Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Lead

Accenture PLC; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) plan

Paid holidays & PTO

Bonus opportunities

Job summary

Accenture in the United States seeks a Sourcing and Procurement professional to help clients develop strategies and operating models that advance procurement capabilities and drive financial impact. You will use data skills to improve value, establish strategic category plans, and guide teams to timely results.

You will work with client stakeholders, build analytical models, and deliver executive-ready dashboards.

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.

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

Data analytics

Communication skills

Problem solving

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Alteryx

SQL

R

Power BI

Job description

Accenture in the United States seeks a Sourcing and Procurement professional to help clients develop strategies and operating models that advance procurement capabilities and drive financial impact. You will use data skills to improve value, establish strategic category plans, and guide teams to timely results.

You will work with client stakeholders, build analytical models, and deliver executive-ready dashboards.