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Job Description

• Understand business and talent strategy, translate it into challenges and opportunities for leaders to grow.
• Shape and build  leadership development framework for all career level leaders
• Design and implement Leadership Development curriculum and programs to achieve talent strategy and strengthen leadership pipeline
• Build and maintain trusted advisor relationships with key business stakeholders
• Partner with the Learning Business Partners and leadership to understand business objectives and collaboratively define the learning strategy so that skills, knowledge and behavior requirements are addressed in the Learning Programmes.
• Custodian for BBBEE SD Score card, responsible for strategy development and implementation .
• Partner with the global leadership development team and business teams to realise the development, customization, and sourcing of content to shape the learning and development programs in an agile approach (leveraging Accenture global solutions and other vendors as appropriate)
• Connect performance management, succession planning with development solutions to support talent management requirement
• Develop proper communications with various stakeholders and learners when initiating and managing learning programs, in both written format and meeting facilitation
• Work with Accenture Learning, Subject Matter Experts, Services, Global HR and external vendors to ensure that certification programs are developed, implemented and supported efficiently to align with Accenture's skill certification strategy

Qualifications

• Relevant HR qualification

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What responsibilities will you have?

• You will be engaged in multiple projects in a diverse and challenging range of industries. You will need to have the ability to operate in rapidly evolving and changing environments and be comfortable with driving tangible results for our clients.
• We use deep industry and functional experience and digital technology leadership to help Chief Financial Officers broaden their impact and financial capabilities across their enterprise.
• We rethink enterprise value and bring industry and functional insights, end-to-end capabilities and analytics to target specific areas to gain efficiencies and fuel growth.
• Leverage enterprise analytics to equip clients with meaningful data, insights and analytics to power digital solutions that transform business.
• Design and implement digital finance platform tools that enable higher efficiency, effectiveness and productivity among leadership.

What skills & experience are we looking for?

Must have

• Finance Functional Strategy and Consulting experience (10 years+)
• Previous consulting experience at a senior level
• Finance Process improvement
• Strategic Cost Reduction or Zero-based Budgeting
• Business Case/Financial Modelling
• Operating Model design

Good to have

• CA/CIMA designation (or currently pursuing)
• Finance Technology exposure (SAP, Oracle etc.)

What academic qualifications do you need?

• Finance/Accounting educational background and experience

Qualifications

What skills & experience are we looking for?

Must have

• Finance Functional Strategy and Consulting experience (10 years+)
• Previous consulting experience at a senior level
• Finance Process improvement
• Strategic Cost Reduction or Zero-based Budgeting
• Business Case/Financial Modelling
• Operating Model design

Good to have

• CA/CIMA designation (or currently pursuing)
• Finance Technology exposure (SAP, Oracle etc.)

What academic qualifications do you need?

• Finance/Accounting educational background and experience

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Job Summary:

• Human Resources is involved in every part of Accenture's organization and Human Resources activities fall into roughly three categories: Talent management, including workforce planning, recruiting, career management, performance management, capability development, scheduling and rewards; Employee engagement, which focuses on people satisfaction and employee and alumni relations; and Human capital efficiency, which focuses on HR strategy, the operating structure, HR technology, HR service delivery and internal controls.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead teams in architecting & building future-proof, agile, and resilient organization and operating models which embrace the future of work
• Help teams pinpoint the best solutions to meet the unique Business strategy, market, and organizational needs of clients
• Use data and analytics to drive insights that shape end to end client solutions
• Earn the trust of leaders at client organizations, and partner with them to create strategic solutions at the intersection of people, organization, business, and technology
• Design Transformational Change Strategies and Programs
• Co-create and support enterprise-wide, enduring, and personalized digital talent and learning strategies
• Work with clients to take a scientific and evidenced based approach to develop and test your hypothesis
• Understand business drivers and cultural/organizational dynamics and lead effective organizational diagnosis to understand the root causes of organizational issues.
• Apply behavioral tools to assess the impact of change on organizations, using assessments of organizational culture, performance, engagement, and readiness for change
• Manage identification of required leadership/stakeholder attributes and articulate the importance effective leadership that is responsive to organizational needs
• Lead authentically and with a people-first mindset that fosters inclusivity and celebrates diversity. Mentor junior members of the team, providing them with experiences to continually learn and grow
• Manage and support business development efforts, including Statements of Work (SOW), proposal development, and client presentations
• Contribute to practice development initiatives including culture building, internal community involvement, capability development, recruiting, and whitepapers

