You are:

A Sourcing and Procurement professional with deep expertise in upstream bulk metals, such as, steel coil, sheet, plate, and other primary mill products, etc. 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 immersed 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' metals 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.

As an Associate Director. you will be responsible for running most aspects of client cost optimization or procurement process optimization projects, including project management, client and supplier communications, supplier negotiations, and delivery of results. You will also actively lead and mentor our junior staff resources. As Accenture's Metals Center of Excellence leader, you will play an important role in deepening our expertise and knowledge capture to support business development opportunities while helping scale Accenture's metals sourcing capabilities. You will be accountable for:

• Developing project plans and leading some or all parts of the client engagement
• Managing project support resources and coordinating with subject matter experts from within and outside the firm
• Developing creative cost reduction strategies and recommendations
• Presenting to client executives
• Building consensus among client stakeholders
• Developing and nurture relationships with clients
• Assessing client expenditures and identifying targets to reduce costs and improve quality
• Reengineering procurement processes
• Manage Metals Center of Excellence sales target, sales pipeline, and lead sales calls providing category expertise with clients
• Coach and develop internal team members career growth plans
• Provide metals industry thought leadership and benchmarking
• Create and curate deliverable content (POV slides, case studies, whitepapers, etc.)
• Build and expand internal category knowledge capture and technologies

The ideal candidate possesses deep experience in upstream bulk metals procurement and/or negotiations across areas such as and metal components including castings, stampings, extrusions, machined parts, and forgings, working across a range of industries. While depth in all areas is not required, you will be expected to infuse Accenture's Sourcing & Procurement consulting business with any existing knowledge and to build upon your current metals procurement base by demonstrating a strong aptitude for learning.

Travel Requirements:

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

Here's what you need:

• Minimum of 15 years of experience executing strategic sourcing and procurement projects/programs, including 5+ years in metals sourcing or metals negotiations
• Minimum 5 years management consulting experience with a well-regarded firm
• 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:

• You have proven experience sourcing a broad range of mill product metals categories such as steel coil, plate, and non-ferrous equivalents, with additional exposure to value-added components (e.g., die castings, precision stampings, machined parts)
• You have experience with mill direct buying, directed buys, spot and contract purchasing, hedging, and relationships with large producers (e.g., Nucor, SSAB, US Steel, etc.)
• Strong analytical skills including the ability to manage resources performing complex analytics to develop client decision support data
• Ability to effectively plan and manage multiple projects, tasks, and/or initiatives simultaneously, especially related to metals projects
• Strong work ethic and high level of integrity

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 08/30/2026.

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:
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California $163,000 to $434,000
Cleveland $150,900 to $347,200
Colorado $163,000 to $375,000
District of Columbia $173,500 to $399,300
Illinois $150,900 to $375,000
Maine $138,800 to $319,400
Maryland $163,000 to $375,000
Massachusetts $163,000 to $399,300
Minnesota $163,000 to $375,000
New York $150,900 to $434,000
New Jersey $173,500 to $434,000
Virginia $150,900 to $399,300
Washington $173,500 to $399,300