Supply Chain Analytics & Planner

6500 Accenture (SA) (Pty) Ltd Company; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a procurement professional in Johannesburg to drive sourcing strategy and planning, manage supplier analysis, and collaborate across teams to deliver impactful outcomes. You will contribute to cost management, process improvements, and inventory administration to support availability and efficiency.

The role emphasizes forecasting, capacity utilization, and alignment with strategic sourcing, with opportunities to influence procurement decisions and learn within a global,

Qualifications

• Master proficiency in Procurement Strategy and Planning.
• Expert proficiency in Supplier Analysis & Selection.
• A minimum of 5 of experience in relevant related skills.
• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field of studies.

Responsibilities

• Assess and perform sourcing cost management to enhance efficiency.
• Recommend improvements to sourcing processes to optimize outcomes.
• Conduct inventory administration to maintain product availability.
• Optimize capacity utilization through effective planning.
• Plan and forecast supply chain metrics to support operational goals.
• Monitor promotion allocation accuracy to ensure alignment with strategies.

Skills

Procurement Strategy

Supplier Analysis

Planning & Forecasting

Inventory Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in relevant field of studies

Job description

About Accenture

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 786,000 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. #LI-EU

THE WORK

Discover the opportunity to make impactful decisions and collaborate across multiple groups to drive meaningful solutions. You will manage and engage with various teams, contributing to key decisions that influence broader organizational outcomes. This role will involve sharing expertise in Procurement Strategy and Planning to foster effective collaboration and problem-solving. Join us to be part of a dynamic environment where your insights will help shape successful strategies.

• Assess and perform sourcing cost management to enhance efficiency.
• Recommend improvements to sourcing processes to optimize outcomes.
• Conduct inventory administration to maintain product availability.
• Optimize capacity utilization through effective planning.
• Plan and forecast supply chain metrics to support operational goals.
• Monitor promotion allocation accuracy to ensure alignment with strategies.

HERE'S WHAT YOU WILL NEED

• Master proficiency in Procurement Strategy and Planning.
• Expert proficiency in Supplier Analysis & Selection.
• A minimum of 5 of experience in relevant related skills.
• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field of studies.

BONUS POINTS IF YOU HAVE

• Master proficiency in Procurement Performance.
• Intermediate proficiency in Supply Chain Optimization.
• Intermediate proficiency in Supply Chain Planning Strategy & Assessment.
• Advanced proficiency in Strategic Sourcing.
• Advanced proficiency in Contract Negotiation.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent‑ and innovation‑led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com

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