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in four or more the following areas:
• Operating Model Design / Organization Design / Organization Analytics
• Transformational Change Management
• Talent & Workforce Analytics
• Strategic Workforce Planning
• Enterprise Transformation
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Human Capital Strategy
• Talent & Workforce Analytics
• Talent Management Lifecycle / Talent Development and Learning / Talent Transformations
• Digital and Cloud Workforce Transformation
• Leadership Development & Culture Transformation
• Leadership and Culture Assessments, Tools and Diagnostics
• Design Thinking
• Minimum of 4 years of consulting experience or equivalent
• Bachelor's degree

Bonus points if:

• MBA or graduate-level degree in related field
• Background in individual and/or organizational psychology, behavioral science or clinical psychology
• Strong organization and workforce analytics skills (e.g., individual and organizational assessments)
• Experience with using a scientific approach (i.e., hypothesis, test, measure, iterate) to test behavior change initiatives
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Proficiency with data visualization applications (Tableau, PowerBI)
• Experience with implementing Digital Learning solutions (AR/VR/XR)
• Strong organizational and analytical skills

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Job Description

A Senior Manager leads and manages multiple strategic/large projects independently. The position holder will be working under the supervision of the Principal/Head of Practice, to set up, lead and complete complex projects in terms of size, sites and scope autonomously towards project goals and client satisfaction. The position holder will lead and manage multiple project teams (Accenture & client) towards achieving project targets and will be engaged in developing and selling business cases to the senior client management.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Manage strategic/large projects independently and perform leadership duties within the project team
• Lead and manage multiple project teams (Accenture & client) towards achieving project targets
• Set up, lead and complete complex projects in terms of size, sites and scope
• Supervise workstreams of multiple projects in terms of activities planned towards the different project goals
• Develop and maintain excellent client relationships on senior level
• Conduct analysis/audits of organizational structures, operational procedures, and operational performance (including use of IT and management systems) using interviews, observations, data, and statistical analysis research and techniques
• Develop and evaluate levers to increase efficiency and productivity, and ensure successful and timely implementation
• Presentation of progress results to the client and company management
• Design and deliver client training sessions, coaching & workshops for key client persons on management level
• Support of the Key Account Management with engagement & research strategy to position the services of Accenture
• Drive development of one or more expertise areas continuously to improve existing knowledge and enhance current offerings
• Conduct internal trainings and train other (new) employees to transfer knowledge and best practices

Qualifications

• Economic or technical degree or equivalent business experience (B Eng or higher)
• Min. 8 years in Management level position or at least 8 years of consulting experience in total
• Excellent knowledge of performance drivers in production and maintenance, preferably in an asset intensive industry (Mining, Utilities, Petrochem)
• Proven track record in setting up, leading and completing complex projects in terms of size, sites and scope
• Excellent project management skills and experience in leading and managing multiple project teams
• Experience in developing and selling benefit cases to the senior client management or Key Account Management experience
• Experience in mechanical maintenance, reliability and condition monitoring, predictive/preventative maintenance, and maintenance systems (CMMS)
• Proven ability to quickly penetrate complex issues and to develop practical solutions
• SAP maintenance activity experience is highly beneficial
• Able to communicate at ease with all stakeholders
• Hands-on mentality paired with professional and engaging presentation skills
• Excellent fluency in speaking, reading and writing English
• Excellent MS-Office skills; ERP or special system knowledge skills a plus

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Job Description

Our industry experts are equipped with the insights and capabilities to transform the world’s leading companies. We are proud to help shape the way our client’s structure and manage their business. At Accenture Consulting we focus on delivering value-orientated solutions for our clients.

