Procurement+ External Talent Strategy Lead - EMEA

parsionate; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an External Talent Strategy Lead for EMEA to shape and evolve global talent strategies. You'll partner with regional and global stakeholders to drive workforce and supplier initiatives.

In Global Procurement+ you will design strategies, lead initiatives, monitor supplier performance, and promote analytics-led decision making across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. This role offers cross-functional collaboration with Talent Acquisition, Finance, Legal, and Operations to

Responsibilities

• Design, evolve, and support the implementation of the EMEA External Talent strategy aligned with global Procurement+ objectives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with regional and global stakeholders, enabling effective workforce and supplier strategies.
• Lead strategic initiatives and projects focused on vendor management, talent acquisition channels, workforce innovation, and operational excellence.
• Monitor EMEA-wide supplier performance, contract coverage, spend analytics, and reporting to identify opportunities for optimization.
• Drive supplier selection, sourcing events, and strategic negotiations while promoting the use of global and regional strategic providers.
• Develop and maintain reporting frameworks, dashboards, and analytics to support decision making.
• Ensure compliance with procurement processes, local regulations, and Accenture policies.
• Foster collaboration across the ET community through knowledge sharing, stakeholder engagement, and community leadership.

Job description

Job Description

Lead with expertise, drive innovation.

Are you an experienced professional with a passion for workforce strategy, supplier management, and stakeholder engagement? At Accenture, we're looking for an External Talent Strategy Lead – EMEA to help shape and evolve our External Talent strategy across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Within the Global Procurement+ organization, you will play a key role in designing, defining, and driving innovative External Talent (ET) strategies while partnering closely with regional and global stakeholders. You will influence strategic initiatives, optimize supplier ecosystems, drive analytics-led decision making, and contribute to Accenture's ability to access the best talent globally.

What you’ll do

• Design, evolve, and support the implementation of the EMEA External Talent strategy aligned with global Procurement+ objectives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with regional and global stakeholders, enabling effective workforce and supplier strategies.
• Lead strategic initiatives and projects focused on vendor management, talent acquisition channels, workforce innovation, and operational excellence.
• Monitor EMEA-wide supplier performance, contract coverage, spend analytics, and reporting to identify opportunities for optimization.
• Drive supplier selection, sourcing events, and strategic negotiations while promoting the use of global and regional strategic providers.
• Develop and maintain reporting frameworks, dashboards, and analytics to support decision making.
• Ensure compliance with procurement processes, local regulations, and Accenture policies.
• Foster collaboration across the ET community through knowledge sharing, stakeholder engagement, and community leadership.

About the role

At Accenture, our Corporate Functions teams enable business transformation at scale by delivering innovative solutions, operational excellence, and strategic insights. This role sits within Global Procurement+, a function dedicated to creating value through strategic sourcing, supplier innovation, workforce solutions, and intelligent operations.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across Procurement+, Talent Acquisition, Finance, Legal, Operations, and Business Leadership to help shape how Accenture accesses and manages External Talent globally. Through data-driven decision making, supplier innovation, and workforce transformation initiatives, you'll directly contribute to Accenture's reinvention journey and long-term growth.