- Company: Accenture
- Location: Illinois Medical District, Chicago
- Full Time
- Illinois Medical District, Chicago
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Accenture at a glance
accenture.com- Founded 2001
- Employees 721000
- Ticker ACN
- Revenue (FY2025) $69.67B
- Net income $7.68B
Investor research: Yahoo Finance · SEC filings
Federal funding recipient: largest known award $1.1B from the Department of Education (started Feb 21, 2006) — via USAspending.gov
Federal student aid common origination and disbursement services
115,910 employees covered under a retirement plan (2024 filing) — via DOL Form 5500 / EFAST2
Clinical trial sponsor: 6 trials registered — via ClinicalTrials.gov
Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is a global technology and management consultancy, Irish-domiciled with roots dating to 1989 and roughly 721,000 people across about 120 countries. Recent company news highlights mid-market AI offerings (Accenture Edge) and deals such as the planned Ookla acquisition for network intelligence.
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Accenture seeks a SAP Supply Chain Consultant with expertise in Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and Advanced Planning & Optimization (APO) to drive cloud transformation for mid-market organizations based in Illinois Medical District, Chicago.
About This Position
You'll help mid-market companies modernize their supply chain operations through SAP Cloud solutions. As a supply chain consultant specializing in IBP and APO, you'll guide clients through the transition to cloud-native planning and optimization platforms, enabling them to respond faster to market demands and unlock operational efficiency. Accenture's mid-market strategy emphasizes rapid, outcome-driven transformation by leveraging modular industry-specific solutions tailored to each organization's unique supply chain challenges.
Core Duties
- Assess current supply chain processes and identify gaps where IBP and APO cloud solutions can deliver measurable business value
- Design and configure SAP Cloud solutions for demand planning, supply planning, and inventory optimization
- Lead implementation roadmaps that accelerate time-to-value while minimizing disruption to client operations
- Partner with internal teams and client stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical specifications
- Provide change management guidance and training to help clients adopt new supply chain planning capabilities
- Monitor solution performance and recommend enhancements to maximize ROI
Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience as a SAP supply chain consultant, with hands-on expertise in IBP, APO, or related cloud planning modules
- Strong understanding of demand planning, supply planning, and advanced optimization concepts
- Proven ability to manage consulting engagements with mid-market clients across various industries
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team-based consulting environment
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in supply chain, operations, or related field
More About Accenture
Accenture is a global professional services company helping mid-market and enterprise organizations reinvent their operations through digital, cloud, and supply chain transformation. We partner with companies across industries to modernize their technology infrastructure, optimize processes, and build competitive advantage in rapidly changing markets.
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Working in Illinois Medical District, Chicago
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The role is based in the Illinois Medical District area of Chicago (Cook County). Illinois is a Midwestern state on Lake Michigan with a large economy and population; expect a standard on-site/metro Chicago work context (not remote).
Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash and Ohio rivers to its south. Of the fifty U.S. states, Illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (GDP), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-most land area. Its capital city is Springfield in the center of the state, a
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National unemployment rate in US: 4.2% — via World Bank
Private-sector wage growth (year over year): 3.3% — via FRED
National quits rate: 1.9% — via FRED (BLS JOLTS)
Weekly initial unemployment claims: 208,000 — via FRED
GDP per capita in US: $90,027 — via World Bank
Consumer price inflation in US: 2.9% (annual) — via World Bank
Real GDP growth in US: 2.2% (annual) — via World Bank
Average hours worked per year in US: 1,800 — via OECD
Home prices in Illinois (year over year): +5.8% — via FRED
Most recent FEMA-declared disaster in Cook County: Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Floodng (Flood), Sep 2024 — via FEMA
Average commute time in Cook County: 32 min — via US Census ACS / Data USA
Most common commute in Cook County: Drove Alone (55%) — via US Census ACS / Data USA
Households with home internet in Cook County: 91% — via US Census ACS / Data USA
Nearby history: Cook County Hospital Administration Building, listed 2006 (739m away) — via National Register of Historic Places
Typical climate: average high 59°F / low 44°F year-round (summers around 82°F, winters around 21°F) — via NOAA 1991-2020 Normals
Walkability: Above average walkable (14.0/20) — via EPA National Walkability Index
Typical rent nearby: $1,581/mo (1BR) · $1,781/mo (2BR) — via HUD Fair Market Rents
- Elevation 184m (604 ft)
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About this role & career path
At a large consultancy like Accenture, this path usually builds deep SAP supply-chain and IBP/APO delivery experience across mid-market engagements, with room to grow into senior consulting, solution architecture, or practice leadership over time.
Build the skills for this role
Strengthen SAP IBP/APO, supply planning, and private-cloud delivery skills. Adjacent free cloud foundations:
- Microsoft Learn — Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) — free to learn
- AWS Skill Builder — free
- Google Cloud Skills Boost — free to learn
- IBM SkillsBuild — free
Free & low-cost learning resources
- Microsoft Learn — Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) training (free to learn)
- AWS Skill Builder — foundational digital courses (free)
- Google Cloud Skills Boost — free tier courses (free to learn)
- IBM SkillsBuild (free)
Expect scenario questions on SAP IBP vs APO, mid-market private-cloud constraints, demand/supply planning trade-offs, and how you partner with clients under a consulting delivery model. Prepare crisp stories of configuration, cutover, and stakeholder alignment.
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Strong fit if you enjoy SAP supply-chain consulting, IBP/APO depth, and mid-market private-cloud work inside a large global firm (ACN) in Chicago—less so if you want remote or pure product engineering.
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- Role SAP Supply Chain Consultant, IBP/APO – Mid-Market (Private Cloud)
- Employer Accenture
- Location Illinois Medical District, Chicago
- Type Full Time
- Posted June 25, 2026
- Apply by 2026-08-09
- Country context US
- Overview Full original description on this page (334 words; rewritten for clarity, not a teaser paste)
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- Hacker News — Tech industry's persistent claim of worker shortage may be phony
- Hacker News — Accenture will get rid of annual performance reviews and rankings
- Hacker News — Accenture will get rid of annual performance reviews and rankings
- Hacker News — Accenture will get rid of annual performance reviews and rankings
- Hacker News — Hertz paid Accenture $32M for a website that never went live (2019)
- Hacker News — Pentagon to terminate $5.1B in IT contracts with Accenture, Deloitte
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