SAP Ariba

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Job Description:

As a Business & Integration consultant in the Sourcing & Procurement practice, you will focus on designing and implementing strategies to help transform an organization's buying and sourcing strategies, whether on a small or large scale. You will spend the majority of your time learning about and recommending various sourcing and procurement strategies, processes, and technologies.

Responsibilities of the role will include:

Shape and Deliver Business Transformation Projects

Run diagnostic and assessment activities, conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis (including should cost modelling, supply market analysis, benchmarking), identify opportunities for improvement including cost/benefit analysis

Execute client engagements such as operating model design and implementation, strategic cost reductions for direct materials, procurement process design, tail spend management, and e-Procurement system advisory:

Develop new strategies, high-level to-be processes, and organizational designs by leveraging existing best practices and Accenture assets.

Development of plans to ensure the successful implementation of the recommended strategies

Putting process and organizational changes into action, including change management

Collaborate seamlessly with our clients' internal resources to ensure that the solutions implemented meet their business needs.

Using problem-solving principles and prior experience, lead the team through problem definition, issue identification, and work plan development.

Meet project deadlines by adhering to the project plan.

Client Relationship Development and Management

Build long-term relationships with key clients

Managing client stakeholder relationships and communications at all stages of the project.

Support drafting of proposals

Practice Building

Participate in practice building activities (e.g. thought leadership development, market offering development).

Research and stay up-to-date on recent Procurement trends.

Contribute to generation of thought leadership ideas, i.e. Assistance with internal development of Sourcing & Procurement best practices and assets

Continuously support the development of our service offering and value proposition.

Support development of IP and white papers.

Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts across the business to extract required knowledge

Prepare relevant project case studies to demonstrate capabilities

Minimum Requirements:

You should have solid experience in the Sourcing & Procurement area from working in consultancies and/or other industries. You will be expected to be passionate and positive about the opportunity to enhance your existing experience and grow Accenture's capability to deliver Sourcing & Procurement solutions to our clients.

Specific Skills And Experience

8+ years of strong industry operational experience in Sourcing & Procurement (for managers)

4+ years of working experience in any of the following SAP solutions is a must: SAP Ariba, SAP MM, SRM, and/or S/4HANA for Sourcing & Procurement

You have worked within one or several of the following areas: Procurement Transformation, Operating Model Design and Implementation, Strategic Cost Reductions for Direct Materials, Tail Spend Management, e-Procurement system advisory

Professional Qualifications

Demonstrated academic achievement in tertiary qualifications including Business, Economics, Engineering, Law or Science

Consulting Skills And Personality

Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment.

Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.

Planning and coordinating of own and/or team's work activities to meet commitments and quality expectations.

Strong communication skills (speaking, writing, listening) with excellent executive presence.

Ability to understand critical success factors for our clients and their industry.

Previous consulting experience / Exposure to Internal project work.

Adept at using experience and knowledge of industry, geographical and technology trends to assess and shape business solutions.

Understanding of technology and its application to business.

Enthusiastic and able to drive own activities with minimum supervision.

Willingness to travel.

You will also have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialization. We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with teammates. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.