Supply Chain & Operations Manager (Sourcing & Procurement)
Location: London
Career Level: Manager
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As a team:
Supply Chain & Operations is a major functionally-oriented strategy & consulting practice: we help our clients reimagine and transform tomorrow’s supply chains and operations to positively impact business, society, and the planet. We do this through a human-centred and data driven approach that encourages our people and clients to continuously innovate and generate significant, sustainable global impact.Built on the three pillars of customer centricity, Zero-Based mindset, and responsible operations & organizations, this is what we call the Intelligent Supply Chain.
You'll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways
If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you. As part of our global team, you'll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job.
Supply Chain & Operations is seeking to recruit a Manager with strong advisory consulting experience and a history of sourcing & procurement projects. The Sourcing & Procurement community is one of the key components of Accenture’s Supply Chain & Operations service line within Strategy & Consulting that operates across industry groups.
In our team you will:
- Learn at the forefront of the industry, provide actionable insights to the world's top organisations, helping them address priority C-suite issues with strategies and improvements they can execute with speed and at scale
- Work in a central role enabling our Sourcing & Procurement capabilities in working with some of the best global companies in the world, responsible for helping the CPO, and their business partners, address some of the critical business issues faced today, including:
- Procurement Transformation (Operating Model, Process Design, etc.)
- Strategic Cost Reduction (Zero Based Spend)
- Direct & Indirect Sourcing Optimisation
- Contract Management (Compliance, Contract Lifecycle Management, etc.)
- Intelligent Procurement (Technology Strategy, Systems Implementation, etc.)
- Responsible and Resilient Procurement (Risk, Performance, Innovation, Diversity, Sustainability)
- Mergers and Acquisitions (Pre and Post Merger Integration)
- Large-scale ERP Transformation (SAP, Oracle, etc.)
- Procurement and sourcing processes evaluation to identify inefficiencies, gaps, and opportunities for cost reduction.
In this role you will:
- Deliver key projects within the Sourcing & Procurement group to formulate and execute strategic cost reduction, procurement transformations, and large-scale ERP-led transformation programmes
- Support end-to-end strategy to implementation of procurement’s digital and analytics capabilities, including but not limited to SAP Ariba, Oracle, Coupa, Jaggaer, iValua, etc.
- Drive sourcing & procurement transformations in line with client’s business challenges:
- Create capabilities (process/tools/people) in line with the future operating model
- Analyse and model financial data to support large scale cost reduction programmes, utilising functional and cost category benchmarks, process definitions and enterprise value targeting tools
- Help clients improve their ability to drive business outcomes through digital planning, reporting, and analytics
- Help clients harness digital and emerging technology solutions to power their operational strategies (including via RPA, IoT, Blockchain, Analytics, AI)
- Offer functional consulting within at least one S/4HANA or ERP supply chain area, applying SAP solutions to drive business value
- Document and analyse procurement workflows to identify inefficiencies, optimize supplier interactions, and improve procurement cycles. Skilled in using process mapping tools to streamline sourcing strategies, reduce lead times, and enhance overall procurement performance.
- Refine and optimise the client's ability to organise and analyse financial, operational and external information to create substantial shareholder value
- Maintain an understanding of advancements in technology and innovations which are happening across digital, analytics, the Procurement ecosystem and broader marketplace
- Establish and strengthen client relationships with the CPO, as well as COO, CFO and Supply Chain executives
- Collaborate in business development efforts by supporting the preparation of sales proposals and RFP responses, highlighting the value Accenture SC&O brings to clients.
- Lead and mentor junior team members, helping to develop their skills and capabilities while fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.