Sourcing & Procurement Management Metals Center of Excellence Lead Associate Director

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Develop project plans and leading some or all parts of the client engagement
• Manage project support resources and coordinating with subject matter experts from within and outside the firm
• Develop creative cost reduction strategies and recommendations
• Present to client executives
• Build consensus among client stakeholders
• Develop and nurture relationships with clients
• Assess client expenditures and identify targets to reduce costs and improve quality
• Reengineer 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

Requirements

• 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)

Qualifications

• 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)
• 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

Skills

• Communication skills to make sure that everyone understands your ideas and how to get them working as quickly as possible
• Experience means that people look to you for guidance and ideas
• Experience making sure teams get their work done on time, every time

Benefits

• Market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Bonus opportunities
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off

Pay

Annual Salary Range: $163,000 to $434,000

Schedule

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