GN - Strategy MC - Direct Materials Consultant

Zero-based Budgeting

Consultant (Direct Spend) -

Supply Chain Management
Find endless opportunities to solve our clients toughest challenges, as you work with exceptional people, the latest tech and leading companies across industries.

Practice: Supply Chain and Operations, Industry Consulting, Capability Network I

Areas of Work: Cost takeout, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) improvement in Direct Spend |

Level:Consultant |

Location:Delhi, Gurgaon, Bangalore, Mumbai |

Years of Exp:2-5 years

Explore an Exciting Career at Accenture
Are you an outcome-oriented problem solver? Do you enjoy working on transformation strategies for global clients? Does working in an inclusive and collaborative environment spark your interest?
Then, Accenture Strategy and Consulting is the right place for you to explore limitless possibilities.
As a part of our Supply chain and operations practice, you will help organizations reimagine and transform their supply chains for tomorrowâ"”with a positive impact on the business, society and the planet.
Together, let's innovate, build competitive advantage, improve business, and societal outcomes, in an ever-changing, ever-challenging world. Help us make supply chains work better, faster, and be more resilient, with the following initiatives:

Be a part of the Accenture Zero Based Budgeting (ZBB) practice that has expertise in delivering projects with quantified savings in the indirect and direct categories.

Support and lead zero-based mindset (ZBx) engagements, including sourcing for direct, indirect categories, conducting spend analyses, market intelligence, identifying cost reduction or process improvement opportunities, data analytics and so on.

Understand the client's business, priorities and leadership agenda. Co-create with them, articulate transformation and drive their innovation agenda.

Conduct data analytics across financial data such as general ledger, purchase order, accounts payables data, and operational data across direct and indirect categories.

Bring your best skills forward to excel in the role:

Strong analytics skills driven by the next wave digital and technology initiatives

Ability to solve complex business problems and deliver client delight

Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills

Cross-cultural competence with an ability to thrive in a dynamic environment

Strong team-management skills

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Qualifications


Your experience counts!

B.E. or B.Tech from Tier 1 engineering institutes and MBA from Tier 1 B-school

2-5 years of experience with consulting, strategy or industry experience across direct materials, manufacturing, logistics, EBITDA improvement programs, logistics cost transformation, spend analysis across financial and operational data, and so on. Freshers may also be considered based on past experience or current experience post MBA

Experience in a consulting firm and global exposure is desirable

Consumer Goods & Services, Retail, Automotive, Industrial, Hi-Tech, Logistics industry experience would be preferred

Hands-on experience with analytical tools such as MS Excel, PowerBI, Alteryx would be an added advantage

What’s in it for you?

An opportunity to work on

transformative projects with key G2000 clients

Potential to

Co-create with leaders in strategy, industry experts, enterprise function practitioners and, business intelligence professionals to shape and recommend innovative solutions that leverage emerging technologies.

Ability to embed

responsible business into everything—from how you service your clients to how you operate as a responsible professional.

Personalized training modules to develop your

strategy & consulting acumen to grow your skills, industry knowledge and capabilities

Opportunity to thrive in a

culture that is committed to accelerate equality for all. Engage in boundaryless collaboration across the entire organization.

About Accenture:
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions — underpinned by the world’s largest delivery network — Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders. With 624,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives. Visit us at www.accenture.com

About Accenture Strategy & Consulting:
Accenture Strategy shapes our clients’ future, combining deep business insight with the understanding of how technology will impact industry and business models. Our focus on issues such as digital disruption, redefining competitiveness, operating and business models as well as the workforce of the future helps our clients find future value and growth in a digital world. Today, digital is changing the way organizations engage with their employees, business partners, customers and communities. This is our unique differentiator. To bring this global perspective to our clients, Accenture Strategy's services include those provided by our Capability Network – a distributed management consulting organization that provides management consulting and strategy expertise across the client lifecycle. Our Capability Network teams complement our in-country teams to deliver cutting-edge expertise and measurable value to clients all around the world.For more information visit https://www.accenture.com/us-en/Careers/capability-network
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