Sustainable Value Chain Manager / Senior Manager - Supply Chain Management

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Practice: Supply Chain and Operations, Industry Consulting, Capability Network I Areas of Work: Circular Economy, Green Sourcing, Supplier Inclusion and Diversity, Sourcing and Procurement| Level: Manager / Senior Manager | Location: Gurgaon, Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore | Years of Exp: 8+years

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Are you an outcome-oriented problem solver? Do you enjoy working on transformation strategies for global clients? Does working in an inclusive and collaborative environment spark your interest?

Then, Strategy and Consulting Global Network SC&O  is the right place for you to explore limitless possibilities.

As a part of our Supply chain and operations practice, you will help organizations reimagine and transform their supply chains for tomorrow—with a positive impact on the business, society and the planet.

Together, let’s innovate, build competitive advantage, improve business, and societal outcomes, in an ever-changing, ever-challenging world. Help us make supply chains work better, faster, and be more resilient.

• A Manager in the Sourcing and Procurement team within the Capability Network (CN) in Accenture would be a part of globally diverse consulting team entrusted with the task of delivering sourcing and procurement engagements for clients across industries. The Manager is expected to work as part of a global team to support responsible value chain engagements related to sourcing & procurement. The responsibilities of a manager include but are not limited to the following:

• Work with clients to help shape their short term and long-term sustainability goals for supply chain / sourcing and procurement functions
• Lead a team of analysts and consultants to implement sustainability initiatives for clients in supply chain / sourcing and procurement
• Integrate wider sustainability principles and frameworks into sourcing & procurement policies, processes, and strategies
• Understand client objectives and drive multiple initiatives/engagements to address sustainability related business issues and financial goals
• Translate the business strategy into action plans on key sustainability initiatives, and overseeing their execution
• Identify and provide guidance to clients on leading sustainable sourcing practices in compliance with the latest global sustainability regulations and standards
• Define outcomes and formulate recommendations and solutions in line with clients' capabilities and limitations
• Initiate market/industry assessments for carbon, energy, water, waste, hazardous materials, environment impacts, human/labor rights etc.
• Lead development of robust solutions in line with the latest trends and innovations in the space of sustainability and responsible value chain
• Develop functional capability and knowledge across the practice to ensure a consistent approach to embedding sustainability into supply chain activities

Bring your best skills forward to excel in the role:

• Knowledge of devising, developing, managing, and reporting on strategic sustainable development and direct impact reduction programs at corporate level
• Experience in strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management and continuous improvement
• Detailed understanding of the risks and opportunities associated with sustainability and improved environmental management across industry sectors
• Well versed in end to end Strategic sourcing and procurement activities
• Awareness of internationally recognized sustainability reporting standards and frameworks such as GRI (Global Reporting Initiative), Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), GHG Protocol, disclosure to CDP etc.
• Knowledge of ESG/ sustainability tools (like Ecovadis, Rheaply, Greenstone etc.) is a plus
• Knowledge of ESG databases (like Arabesque, EORA etc.) is a plus
• Should have good project and people management skills
• Experience in development of category specific sourcing strategies, procurement operating model and sourcing and procurement process frameworks in line with the ESG targets

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Your experience counts!

• MBA from Tier1 B School and/or BE/B.Tech from Tier 1 engineering institutes
• Experience of having designed and implemented sustainability initiatives in areas of net zero (decarbonization of supply chain, green logistics, scope 3 emission reduction) or trust (local supplier development, prevention of child labour, transparency in supply chain) or circular supply chain
• Strong experience and deep understanding of supply chain logistics or sourcing and procurement function
• Strong proficiency of developing business cases and implementation roadmaps for sustainability initiatives
• Experience of having led a team of sustainability and/or supply chain or sourcing and procurement practitioners
• Understanding of global and regional compliance and regulatory standards pertaining to ESG requirements is desirable
• Excellent communication skills, networking and relationship management skills and ability to develop strong effective working relationships with internal and client networks

What’s in it for you?

• An opportunity to work on transformative projects with key G2000 clients
• Potential to Co-create with leaders in strategy, industry experts, enterprise function practitioners and, business intelligence professionals to shape and recommend innovative solutions that leverage emerging technologies.
• Ability to embed responsible business into everything—from how you service your clients to how you operate as a responsible professional.
• Personalized training modules to develop your strategy & consulting acumen to grow your skills, industry knowledge and capabilities
• Opportunity to thrive in a culture that is committed to accelerate equality for all. Engage in boundaryless collaboration across the entire organization.

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