting Global Network SC&O is the right place for you to explore limitless possibilities.

As a part of our Supply chain and operations practice, you will help organizations reimagine and transform their supply chains for tomorrow—with a positive impact on the business, society and the planet. Together, let’s innovate, build competitive advantage, improve business, and societal outcomes, in an ever-changing, ever-challenging world.

Help us make supply chains work better, faster, and be more resilient, with the following initiatives:

• Deliver contracting, sourcing and procurement engagements in the areas of contract lifecycle management, strategic cost reduction, sourcing optimisation, procurement transformation, intelligent procurement using tools such as Ariba, Coupa, IVALUA, Zycus and Jaggaer, responsible and resilient procurement, contract life cycle management using Icertis, mergers and acquisitions for clients, across industries and geographies.
• Design Contract lifecycle management operating model including organization structure, processes & technology enablers.
• Identify, evaluate and prioritize sourcing opportunities through in-depth spend analysis, market research, and so on.
• Support execution of various stages of strategic cost reduction, zero based budgeting and operations value transformation programmes.
• Support implementation of procurement solutions including requirements gathering, technical design definition, define test scenarios & scripts to ensure that the configured solution meets clients’ requirements and be comfortable working with application developers & managing multiple stakeholders.
• Design sourcing and procurement operating model including organisation structure, processes & technology enablers aligned to traditional & emerging business priorities such as responsible sourcing principles, net zero emission targets etc.
• Define and execute sourcing optimisation initiatives such as indirect sourcing and cost take-out, direct sourcing and should-cost modelling, category management, and so on.
• Support in business development activities such as responding to proposal requests, conducting roadshows/demos, staffing management, people engagement, asset development and so on.

Bring your best skills forward to excel in the role:

• Ability to define and implement contracting & procurement operating models impacting procurement organisation, processes & technology landscape.
• Ability to define and execute end-to-end sourcing & procurement processes including category management & procurement analytics, supplier management, sourcing, contracts & order/goods receipt/invoice management.
• Ability to develop business case for procurement transformation initiatives such as implementation of source-to-pay & CLM solutions (eg Ariba, Coupa, Ivalua, Zycus, Jaggaer, Icertis and so on), operating model changes etc.
• Excellent data analytics and data interpretation and presentation skills.
• Ability to solve complex business problems and deliver client delight.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal & presentation skills.
• Cross-cultural competence with an ability to thrive in a dynamic environment.

What’s in it for you?

• An opportunity to work on transformative projects with key G2000 clients.
• Potential to co‑create with leaders in strategy, industry experts, enterprise function practitioners and, business intelligence professionals to shape and recommend innovative solutions that leverage emerging technologies.
• Ability to embed responsible business into everything—from how you service your clients to how you operate as a responsible professional.
• Personalised training modules to develop your strategy & consulting acumen to grow your skills, industry knowledge and capabilities.
• Opportunity to thrive in a culture that is committed to accelerate equality for all. Engage in boundaryless collaboration across the entire organisation.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialised skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions — underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network — Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With 624,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives.

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialised skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions — underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network — Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With 624,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives.

Accenture Strategy & Consulting

Accenture Strategy shapes our clients’ future, combining deep business insight with the understanding that technology will impact industry and business models. Our focus on issues such as digital disruption, redefining competitiveness, operating and business models as well as the workforce of the future helps our clients find future value and growth in a digital world. Today, digital is changing the way organisations engage with employees, business partners, customers and communities. That is our unique differentiator.

To bring this global perspective to our clients, Accenture Strategy’s services include those provided by our Capability Network – a distributed management consulting organisation that provides management consulting and strategy expertise across the client lifecycle. Our Capability Network teams complement our in‑country teams to deliver cutting‑edge expertise and measurable value to clients all around the world.
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