Sourcing & Procurement Management Consultant - NASPFY26

Accenture PLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 59,000 - 189,000; 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 use data skills to create and implement strategies that improve value and performance across the supply base.

You’ll establish strategic procurement plans, ensure timely delivery, and communicate clearly to guide client decision-making; you’ll contribute to cost optimization, process improvements, and

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); experience developing complex models with advanced functions; demonstrated ability to structure data, check and “QA” models, and build executive-ready dashboards and summaries.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If associate degree, must have a minimum of 6 years’ work experience)

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Accenture’s Sourcing & Procurement team delivers tangible business results for our clients – while also enhancing the employee experience, customer satisfaction, and community impact.

Skills

Excel

Alteryx

SQL

R

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

We are:

Accenture helps the world’s leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed for organizations across industries. Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and lead in the safe, widespread adoption of AI, and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. We bring together the talent of our approximately 799,000 people with proprietary assets and platforms, deep process and industry expertise, and leading ecosystem relationships to deliver end-to-end solutions and measurable outcomes at scale. Through our Reinvention Services, we offer broad expertise across Cybersecurity, Digital Core, Finance, Industry and Enterprise, Song, Supply Chain and Engineering, and Talent, with advanced capabilities in AI and Data, Industry and Process, and Technology. We serve approximately 9,000 clients and generated approximately $70 billion in FY25 revenue. Visit us at accenture.com.

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.

Here’s what you need:

• 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); experience developing complex models with advanced functions; demonstrated ability to structure data, check and “QA” models, and build executive‑ready dashboards and summaries


• Bachelor’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 improvement


• Demonstrated 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 projects

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below. We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 11/07/2026. Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long‑term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $70,350 to $205,800

Colorado $63,800 to $177,800

Connecticut $63,800 to $177,800

District of Columbia $68,000 to $189,300

Illinois $59,100 to $177,800

Maine $54,400 to $151,400

Maryland $63,800 to $177,800

Massachusetts $63,800 to $189,300

Minnesota $63,800 to $177,800

New York $66,300 to $205,800

New Jersey $68,000 to $205,800

Ohio $59,100 to $164,600

Virginia $59,100 to $189,300

Washington $80,200 to $189,300

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