Sourcing Team Manager – Professional Services Full Time

We are one of the world’s leading providers in sourcing and procurement services. You’ll work on innovative projects with colleagues to drive collaboration from strategy through to implementation. You will be using the latest technologies with clients to help them get to the next level. Do you want to work in an environment where we partner with forward-thinking business leaders of the world’s most dynamic companies, to transform procurement and drive sustainable changes?

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.

In our team you will learn:

• How to provide solutions to across a variety of industries, whilst referencing past deliveries of end-to-end Source to Pay programs
• How to drive Procurement organizations through sustainable changes
• To transform leading organizations and communities around the world

Accenture is seeking a Sourcing Lead to collaborate with internal and external clients to develop sourcing strategies related to a variety of spend areas within the Professional Services category (i.e. Financial Services, Banking, Tax, Advisory, Management Consulting, Legal, Fleet, Market Data, Administrative & Professional Service, etc…). You will lead sourcing and procurement solutions designed to drive spend capture, as well as lead client selection criteria processes, supplier selection processes, contract negotiations and formal bidding processes. Providing industry and supplier research, market intelligence and financial analyses to clients and internal teams is another key responsibility. You will support development of market insights from cross-client sourcing activities and collaborate with the Procurement Category function.

Key Responsibilities would include:

• Identify cost/productivity improvement opportunities in spending across a wide array of leading companies and industries
• Lead sourcing projects, including all key steps such as strategy development, supplier negotiation, award recommendations, business case presentations and supplier contract execution, leveraging and Agile approach to drive efficiency in execution
• Provide industry and supplier research, market intelligence and financial analyses to client.
• Support development of market insights from cross-client sourcing activity and collaborate with Professional Services Practice advisors to develop content that enables knowledge sharing across the organization.
• Pursue and develop senior level stakeholder relationships at priority accounts, support account stakeholder relationship plans
• Lead Category Strategy development for specified clients to identify project opportunities that achieve client goals and mature their procurement function
• Able to lead and Mentor sourcing team on industry best practices with a special emphasis on market trends and insights, commercial structure assessment, negotiation strategies and contracting
• Engage with prospective clients during business development pursuits through support of contract assessments, client due diligence calls, and presenting the practice delivery approach and case studies
• Oversees portfolios of accounts as a coach/mentor and held accountable for accounts’ performance

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• Strong critical thinker, self-starter who can take initiative with high-level direction and deliver client work with minimal supervision
• Passion for continuous self-learning within the Professional Services
• Proven analytical skills in terms of numeric (e.g. spreadsheets) and text based (e.g. reading terms and conditions) analysis, converting information into tangible recommendations to clients
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
• Minimum of 12+ years of relevant experience in consulting, sourcing/procurement/supply chain management function
• Minimum of 6+ years of experience in managing global Customers, and suppliers (NA, EMEA, Australia)
• Minimum of 8+ years of strategic sourcing, category management, and/or professional industry experience related to at the following sub-category areas:
• Banking Operations
• Business Intelligence
• Management Consulting
• Legal Services
• Financial and Insurance Services
• Legal
• Fleet Management
• Travel
• HR Services – Relocation, Reward, Talent
• Research and Development

Bonus Points:

• Ability to effectively lead formal strategic sourcing efforts related to Professional Services related categories.
• Ability to act independently and can interface with customers and suppliers via strong written and verbal communications skills
• Strong ability to effectively manage in a matrix organizational structure working with multiple internal and client stakeholders
• Ability to self-manage multiple priorities and operate effectively in a shared service delivery model
• Strong analytical, organization/time management and problem-solving skills
• Interest in developing solution oriented selling skills to prospective clients
• Ability to drive transformational change
• Solid multi-phase project management skills
• Ability to adapt to the varied corporate cultures and organizational structures of our customers

Travel: This position may require travel to customer locations.