Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Leader

Accenture; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 294,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Procurement Manager in California to lead cost optimization and procurement process improvement for client engagements. You will manage projects, client and supplier communications, and deliver measurable savings while mentoring consultants and analysts.

The role requires extensive management consulting experience in procurement, strong analytical and leadership skills, and travel 10–50% to serve diverse clients.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of management consulting experience supporting procurement and / or strategic sourcing initiatives
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If associate degree, must have a minimum of 6 years’ work experience)
• Minimum 3 years' experience focusing on Spend Optimization

Responsibilities

• Develop overall project plans and lead all parts of the client engagement
• Manage project support resources and coordinate with subject matter experts from within and outside the firm
• Develop creative cost reduction strategies and recommendations
• Present to client executives
• Build consensus among client stakeholders
• Develop and nurture relationships with clients
• Support in developing internal strategies, intellectual capital, and deliverables
• Support client sales origination
• Assessing client expenditures and identifying targets to reduce costs and improve quality
• Strategic sourcing (both within companies and across private equity portfolios)
• Procurement process reengineering

Skills

Management consulting

Spend optimization

Project management

Client communication

Negotiation

Leadership

MBA (bonus)

Data analytics tools

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Alteryx

Adobe Analytics

Google Analytics

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Procurement Manager in California to lead cost optimization and procurement process improvement for client engagements. You will manage projects, client and supplier communications, and deliver measurable savings while mentoring consultants and analysts.

The role requires extensive management consulting experience in procurement, strong analytical and leadership skills, and travel 10–50% to serve diverse clients.