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Accenture Supply Chain and Operations Strategy Senior Manager - Sourcing and Procurement in Phoenix, Arizona

We are:

Supply Chain Strategy. We embed innovation, intelligence and sustainability in the way the world makes and moves things while optimizing resources, keeping people safe and ensuring a sustainable future for all.  Supply Chain Strategy consulting enables leaders to act quickly and confidently as they pivot their supply chain to the future. We define Supply Chain as digital reinvention of Planning through to Fulfillment and believe that smart, sustainable, connected digital products and assets are about to create hyper-personalized industrial experiences, completely new levels of operational efficiency, transparency and traceability, tangible impact on sustainability and ESG metrics, and brand-new sources of revenue growth. Known for our ability to execute at speed, we help clients determine clear, actionable paths to competitive agility by bringing them new thinking on business and technology. 

You are:

A skillful strategist and advisor. You know how to make the supply chain work for clients, society, and our planet – ensuring input products and services are received responsibly without interruption. And, what’s more - you’ve got the real-life experience and analytical know-how to reduce complexity, optimize risk exposure / resiliency and increase long-term profitability. You have energy and drive in abundance, along with personal resilience, a passion for serving clients, and a love of continual learning. You have a flair for breaking down challenges into logical issues and constructing crystal-clear reasoning and root-cause analyses—an aptitude you use to decimate problems. You have both communication and people skills in spades, and as a leader you’re a natural at appreciating diverse perspectives and bringing out the best in teams.

The work:

  • Work directly with C-suite and senior executives to deliver actionable insights to the world’s top organizations

  • Help to address priority enterprise-wide issues with strategies that can be executed with speed and at scale.

  • You will spot, isolate, and solve Supply Chain problems using your skills in one or more of the following:

  • Operating model architecture – people, process, and technology

  • Advanced Analytics – Procurement Analytics

  • Procurement / Digital Transformation including Source to Pay

  • Give clients insights that help make their companies work better, faster, and more efficiently

  • Challenge legacy ways of working using constructive techniques that fuel client growth

  • Ability to meet travel requirements, when required. Travel could be up to 60% - 80% working with clients/project teams

Here’s what you need:

  • Minimum of 5 years of experience working on Supply Chain initiatives 

  • Minimum of 8 years of external experience at a consulting firm or 8 years of internal consulting experience in a role equivalent to Senior Manager level within industry

  • A Bachelor’s Degree

Bonus points if:

  • You have a deep specialization in strategies for one or more of the following: procurement or 3rd party cost takeout initiatives; forecasting, supply chain planning and inventory optimization; manufacturing production in either continuous or discrete manufacturing environments

  • You have the proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment

  • You excel in building and developing relationships, overseeing complex programs and demonstrating leadership

  • You’ve earned an MBA or equivalent graduate degree

  • You have a functional-level understanding of technology solutions

  • Lean or Six Sigma qualifications

  • You can use the latest data analytics tools to spot opportunities for improvement

  • Prior experience in driving insights using visualization tools (i.e. Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx) and analytics tools (i.e. Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics)

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, New York or Washington as set forth below.

We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

Information on benefits is here. (https://www.accenture.com/us-en/careers/local/total-rewards)

Role Location Annual Salary Range

California $121,400 to $317,200

Colorado $121,400 to $317,200

New York $121,400 to $317,200

Washington $121,400 to $317,200

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