Supply Chain Analytics & Planner

Accenture in South Africa; Midrand; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in South Africa seeks a procurement professional to drive strategic sourcing, supplier evaluation, and cost management across the supply chain. You will engage with cross-functional teams to optimize sourcing processes and improve product availability.

The role requires master-level proficiency in procurement strategy, expert supplier analysis capabilities, and a minimum of five years in related skills, plus a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.

Qualifications

• Master proficiency in Procurement Strategy & Planning.
• Expert proficiency in Supplier Analysis & Selection.
• 5+ years of experience in related procurement skills.
• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field.

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

Procurement experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree

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.

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.

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.