Procurement and Sourcing Consultant Job (Madrid, ES)

Procurement and Sourcing Consultant-00077469DescriptionIf you join Accenture you can make great ideas happen for some of the world's most dynamic companies. With broad global resources and deep technical know-how, we collaborate with clients to cultivate ideas and deliver results. Choose a career at Accenture and enjoy an innovative environment where challenging and interesting work is part of daily life.Accenture's Consulting workforce is involved in business consulting, process design work and the application of technologies to business. A career in Consulting is varied and stimulating because each project presents a new challenge and will give you exposure to new clients, business issues, technologies and people. We need people who are able to challenge conventional thought, offer unique perspectives and conceive more innovative solutions for our clients.Working as a consultant with Accenture, you will build core business, technology and industry expertise helping to deliver world-class business and technology solutions that enable clients to become high performance businesses. Consultants must be professionals who have an interest in how business processes work and interact. In addition, consultants need to apply their skills in project and program management while exhibiting leadership in process re-engineering and implementation of process, technology, and organizational change. Finally, consultants also need to have a working knowledge of the industry and/or the functional areas they serve.The Consulting workforce is made up of three groups: Business Consulting, Business and Systems Integration Consulting and Technology Consulting. This consulting group structure provides outstanding opportunities to develop highly specialized skills that will help you advance your career.Job DescriptionBusiness Consulting professionals focus on strategy and take responsibility for organizational change and business transformation. Supply Chain Management professionals help clients develop strategies and operating models that integrate planning, procurement, product design, manufacturing and fulfillment functions within an organization, as well as connect suppliers and customers across the extended supply chain. Sourcing & Procurement professionals design and implement strategies that transform buying and selling with differentiating sourcing and procurement strategies, processes, technologies and organizations.Key responsibilities may include:? Assisting in industry, competitive and company analyses (strategic, financial, operational) as well as market research for benchmarking? Assisting in analysis and documentation of as-is capabilities about business processes, people, and technology? Assisting in the development of to-be processes? Assisting in development and testing of new business processes, capabilities, and, as appropriate, supporting technologies? Developing deployment deliverables (communications, training)? Assisting in implementation activities related to new solutionsQualificationsTwo years of experience in Procurement Transformation, Supplier Relationship Management, Procurement Performance Optimization, Strategic Sourcing, Procure to Pay, Outsourcing - Procurement, Procurement Diagnostics and Strategic PlanningKnowledge of SAP EBP and/or PortumEngineering or bachelor degreeAbility to meet travel requirementsProfessional Skill Requirements? Eagerness to contribute in a team-oriented environment? Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment? Desire to work in an information systems environment? Good communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skillsAll of our consulting professionals receive comprehensive training covering business acumen, technical and professional skills development. You'll 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.JobSupply Chain ManagementPrimary LocationSpain-MadridOrganizationConsultingScheduleFull-time

This position, Procurement and Sourcing Consultant Job (Madrid, ES), was posted on April 8, 2010. The job is located in Madrid. The employer is Accenture. Since this job has been published, it has been viewed 111 times.