Entry Level Advisory Program - Sourcing & Procurement Analyst - NAELFY27

Location: Chicago, Accenture Tower, Corp

Accenture Analyst Development Programs

Launch your career at the forefront of innovation by joining one of Accenture's Analyst Development Programs. You'll apply your unique skills and perspective to help leading organizations navigate complex challenges — harnessing the power of AI, cloud, data, and emerging technology to reimagine what's possible.

At Accenture, you'll thrive in a culture that champions inclusion, continuous learning, and meaningful impact. From day one, you'll collaborate with brilliant colleagues, work alongside world-class clients, and grow within a global community committed to creating 360° value — for our clients, our people, and society at large.

Kickstart your consulting career by joining one of Accenture’s development programs. Leverage your skills and strengths to help our clients solve their most pressing business challenges, embracing the latest technology to become the next best version of themselves.

Not only will you have amazing opportunities to learn, develop and grow your skills, you will join a collaborative environment that unleashes innovation, allows our people to perform at their very best and supports a culture in which everyone feels they have an equal opportunity to belong and build a career.

If you have not previously considered Accenture; now is the time. Wherever your professional passions lie, there is a home for you within one of Accenture’s Development Programs.

Our Sourcing and Procurement practice helps to define & solve client challenges, build & inform strategies that enable C-suite priorities, and propel transformational change through driving efficiencies, reducing costs, and enhancing supply chain resilience.

• Synthesize complex and disparate data sources to transform and segment client spend, accurately outlining spend category financials.
• Execute diagnostics to identify savings opportunities based on market and industry intel.
• Develop impactful, informative client deliverables that define the current state, roadblocks, opportunities, and client actions for a range of industries, spend categories, and recommended strategies.
• Deliver savings through strategic sourcing initiatives, including spend analysis, benchmarking, RFPs, supplier negotiations, should-cost modeling, and other cost optimization methodologies.
• Sharpen your communications to effectively coordinate with your internal team as well as external clients and suppliers. Strong written and verbal communication is a must have.
• Build strong working partnerships with peers, consultants, subject matter experts, and practice leaders to execute engagements in a fast-paced environment and develop your advisory skillset.
• Collaborate with client stakeholders and strategic vendors.
• Embed AI into daily workflows, keeping pace with the changing landscape of tools and evolving practice processes. Analysts are expected to have high AI fluency and equal capability to rigorously design, revise, and validate AI outputs.

This role requires some travel, which typically includes a mix of onsite work with our clients and partners or team colocation in our Accenture offices to enable delivery and cultivate our client relationships.

While S&P has practitioners across the US and the world, our primary hubs are Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, and New York. Daily collaboration as well as training and team events are frequently conducted from these offices.

Please note that with all our roles, you should expect some in-person time for collaboration, learning and building relationships with clients, peers, leaders and communities. As an employer, we will be as flexible as possible to support your specific work/life needs.

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Basic Qualifications

Bachelor/Master’s degree in any major with an anticipated graduation date (at the time of application) no later than December 2026

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong core consulting skillset, including use of data driven methodologies to drive strategic insights
• Exceptional analytical skills to make sense of large/messy data sets; utilizes data visualization skills/charts/graphs to bring analyses to life
• Ability to storyboard and develop presentations to communicate recommendations to executive-level clients
• Exceptional project management skills, including effective organizational skills, ability to balance multiple workstreams and communicate priorities to team
• Strong verbal & written communication skills and the ability to adapt to what you see & hear
• Utilizes exceptional problem-solving skills techniques to identify the root causes of issues and create innovative and practical solutions
• Highly adaptable & continuous learner; proactively identifies trends, rapidly acquires knowledge about new industries, categories, and market dynamics
• Strong collaborator; partners with teammates to show support for their projects and lends knowledge
• Possesses strong growth mindset and focuses on receiving and implementing feedback to consistently improve performance

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 as set forth below.

We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 12/11/2026. Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here: https://www.accenture.com/us-en/careers/local/benefits

Role Location Hourly Salary Range

• California $23.13 to $66.63
• Colorado $23.13 to $57.60
• Connecticut $23.13 to $57.60
• District of Columbia $24.62 to $61.30
• Illinois $21.39 to $57.60
• Maine $19.66 to $49.04
• Maryland $23.13 to $57.60
• Massachusetts $23.13 to $61.30
• Minnesota $23.13 to $57.60
• New York $21.39 to $66.63
• New Jersey $24.62 to $66.63
• Ohio $21.39 to $53.32
• Virginia $21.39 to $61.30
• Washington $24.62 to $61.30

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