Procurement Strategy Consultant — Data-Driven Cost-Out

Accenture; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Sourcing & Procurement professional to help clients develop strategies and operating models that advance procurement capabilities and drive bottom-line impact. You will leverage data skills to create category plans, MS Excel/Alteryx/SQL models, and executive-ready dashboards, guiding teams to deliver value quickly while coordinating with client stakeholders.

Travel is required 10-50%, and 2.5+ years of sourcing experience plus a Bachelor’s degree are expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2.5 years of experience executing Strategic Sourcing projects/programs.
• Minimum 2.5 years of experience developing and executing cost optimization strategies.
• Strong acumen surrounding problem solving and data analytics tools (e.g. Excel, Alteryx, SQL, R, Power BI).
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience.

Responsibilities

• Solving challenging problems and applying creativity and innovation.
• Creating robust sourcing strategies and cost-out recommendations.
• Driving category insights, analysis and benchmarking.
• Building and reviewing robust analytics models via Excel, Alteryx, SQL.
• Synthesizing disparate data sources into insights and clear deliverables.
• Working with clients to identify and interpret key project requirements.
• Nurturing relationships with client stakeholders.
• Facilitating development of project plans and overall project management to ensure effective delivery of client project work and client deliverables.
• Developing presentations and key deliverables to support decision making.
• Communicating findings and recommendations to internal teams and client stakeholders.
• Achieving excellence and dependability through the execution of projects and initiatives.

Skills

Strategic Sourcing

Cost optimization

Data analytics

Dashboarding

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Alteryx

SQL

Power BI

R

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Sourcing & Procurement professional to help clients develop strategies and operating models that advance procurement capabilities and drive bottom-line impact. You will leverage data skills to create category plans, MS Excel/Alteryx/SQL models, and executive-ready dashboards, guiding teams to deliver value quickly while coordinating with client stakeholders.

Travel is required 10-50%, and 2.5+ years of sourcing experience plus a Bachelor’s degree are expected.