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Accenture

Advises businesses and runs their technology

PLM Functional Consultant

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid
Bachelor's, Master's
Brussels, Belgium
In PersonTravel to client sites is required; the posting recommends a valid driving licence.
Solution EngineeringImplementation & Technical Account Management

About the job

Requirements
  • A Master's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Information Systems, or a related field.
  • Two to four years of experience in PLM, product data management, or engineering consulting roles.
  • Hands-on experience with at least one PLM platform, such as Siemens Teamcenter, Dassault 3DEXPERIENCE, SAP PLM, PTC Windchill, or a consumer goods-focused PLM platform.
  • A solid understanding of product lifecycle and engineering processes, including bill of materials management, engineering change, data governance, and lifecycle workflows.
  • Ability to analyse and map business processes and translate them into system requirements.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and a collaborative, client-first mindset.
  • Fluency in spoken and written English.
  • Fluency in spoken and written French and/or Dutch.
  • Ability to travel to client sites; a valid driving licence is strongly recommended.
Responsibilities
  • Support requirements-gathering workshops and process-design sessions with client teams.
  • Analyse and map current product development and engineering processes.
  • Contribute to functional solution design, configuration, and testing of PLM platforms.
  • Own user stories and functional specifications across one or more PLM workstreams.
  • Support data migration activities, including data mapping, cleansing, and validation.
  • Communicate PLM concepts clearly to technical and business audiences.
  • Contribute to proposal development and internal knowledge sharing.
  • Collaborate with Accenture's global Engineering and PLM network in international project teams.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience or strong interest in the Consumer Goods or Retail industry, including understanding of product ranging, specification management, or recipe/formulation management.
  • Exposure to ERP systems, master data management, or data migration tools.
  • Interest in AI or generative AI applications in product development or engineering contexts.
  • Experience across more than one manufacturing or product industry.

About the company

Accenture advises large businesses and public agencies on strategy, builds their technology systems and runs ongoing operations. Its teams connect business planning with implementation, covering areas such as cloud migration, cybersecurity and customer experience. Consultants work with clients to redesign processes, while engineers integrate software from technology partners and maintain the resulting systems for multinational organizations. Clients pay for project work or continuing services, including application support and business processes such as finance and customer service. Accenture was founded in 1989 and has its headquarters in Dublin, Ireland.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Dublin, Ireland

Founded

1989

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What believers are saying

  • Business demand grew: October 2026 results showed $74.2 billion annual revenue, up 5% in local currency.
  • Eligible US employees buy discounted stock: Accenture's purchase plan sells shares at 15% below market price.
  • Client relationships run deep: Accenture has worked with 195 of its top 200 customers for more than ten years.

What critics are saying

  • Bookings are not guaranteed revenue: most Accenture contracts let clients cancel quickly with little or no penalty.
  • Promotions require AI adoption: Accenture's CEO said in March 2026 that employees must use its tools effectively.
  • Federal hiring practices proved costly: Accenture settled discrimination allegations for $25 million in September 2026, without a liability finding.

What makes Accenture unique

  • Its AI platform switches models: AI Refinery selects among prebuilt models according to cost, performance and other requirements.
  • Accenture owns specialist Microsoft expertise: it cofounded the Microsoft-focused Avanade consultancy with the software maker.
  • Consulting includes creative agencies: Accenture Song owns businesses spanning advertising, digital product design and customer engagement.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Professional Development Budget
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • 401(k) Company Match

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