Sourcing & Procurement Management Chemicals Center of Excellence Lead Senior Manager - NASPFY26

About the role

We Are 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.

What you'll do

As a Senior Manager, 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 Chemicals 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 chemicals 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 Chemicals Center of Excellence sales target, sales pipeline
• Lead sales calls providing category expertise with clients
• Coach and develop internal team members career growth plans
• Provide chemicals 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

What you bring

• Minimum of 7+ years of experience executing strategic sourcing and procurement projects/programs, including 4+ years in chemicals sourcing or chemicals negotiations
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If associate degree, must have a minimum of 6 years' work experience)
• Experience in chemicals procurement and/or negotiations across areas such as Petrochemicals, Chlor-Alkalis, Inorganic Chemicals, and working across industries from chemicals manufacturing, industrial products, to consumer products
• Travel is required for this role and could vary from 10-50%

Preferred qualifications

• Proven experience sourcing a broad range of types of chemicals such as Chlor-Alkali (e.g., Caustic Soda), Petrochemicals, Specialty Chemicals (e.g., excipients)
• Consulting experience with a well-regarded firm
• 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 chemicals projects
• Strong work ethic and high level of integrity

Pay

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. Role Location Annual Salary Range: California $132,500 to $338,300; Cleveland $122,700 to $270,600; Colorado $132,500 to $292,200; District of Columbia $141,100 to $311,200; Illinois $122,700 to $292,200; Maine $112,900 to $249,000; Maryland $132,500 to $292,200; Massachusetts $132,500 to $311,200; Minnesota $132,500 to $292,200; New York $122,700 to $338,300; New Jersey $141,100 to $338,300; Virginia $122,700 to $311,200; Washington $141,100 to $311,200.

Benefits

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.