Sustainability Consulting Manager

The work

As a Manager in Services in the Netherlands, you will be part of our Industry & Enterprise team. You will work on a wide variety of projects related to the agenda of the Chief Executive and Officers (CEO and CSO). The Services team operates at the intersection of Strategy, Process, Data, and Technology. As a manager, you will drive business advisory through end-to-end project delivery, which means that you will be involved in all stages of a project, from strategy to implementation. You will play a key role in business development and relationship management with our clients across various industries, focusing on Intelligence & Performance, Execution & Optimization, Sustainable Value Chains, and Traceable & Circular Products amongst others. 

In your role, you will lead projects and collaborate with international and diverse teams to build and develop the practice of our team. 

• Strategy: You will play a crucial role in supporting clients to shape their business strategy in line with ambitions in an increasingly disrupted world. You bring expertise, best practices, and strategic insights. You will collaborate with CEOs  and CSOs and their teams to perform strategy assessments and recommend and implement leading practices to improve their performance through increased metric and process maturity, supply chain collaboration and transparency, transition efforts, product strategies, operating model re-design and more. 
• Technology: is a critical cross functional discipline, and organizations are embracing digitally driven business models, and insights to drive better performance. As a manager, you will lead small teams, cooperating with technology experts on the selection, implementation and integration of systems and tools, utilizing advanced analytics and cutting-edge technologies like GenAI to enhance efficiency and provide valuable insights. 
• People: connect with C-level client stakeholders and play a critical role in transforming performance by prioritizing talent development, nurturing a culture of continuous improvement, and leading organizational change management initiatives. Recognize change management needs within teams to ensure employees are equipped with the necessary knowledge, skills, and capabilities to effectively embrace new processes, tools, and technologies. 
• Data: Data plays a crucial role in maximizing efficiency and delivering value. As part of our team, you will utilize data to provide key insights and help CEOs and CSOs become more data-driven, enabling true business partnering required for sustainable growth and decision-making. 

Who we are

In today’s world, business leaders want to reinvent rapidly and confidently to increase resilience, mitigate risk, and grow with sustainable value. That’s where Accenture Industry & Enterprise comes in. We bring together strategic visionaries, industry experts, practitioners from across every enterprise function, business intelligence professionals, change specialists, data and AI authorities, and many other specialized skills to co-create each client’s unique path to reinvention.

Within that context, Services supports clients across industries to create business value while achieving positive environmental and societal impact. You will be a trusted partner to business leaders, working with a diverse team of experts to deliver successful tech-enabled transformation and new kinds of value for your clients. Join our global network of people using the latest assets, platforms, and partnerships to help bring ideas to life. 

Here is what you will need

• Master’s (WO) degree in Strategy, , Environmental Sciences, Engineering or related degrees. 
• A minimum of 6 years overall experience with 3 years of relevant experience within strategy or management consulting. 
• Experience with the challenges that CSOs face, Strong knowledge in one or more domains such as performance management, decarbonization, , sustainable value chains, or reporting
• Familiarity with relevant frameworks and standards (e.g. , , , ) is a strong plus
• Ability to deliver compelling presentations and narratives. 
• Experience with establishing connections with experts. 
• Leadership and communication skills to mentor, challenge, advise, and coach team members and foster a collaborative environment. 
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high energy, demanding and collaborative environment. 
• Fluency in Dutch and English

What’s in it for you?

Accenture is a global company with a world-class brand and reputation. Our people are Change Makers, and to support them as an employer, we make six promises: 

• Work on leading transformations for top‑tier local and global clients
• A collaborative, international environment with strong focus on learning and career progression
• Work with flexibility, in a culture based on trust
• Live a human-led culture of Inclusion & Diversity by caring deeply for all our people
• Lead and transform our clients with technology
• Connect with our global network of 700.000 colleagues. 

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

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com 

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