Job Description

Accenture is a leading global skilled services company that helps the world's leading businesses, governments and other organisations build their digital core, optimise operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services. We deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We combine our strength in technology with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We are committed to creating positive change and delivering value for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities.

About the Role
As a Principal Director, you will help shape the future of procurement by partnering with senior executives to solve complex business challenges and unlock new sources of value.
You will be responsible for:
Executive Client Leadership
• Serve as a trusted advisor to CPOs, CFOs, COOs and business leaders
• Shape procurement transformation agendas and investment strategies
• Lead board-level and executive stakeholder discussions
• Build long-term relationships across strategic client accounts
Growth & Market Leadership
• Originate and convert new consulting opportunities
• Lead large and complex procurement transformation pursuits
• Develop market-leading propositions and thought leadership
• Grow strategic client relationships across priority industries

Transformation Leadership
• Lead enterprise-scale procurement and sourcing transformations
• Drive procurement operating model redesign and organisational change
• Sponsor multidisciplinary delivery teams across strategy, consulting, technology and operations
• Deliver measurable outcomes including spend optimisation, supplier performance and business value realisation
Practice Leadership
• Help define the growth strategy of the Procurement practice
• Coach and mentor senior leaders and emerging talent
• Support recruitment, capability development and succession planning
• Contribute to a high-performance and inclusive culture
________________________________________
What We're Looking For
Experience
• 20+ years of procurement, sourcing, supply chain or consulting experience
• Proven success leading large-scale procurement transformation programs
• Strong executive presence with experience advising C-suite stakeholders
• Demonstrated business development and sales origination capability




• Experience managing complex stakeholder environments across large organisations
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to shape and close strategic opportunities
Industry Experience
Deep experience within one or more of the following sectors:
• Financial Services
• Enterprise Technology
• Professional Services
• Telecommunications
• Healthcare & Life Sciences
• Consumer Products & Retail
________________________________________
Core Capability Areas
Deep expertise across several of the following:
• Procurement Transformation
• Strategic Sourcing & Category Management
• Procurement Operating Model Design
• Supplier & Third-Party Management
• Procurement Technology & Digital Procurement
• Spend Optimisation & Value Realisation
________________________________________
Why Join Us?
You will join a market-leading team helping organisations reinvent procurement through AI, data, digital technologies and new operating models.
This is an opportunity to:
• Influence some of Australia's most significant transformation programs
• Partner directly with C-suite executives
• Lead high-profile procurement engagements across industries
• Help shape the future direction of the Procurement practice
• Work alongside strategy, technology and operations leaders
• Accelerate your impact within a fast-growing and highly visible business

At Accenture, we are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace. We believe that our people are our greatest asset and that diversity of thought, background and experience drives innovation and better outcomes for our clients and communities.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people of all ages.

Qualification

.

Locations

Sydney

Additional Information

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement for Australia and Recent Zealand

At Accenture,



we recognise that our people are multi-dimensional, and we create a work environment where all people feel like they can bring their authentic selves to work, every day.

Our unwavering commitment to inclusion and diversity unleashes innovation and creates a culture where everyone feels they have equal opportunity. Our range of progressive policies support flexibility in ‘where’, ‘when’ and ‘how’ our people work to ensure that Accenture is an organisation where you can strive for more, achieve great things and maintain the balance and wellbeing you need.

We encourage applications from all people, and we are committed to removing barriers to the recruitment process and employee lifecycle. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, religion or sexual orientation and we do not tolerate discrimination. If you require any accommodations or adjustments for interviews and/or at work, please reach out to [email protected] or contact us at +61 2 9005 5000 (Australia) or +64 44666056 (New Zealand).

To ensure our workplace is inclusive and diverse we are setting bold goals and taking comprehensive action. To achieve these goals, we collect information that allows us to track the effectiveness of our Inclusion and Diversity programs. Learn how Accenture protects your personal data and know your rights in relation to your personal data. Read more about our Privacy Statement.

About Accenture

We work with one shared purpose: to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Every day, more than 775,000 of us help our stakeholders continuously reinvent. Together, we drive positive change and deliver value to our clients, partners, shareholders, communities, and each other.

We believe that delivering value requires innovation, and innovation thrives in an inclusive and diverse environment. We actively foster a workplace free from bias, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is respected and empowered to do their best work.

At Accenture, we see well-being holistically, supporting our people’s physical, mental, and financial health. We also provide opportunities to keep skills relevant through certifications, learning, and diverse work experiences. We’re proud to be consistently recognized as one of the World’s Best Workplaces™.

Join Accenture to work at the heart of change. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

📌 Procurement Principal Director (Australia)
🏢 Accenture
📍 Australia