As the primary owners of client relationships, we take the best of Accenture’s five businesses (Strategy, Digital, Consulting, Operations, and Technology) to our clients to provide unmatched industry knowledge, client experiences, strategic alliances, proprietary assets, and subject matter experts to best serve clients and accelerate growth with end to end solutions.

A Cloud Advisory Manager owns the cloud agenda and responsibility to drive key opportunities for select clients. You will carry conversation around all facets of the Cloud business and draw in other resources as appropriate. You will also have experience in selling and/or delivering Cloud programs. You will be providing the highest level of consultative support on enterprise-wide information cloud technology-based systems including the selection of cloud providers through your understanding of best practices with respect to the planning, design, implementation, and use of information technology and information management systems and processes on the Cloud. You will leverage Accenture cloud assets: myNAV, A4C, ACP, etc. You will set the direction and provide critical support in the strategic and tactical planning for the design and use of Cloud Technology while acting as the Client C-Suite trusted advisor for all Cloud-related initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define cloud technology roadmaps and industry/functional solutions, advising clients on cloud-enabled enterprise transformation agendas within an industry context
• Drive the creation of the value case, and exploit the innovation of the cloud to create new business value
• Develop service portfolio requirements including market and service provider considerations
• Recommend the target dispositions for the client’s landscape
• Advise on the impact of cloud on the IT operating model
• Lead independently small engagements or stream of work end-to-end across all delivery components: client satisfaction, value delivered, teams management, financials, etc.
• Identify and nurture pull-through business opportunities, support business development efforts with client and Accenture teams until successful sale closure
• Collaborate with clients, ecosystem partners, and within Accenture to align their business and technology priorities
• Lead creation of thought leadership and assets that present action-oriented insights, knowledge, guidance, and recommendations related to the cloud journey
• Interaction with senior management at a client and/or Accenture to steer recommendations and obtain buy-in on matters that may require an alternate approach

Key Skills:

• Strong data-driven consulting with a focus on business and technology value architecting and realization
• Ability to act independently to determine methods and procedures on assignments
• Management of team efforts at a client or within Accenture
• Ability to pull-through business opportunities
• Experience and understanding of core cloud topics - planning, design, implementation, and use of information technology and information management systems and processes on the cloud
• Experience in cloud advisory and/or implementation
• Ability to operate cross-industry, with preferred experience in Financial Services, Telecommunication, Natural Resources, and/or Government
• Pro-actively acquired business knowledge beyond a technical role or via business school i.e MBA

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-8 years of work experience; at least 5 years in cloud advisory or transformation
• Proven and relevant past consulting experience; alternatively global technology services firm, cloud firm, or seasoned industry position focused on cloud transformation (and demonstration of intrinsic consulting skills)
• Cloud certifications: Azure, AWS, GCP, Alibaba, and/or Oracle

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Job Description

• The Client Account Manager contributes to the development of trusted strategic partner relationships within an account by understanding client needs, shaping solutions, and bringing expertise and thought leadership to solve critical business issues.
• This role contributes to profitable sales growth, expanding Accenture s footprint, ensuring profitable delivery and influencing the client s strategy to help drive high performance and continuous innovation. Level of responsibility will vary by market and circumstances.
• Client account managers are typically members of a CAL team on a large account OR lead an opportunistic account with close mentoring and support from CG Lead and or portfolio leads at MU or Market levels.

Qualifications

• This role requires an experienced Account Manager who can act as a trusted client advisor and help unleash the power of One Accenture to our clients by bringing them data driven insights, new ideas, industry expertise and end to end solutions from across our ecosystem.
• Preferred Industry experience would be within the Retail industry

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WE ARE:

Supply Chain & Operations and we move fast, think fast, and work fast. Our Fortune 500 clients need big-picture change, so we come at their challenges from all sides with functional insights, data power, digital leadership, and extensive industry know-how. It’s our job to show clients how to take major leaps forward in planning, procurement, manufacturing, and fulfillment while becoming more sustainable and resilient. How do we do it? We call out the most important metrics. We cut costs, optimize capital, improve response times and consider ESG values. We connect suppliers and customers across the extended supply chain. And we create strategies and operating models that really work.

