Sourcing and Procurement Analyst / Consultant - Supply Chain Management 

Find endless opportunities to solve our clients' toughest challenges, as you work with exceptional people, the latest technologies, and leading companies across industries. 

Practice: Supply Chain and Operations, Industry Consulting, Global Network I Areas of Work: Sourcing and Procurement | Level: Analyst / Consultant | Location: Gurgaon, Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore | Years of Exp: 1+ years 

Explore an Exciting Career at Accenture 

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, with the following initiatives: 

• Deliver Sourcing and Procurement engagements in the areas of strategic cost reduction, sourcing optimization, procurement transformation, intelligent procurement using tools such as Coupa, IVALUA, Zycus and Jaggaer, across industries and geographies. Key activities including but not limited to - 

• Support implementation of procurement solutions including requirements gathering, technical design definition, define test scenarios & scripts to ensure that the configured solution meets clients’ requirements and be comfortable working with application developers & managing multiple stakeholders 

• Understand core Source to Pay functionalities for assessment, design and solutioning 

• Get involved in supply chain Sourcing & Procurement business process and requirement discussions with the client 

• Clearly understand client’s requirements and design apt solutions by considering the inbuilt as well as configurable capabilities within either of these eProcurement platforms - Ivalua, Coupa, Zycus, Jaggaer   

• Provide estimates to project managers of complex work and resource requirements 

• Design test scripts for configuration testing, create user manual and train users on the capability 

• Identify apt S2P KPIs/metrics to develop baseline and track value post implementations  

• Provide final solution deliverables to the customer as per design 

• Participate in customer liaison activities to ensure success of the project 
   

• Support in business development activities such as responding to proposal requests, conducting roadshows/demos, staffing management, people engagement, asset development and so on. 

Bring your best skills forward to excel in the role: 

• Ability to define and execute end-to-end Source to Pay processes including category management & procurement analytics, supplier management, sourcing, contracts, order/goods, receipt/invoice management 

• Ability to develop business case for procurement transformation initiatives such as implementation of source-to-pay solutions (e.g., Coupa, Ivalua, Zycus, Jaggaer and so on) 

• Excellent data analytics and data interpretation and presentation skills  

• Ability to solve complex business problems and deliver client delight 

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills  

• Cross-cultural competence with an ability to thrive in a dynamic environment 

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Your experience counts! 

• MBA from Tier-1 B Schools and BE/BTech from Tier-1 engineering institutes 

• Good understanding of sourcing and procurement fundamentals coupled with 1+ years of consulting and industry experience in Sourcing and Procurement across the following: implementation of procurement solutions, eProcurement digitization, intelligent procurement, etc.  

• Experience with digital sourcing and procurement solutions such as Coupa, IVALUA, Zycus, Jaggaer, GEP and so on - either in implementations or as an end user 

• At least 1-2 years of hands-on experience of working as a configuration or technical developer on at least one of the eProcurement platforms 

• Experience in a consulting firm and global exposure is desirable 

• Knowledge of ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle would be an additional advantage 

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. 

About Accenture: 

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions — underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network — Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With 624,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com 

About Accenture Strategy & Consulting: 

Accenture Strategy shapes our clients’ future, combining deep business insight with the understanding of how technology will impact industry and business models. Our focus on issues such as digital disruption, redefining competitiveness, operating and business models as well as the workforce of the future helps our clients find future value and growth in a digital world. Today, digital is changing the way organizations engage with their employees, business partners, customers, and communities. This is our unique differentiator. To bring this global perspective to our clients, Accenture Strategy's services include those provided by our Capability Network – a distributed management consulting organization that provides management consulting and strategy expertise across the client lifecycle. Our Capability Network teams complement our in-country teams to deliver cutting-edge expertise and measurable value to clients all around the world. For more information visit hhttps://www.accenture.com/in-en/careers