Management Consulting Manager - Sourcing and Procurement

Accenture Southeast Asia; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Southeast Asia is seeking a seasoned sourcing and procurement professional to lead engagements in strategic cost reduction, sourcing optimization, and procurement transformation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The role emphasizes spend analysis, supplier management, and data-driven insights to deliver tangible bottom-line improvements.

The candidate should have 8+ years of progressive experience across relevant industries, with strong negotiation skills, analytical ability, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive industry and/or consulting experience in related sectors (Automotive, IT/High-tech, Industrial/Consumer Goods, Banking/Finance, Retail, Logistics).
• Ability to define end-to-end sourcing and procurement processes including category management, supplier management, and procurement analytics.

Responsibilities

• Deliver sourcing and procurement engagements focusing on cost reduction, optimization and transformation.
• Define and execute direct/indirect/capex sourcing, cost take-out, and should-cost modeling.
• Identify and prioritize opportunities via spend analysis and market research.
• Collaborate with teams to uncover insights and growth opportunities.
• Implement ideas that improve bottom-line results.
• Support cost-reduction and zero-based budgeting initiatives.
• Assist in business development activities, proposals, roadshows, staffing, and asset development.
• Address strategic and operational supply chain issues within Sourcing and Procurement.
• Drive and review technology assessments to create client value.
• Guide teams using problem solving principles to develop work plans.
• Analyze large data sets to derive insights and recommended actions.
• Gather client requirements such as spend and accounting data.
• Ensure compliance to sourcing processes.
• Identify and maximize addressable spend.
• Develop supplier market intelligence and pricing benchmarks.

Skills

Strategic cost reduction

Sourcing optimization

Procurement transformation

Spend analysis

Data analytics

Problem solving

Communication

Cross-cultural competence

Client value realization

Team collaboration

Strategic and operational supply chain

Market research

Proposal development

Asset development

Job description

• Deliver sourcing and procurement engagements in the areas of strategic cost reduction, sourcing optimization, procurement transformation, including but not limited to:
• Define and execute sourcing optimization initiatives such as direct/ indirect/ capex sourcing, cost take-out, category management, should-cost modeling, procure-to-pay transformation, spend management solutions, etc.
• Identify, evaluate and prioritize sourcing opportunities through in-depth spend analysis, market research, etc.
• Work collaboratively with other team members to identify key insights and profit-growth opportunities
• Implement and execute ideas, capturing tangible improvement to the bottom line
• Support execution of various stages of strategic cost reduction, zero based budgeting and operations value transformation programs
• Support in business development activities such as responding to proposal requests, conducting roadshows/demos, staffing management, people engagement, asset development, etc.
• Address both strategic and operational supply chain issues within Sourcing and Procurement
• Driving, supervising and reviewing technology diagnosis and value assessments to identify value creation opportunities for clients
• Guiding team through problem definition, issue identification and work plan development using problem solving principles and past experience
• Work effectively within groups of highly talented individuals and contribute to the development and implementation of strategies (e.g. category management, spend analyses, reverse auctions, supplier contract management, contract negotiations, etc.)
• Manage the collection and analysis of large amounts of data, develop key insights / findings, and propose solutions to various Supply Chain issues.
• Gather client requirements, such as spend, other accounting data, etc.
• Facilitate compliance to sourcing processes.
• Identify and maximize addressable spend.

Responsibilities

• Deliver sourcing and procurement engagements in the areas of strategic cost reduction, sourcing optimization, procurement transformation, including but not limited to:
• Define and execute sourcing optimization initiatives such as direct/ indirect/ capex sourcing, cost take-out, category management, should-cost modeling, procure-to-pay transformation, spend management solutions, etc.
• Identify, evaluate and prioritize sourcing opportunities through in-depth spend analysis, market research, etc.
• Work collaboratively with other team members to identify key insights and profit-growth opportunities
• Implement and execute ideas, capturing tangible improvement to the bottom line
• Support execution of various stages of strategic cost reduction, zero based budgeting and operations value transformation programs
• Support in business development activities such as responding to proposal requests, conducting roadshows/demos, staffing management, people engagement, asset development, etc.
• Address both strategic and operational supply chain issues within Sourcing and Procurement
• Driving, supervising and reviewing technology diagnosis and value assessments to identify value creation opportunities for clients
• Guiding team through problem definition, issue identification and work plan development using problem solving principles and past experience
• Work effectively within groups of highly talented individuals and contribute to the development and implementation of strategies (e.g. category management, spend analyses, reverse auctions, supplier contract management, contract negotiations, etc.)
• Manage the collection and analysis of large amounts of data, develop key insights / findings, and propose solutions to various Supply Chain issues.
• Gather client requirements, such as spend, other accounting data, etc.
• Develop supplier market intelligence, understand supplier market economics, develop pricing benchmarks.
• Facilitate compliance to sourcing processes.
• Identify and maximize addressable spend.

Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive industry and/or consulting experience in related industry: preferably in Automotive, IT/High-tech, Industrial/Consumer Goods, Banking and Finance, Retail/General Merchandising Store (GMS), Logistics Services
• Ability to define and execute end-to-end sourcing and procurement processes including category management and procurement analytics, supplier management, sourcing, contracts & order/goods receipt/invoice management
• Strong technical understanding of factors driving pricing and possess experience in direct negotiations with suppliers.
• Excellent data analytics, data interpretation and insights finding skills
• Strong problem-solving skills, ability to think on their feet and able to develop creative solutions
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Cross-cultural competence with an ability to thrive in a dynamic environment
• Demonstrate strong ability to interpret business case solutions into quantifiable customer values.
• Should be diplomatic, flexible, and have a good team approach.
• Demonstrate a strong track record of solving complex business issues and delivering client satisfaction.