Supply Chain and Operations - Sourcing and Procurement Manager

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 799,000 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.

We are:

We are part of a fast-moving Supply Chain organization helping Fortune 500 clients reinvent how they source, procure, and manage third parties. Our work sits at the intersection of operating model design, process reinvention, AI-enabled procurement, digital platforms, and cost transformation with deep industry context at the core.

You are:

As a manager, you will own and lead end-to-end sourcing and procurement transformation initiatives, working directly with senior leadership within Accenture Sourcing & Procurement practice and driving relationship with Energy client stakeholders (Category managers, Functional leads, VP level). Your responsibilities will span strategy, design, and execution across the following dimensions:

The Work:

Operating Model & Organization Design

• Design future-ready procurement operating models
• Define roles, governance, decision rights, and ways of working across business, procurement, and suppliers,
• Integrate AI and Agentic AI into procurement workflows to improve speed, quality, and scalability.

Process Reinvention & Digital Enablement

• Redesign core sourcing and procurement processes using a digital-first and automation-led approach,
• Identify opportunities to embed AI, analytics, and intelligent agents across business partnering, category management, sourcing, contracting, buying, and supplier management,
• Guide clients through procurement technology enablement (e.g., Work orchestration, S2P platforms, analytics).

Sourcing, Cost & Value Delivery

• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives and cost take-out programs across categories.
• Drive value beyond savings, including reliability, supplier performance, and risk reduction.
• Support and lead complex supplier negotiations.

Data, Insights & Performance

• Use data and analytics to identify bottlenecks, cost opportunities, and performance gaps.
• Define procurement KPIs and 360 value tracking mechanisms aligned with business outcomes / priorities.

Leadership & Client Delivery

• Lead multi-disciplinary teams and manage delivery for one or several workstreams.
• Act as a team lead accountable of team delivery, leading relationship with client stakeholders, translating pain points and strategies into executable solutions.
• Support change management and capability uplift to ensure sustainable adoption.

Travel Requirements:

Travel is required for this role and could vary up to 75%