YOU ARE:

A Supply Chain and Operations professional who helps clients develop strategies and operating models that integrate planning, procurement, product design, manufacturing, and/or fulfilment functions within an organization, as well as connect suppliers and customers across the extended supply chains. You use your data skills to develop and implement strategies that improve the entire supply chain process by applying cost efficiency, increasing business effectiveness, and creating synergies and collaboration across companies. You’ve also got the communication skills to make sure that everyone understands your ideas and how to get them working as quickly as possible. Your experience means that people look to you for guidance and ideas. And you know how to make sure teams get their work done on time, every time.

PURPOSE OF JOB:

• Have commercial acumen and a drive to bring synergies, efficiency and effectiveness to the management of our clients spend in specific categories.
• You will be comfortable leading conversations with C-suite e.g., CEO, CFO and CPO and other senior executives.
• You could be required to support additional sourcing work, including management of a team delivering sourcing work.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Category Ownership

• Develop strategy and value proposition for your relevant categories of spend within the Procurement framework with data at the heart of everything you do
• Design and implement value led initiatives across multiple sub-categories and the Accenture Operations Procurement customer base with an outcome led approach
• Drive and develop category-specific insights and analytic products
• Strive to become a thought leader in your subcategories by proactive engagement in the market
• Identify value/productivity improvement opportunities in subcategories across multiple clients

Strategic Sourcing

• Lead strategic sourcing projects, including all key steps such as stakeholder engagement, strategy development, supplier negotiation, award recommendations, business case presentations, supplier contract execution, and supplier relationship management
• Drive and support deep market intelligence into the initiatives that you lead driving both efficiency and effectiveness.
• Work with global teams to execute the projects in the most efficient manner
• Develop senior level stakeholder relationships on client accounts and build and develop key client stakeholder relationships
• Negotiate commercials with supplier and incorporate best practice metrics (May be responsible for contracting negotiated agreement)

Overall

• Engage with Clients senior management team members to drive and communicate progress on your initiatives.
• Develop and share recommendations with clients to Identify and recommend process improvement based on operational insights, industry and/or domain knowledge and/or analytics
• Provide insights to clients that reduce costs or generate revenue
• Deliver domain skills to support adoption of additional processes of clients
• Work within and outside documented processes and apply appropriate judgment-based services that deliver client value to the supply chain/ procurement processes
• Provide functional expertise for key processes, products and solutions
• Plan and forecast material requirements

Qualifications

Education, Competencies and experience:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience working on Supply Chain initiatives
• A Bachelor’s Degree
• Business Insight – Expert
• Customer Interaction Handling – Expert
• Global Strategic Sourcing - Expert
• Operational Excellence - Expert
• Procurement Strategy and Planning - Advanced
• S&C Negotiations and Contract Management – Advanced
• Supplier Analysis & Selection - Expert
• Supplier Relationship Management - Advanced

Bonus points if:

• You have a deep specialization in one or more of the following: procurement or 3rd party cost takeout initiatives; forecasting, supply chain planning, and inventory optimization; manufacturing production experience in either continuous or discrete manufacturing environments, Oil and Gas industry experience
• You have the proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• You excel in building and developing relationships, overseeing complex programs, and demonstrating leadership
• You’ve earned an MBA or equivalent graduate degree
• You have a functional-level understanding of technology solutions
• Lean or Six Sigma qualifications
• You can use the latest data analytics tools to spot opportunities for improvement
• Prior experience in driving insights using visualization tools (i.e., Power BI, Tableau, Alteryx) and analytics tools (i.e., Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics)