Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Leader

Accenture; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 66,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Sourcing & Procurement professional in Albany, NY to help clients develop procurement strategies and operating models that drive bottom-line impact. You will apply data skills to improve value delivered by the client's supply base, establish strategic category plans, and guide teams to timely delivery.

Travel 10-50% is expected. Responsibilities include building analyses, developing recommendations, and communicating findings to client stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2.5 years in strategic sourcing projects/programs.
• Minimum 2.5 years in cost-optimization strategy development/execution.
• Strong analytics skills with Excel, Alteryx, SQL, R, Power BI; build executive dashboards and summaries.

Responsibilities

• Solve challenging problems with creativity and innovation.
• Create robust sourcing strategies and cost-out recommendations.
• Drive category insights, analysis and benchmarking.
• Build and review analytics models via Excel, Alteryx, SQL.
• Synthesize disparate data sources into insights and clear deliverables.
• Work with clients to identify and interpret project requirements.
• Nurture relationships with client stakeholders.
• Facilitate development of project plans and overall project management.

Skills

Excel

Alteryx

SQL

R

Power BI

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Sourcing & Procurement professional in Albany, NY to help clients develop procurement strategies and operating models that drive bottom-line impact. You will apply data skills to improve value delivered by the client's supply base, establish strategic category plans, and guide teams to timely delivery.

Travel 10-50% is expected. Responsibilities include building analyses, developing recommendations, and communicating findings to client stakeholders.