Supply Chain and Operations - Sourcing and Procurement Manager

Accenture Plc

Atlanta, GA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Candidate Sourcing, Category Management, Change Management, Cross-Functional, Customer Relations, Data Analysis, Delivery Management, Fortune 500 Customers, Leadership, Negotiation Skills, Organizational Development/Management, Performance Metrics, Process Modeling, Procurement Management, Procurement Software, Purchasing/Procurement, Quality Management, Risk Management, Software Agents, Sourcing Strategy, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Operations, Team Lead/Manager, Vendor/Supplier Evaluation, Vendor/Supplier Management, Vendor/Supplier Selection
LOCATION
Atlanta, GA
POSTED
17 days ago

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.

About the Company

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