Sourcing & Procurement, and we move fast, think fast, and work fast. Our clients need big-picture change, so we come at their challenges from all sides with functional insights, data power, digital leadership, and extensive industry know-how. It’s our job to show clients how to take major leaps forward in cost-out, strategic category management, and procurement operations.  

You are:  

A Sourcing and Procurement professional who helps clients develop strategies and operating models to advance procurement capabilities and drive bottom-line financial impact. You use your data skills to develop and implement strategies that improve the value and performance delivered by clients’ supply base, while establishing strategic procurement category plans and processes to sustain long-term value. You’ve also got the communication skills to make sure that everyone understands your ideas and how to get them working as quickly as possible. Your experience means that people look to you for guidance and ideas. And you know how to make sure teams get their work done on time, every time.  

The work:  

There is never a typical day at Accenture, but that’s why we love it here! This is an extraordinary chance to begin a rewarding career at Accenture in a digitally compassionate and innovation-led environment, here is where you can help top clients shift to the new using leading-edge technologies on the most ground-breaking projects imaginable. 

Whether identifying opportunities to reduce clients’ costs and environmental impacts or proposing innovative solutions that curb the effect of soaring prices and longer lead times, 

Accenture’s Sourcing & Procurement team delivers tangible business results for our clients – while also enhancing the employee experience, customer satisfaction, and community impact. 

Consultants provide the foundation for all these client-facing activities.  With direction from the firm’s experienced leadership, you will play a critical role in building and providing analyses and recommendations that will be the basis for key client decision making relative to their sourcing and procurement strategies. 

You will be accountable for: 

• Solving challenging problems and applying creativity and innovation 
• Creating robust sourcing strategies and cost-out recommendations 
• Driving category insights, analysis and benchmarking 
• Building and reviewing robust analytics models via Excel, Alteryx, SQL
• Synthesizing disparate data sources into insights and clear deliverables 
• Working with clients to identify and interpret key project requirements 
• Nurturing relationships with client stakeholders 
• Facilitating development of project plans and overall project management to ensure effective delivery of client project work and client deliverables 
• Developing presentations and key deliverables to support decision making 
• Communicating findings and recommendations to internal teams and client stakeholders 
• Achieving excellence and dependability through the execution of projects and initiatives 

Travel Requirements:

Travel is required for this role and could vary from 10-50%.

Here’s what you need: 

• Minimum of 2.5 years of experience executing Strategic Sourcing projects/programs 
• Minimum 2.5 years of experience developing and executing cost optimization strategies  
• Strong acumen surrounding problem solving and data analytics tools (e.g. Excel, Alteryx, SQL, R, Power BI); experience developing complex models with advanced functions; demonstrated ability to structure data, check and “QA” models, and build executive-ready dashboards and summaries
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If associate degree, must have a minimum of 6 years’ work experience)

Bonus points if: 

• Management consulting experience with a well-regarded firm (strongly preferred) 
• You are comfortable in an entrepreneurial, performance-driven environment and a capacity for innovation and process improvement 
• Demonstrated abilities in problem solving and independent decision-making capabilities. 
• Ability to effectively take on multiple projects, tasks, and initiatives simultaneously. 
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail. 
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) 
• Self-starter mindset and bias towards proactively taking initiative to learn, grow, and advance projects 

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 as set forth below.
We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 11/07/2026.

Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here:

U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

Role Location Annual Salary Range
California $70,350 to $205,800
Colorado $63,800 to $177,800
Connecticut $63,800 to $177,800
District of Columbia $68,000 to $189,300
Illinois $59,100 to $177,800
Maine $54,400 to $151,400
Maryland $63,800 to $177,800
Massachusetts $63,800 to $189,300
Minnesota $63,800 to $177,800
New York $66,300 to $205,800
New Jersey $68,000 to $205,800
Ohio $59,100 to $164,600
Virginia $59,100 to $189,300
Washington $80,200 to $189,300

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