Procurement Sourcing Associate Manager, Marketing

We Are: Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale.
We are a talent and innovation led company with 738,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries.
Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships.
We combine our strength in technology with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability.
We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Accenture Song.
These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients succeed and build trusted, lasting relationships.
We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
You Are: Accenture is seeking a collaborative and results-oriented Procurement Practice Sourcing Associate Manager with expertise in a wide range of Marketing categories, to work with Fortune 500 clients to develop and execute sourcing strategies, develop sourcing and procurement solutions that are designed to drive spend and savings, and incorporate vendor management metrics that’ll support our client’s goals while achieving optimal pricing, quality and service levels.
In this role, you lead sourcing projects, including all key steps such as strategy development, supplier negotiation, award recommendations, business case presentations, and supplier contract execution.
We are looking for an individual with experience within Marketing procurement and experience across key subcategories, including, but not limited to Media, Agencies, Market Research, Event Marketing, Digital, and Production.
The Work: Lead strategic sourcing projects, including all key steps such as strategy development, supplier negotiation, award recommendations, business case presentations and supplier contract execution Identify cost/productivity improvement opportunities in Marketing subcategories across multiple clients Build trusted stakeholder relationships on client accounts and develop key client stakeholder relationship mapping Develop Marketing subcategory insights and material, including engagement across clients and proactive engagement in the marketplace and trade press and share as best practice Design and develop relevant RFP documents for projects or make recommendations for incumbent negotiations; Drive and manage analytical efforts in areas specific to business function and industry focus Negotiate agreements with suppliers and incorporate best practice metrics for agreements to aid the Category Management process in SRM activities (May be responsible for contracting negotiated agreement) Grow category knowledge, refreshing and maintaining content and training and developing more junior members of the team Work with Manager to expand business development skills to identify and propose account growth opportunities for additional sourcing services Demonstrate a clear understanding of the full buying process including the execution and buying channels to ensure continued end to end sourcing support across client engagements Here's what you need: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience A minimum of 5 years of experience in consulting, sourcing/procurement/supply chain management function or internal Marketing function A minimum of 3 years of experience in managing complex Marketing Services multiple regions, and multiple market strategies from design through to implementation Bonus Points If: Post-Graduate degree preferred Experience and knowledge across multiple Marketing subcategories Ability to effectively lead formal strategic sourcing efforts related to all Marketing services categories within the context of integrated Plan, Source, Make and Deliver supply chain processes.
Ability to interface with customers and suppliers via strong written and verbal communications skills Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Formal training and/or experience in strategic sourcing Proficiency in spreadsheet software (e.
g.
Microsoft Excel) and presentation software (i.
e.
Microsoft PowerPoint Travel Requirements: This position could require travel of up to 40% to multiple customer locations dependent on the assigned client engagements and requirements 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 in California, Colorado, New York or Washington as set forth below.
We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
Information on benefits is here.
Role Location Annual Salary Range California $73,000 to $168,600 Colorado $73,000 to $145,700 New York $67,600 to $168,600 Washington $77,700 to $155,100 What We Believe We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization.
As a business imperative, every person at Accenture has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment.
Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values.
Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.
Read more here Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion or sexual orientation.
All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.
Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.
For details, view a copy of the Accenture Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy Statement.
Requesting An Accommodation Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed.
If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process.
Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.
If you would like to be considered for employment opportunities with Accenture and have accommodation needs for a disability or religious observance, please call us toll free at 1 (877) 889-9009, send us an email or speak with your recruiter.
Other Employment Statements Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.
Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.
Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.
The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.