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Procurement Practice Associate Manager

Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd

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based on 54.7k Reviews

10-14 years

₹ 9.75 - 40L/yr (AmbitionBox estimate)

Bangalore / Bengaluru

Procurement Practice Associate Manager

Accenture

posted 12d ago

Job Role Insights

Flexible timing

Key skills for the job

Outsourcing Project Management Procurement Market Research Risk Analysis Contract Management

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Job Description

Skill required: Supplier Inclusion and Diversity - Procurement Operations

Designation: Procurement Practice Associate Manager

Qualifications:Any Graduation

Years of Experience:10 to 14 years

Language - Ability:English - Advanced

What would you do?
As a Category Management resource, you are expected to establish, maintain and manage relationship between Stakeholder and suppliers. Key Responsibilities

Implement and support enforcement of buying and contracting processes

Define and manage contractual and supplier relationships

Effectively raise issues/concerns proactively and present options for resolution

Leverage Category Knowledge team to monitor category trends and conduct market research as needed to be incorporated into Sourcing Strategy and Category Plans Spend Manager

Define the overall sourcing strategy by category and/or project, based on business expectations, market analysis and category expertise as well as oversee the execution of delivery when applicable.

Work with delivery lead to ensure that procurement services are delivered in accordance with contractual/service level obligations. Stakeholder Management

Establish communication plan with stakeholders in each category supported, including Business Sponsors MD and CAL

Act as Procurement Expert to guide discussions with stakeholders on program goals, plans and projects

Liaise with multiple departments (Category, Procurement, Legal, SLD, SA, CFM etc) to ensure communication and collaboration with other cross functional teams.

What are we looking for?
Contracting

Accountable for contract management process on behalf of the Business Lead for all deal services as provisioned in the scope of work.

Responsible for negotiating contracts and execute within parameters.

Drive savings on behalf of our business team by conducting opportunity assessments/ risk analysis by utilizing Accenture's category experience

Develop Pipeline spend and savings forecasts for category.

Understand Client deals related procurement policies and work towards improving compliance.

Manage and develop new subcon database with various technology capabilities.

Direct a variety of sourcing objectives including manual negotiations, traditional Request for Proposal (RFP) and various online sourcing opportunities (including competitive bids and complex downward auctions) Execution

Review operational results and identify opportunities for process changes and additional spend savings

Refine current sourcing strategy and recommend suggestions for improvement

Define sourcing (buying) and contracting process, recommend to and obtain approval from the Accenture Business leads.

Ensure 100% adherence to Category-specific policies and lead implementation. Metrics

Design supplier and user compliance management program, recommend policies and procedures, as well as implementation and performance tracking program

Establish metrics [Spend/Saving Tracker, Key Performance Indicators(KPIs) etc.] monitor and report on supplier performance and compliance

Define accountability for compliance tracking, Analysis and Reporting, and customer participation

Perform operational reviews on contract performance and spending for categories Sourcing

Analyze spend

Build and manage baseline data (spend, requisition/pay order(PO) process, supplier/user behavior and procurement practices)

Develop sourcing strategy and obtain stakeholders approval.

Develop supplier evaluation and selection criteria as part of agreed procurement strategy.

Coordinate and respond to Deal specific requirements as necessary.

Identify and evaluate incumbent and potential suppliers by applying established evaluation and selection criteria.

Manage all negotiation and contract development processes

Roles and Responsibilities:

Role ExpectationsComplexity

Requires analysis and solving of moderately complex problems. May create new solutions, leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods and procedures.

Requires understanding of the strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to team goals.

Primary upward interaction is with direct supervisor. May interact with peers and/or management levels at a client and/or within Accenture.Authority

Ability to influence or complete assignments independently and make decisions.

Only requires guidance when determining methods and procedures on new assignments Impact or Decision ImpactScope

Full Accountability for the sourcing projects

Capable to Manages teams and/or work efforts. Accenture Leadership DNAOne who experiments, inspires others, works across boundaries, and adapts to the constant change around us. Key Skills Category experience should be primarily responsible for client deal services sourcing and category for Technology / Non-Technology segment and should have worked in India in this category for at-least 8 years. Project ManagementBusiness acumenAnalyticsGood communication and articulation abilityAbility to visualize and present to a groupCritical ThinkingOperational ExcellenceOperations ManagementProblem SolvingService Quality Management

Qualifications

Any Graduation

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

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