As a Solution Architect Senior Manager, you will:

• Build solutions specific to our clients, combining the best human and machine capabilities across a variety of industries, geographies and business models.
• Work with our Sales, Delivery and Technology teams to build compelling propositions and maximize value for our clients
• Work in a team of like minded individuals, helping to share your experience to develop the next generation of Solution Architects
• Understand client requirements (investigate and analyze spend, volumes, processes)
• Align with Value Proposition being built by sales colleagues
• Build proposition (match Accenture capabilities to client requirements)
• Size and cost the solution
• Explain and articulate solution to the client and internal Accenture stakeholders
• Manage internal approvals process

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• Domain expertise in either or both of Sourcing and Category Management and Procure to Pay
• Experience in a solution, sales, account management or delivery role
• Commercial awareness and negotiation
• Robust analytical skills to interrogate and make sense of incomplete data from multiple sources
• Story telling the ability to articulate a clear value proposition behind your solutions
• Project management skills
• Leading virtual teams