Sourcing & Cat Enablement Manager-Procurement

Job Description

Skill required: Procurement management - Procurement Support Designation: Management Level - Manager Job Location: Noida Qualifications: Any Graduation Years of Experience: 13 to 18 years About Accenture Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services, and Accenture Song all powered by the world s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 699,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us at www.accenture.com What would you do You will be aligned with our Procurement vertical and help us in the process of finding and agreeing to terms, and acquiring goods, services, or works from an external source, often via a tendering or competitive bidding process. Procurement is used to ensure the buyer receives goods, services, or works at the best possible price when aspects such as quality, quantity, time, and location are compared. You will be working as a part of Procurement management team which uses a systematic approach for buying all the goods and services needed for a company to stay sustainable. They are involved in the identification of need, finding and qualifying the suppliers, requesting proposals, negotiating with suppliers, contracting, delivery and analyzing results.The Procurement Support team focuses on analyzing and designing the best practices for tactical and transactional procurement processes. The team is responsible for planning the implementation based on a detailed understanding of the technologies involved. The role may require for you to provide ongoing maintenance of suppliers, create catalogue content and maintain user authorization data. The team also utilizes procurement applications to provide efficient and effective transactions and maximize compliance.Key Responsibilities would include:Identify cost/productivity improvement opportunities in spending across a wide array of leading companies and industriesLead sourcing projects, including all key steps such as strategy development, RFx Management, Risk management/mitigation, supplier negotiation, award recommendations, business case presentations and supplier contract execution, leveraging and Agile approach to drive efficiency in executionProvide industry and supplier research, market intelligence and financial analyses to client.Support development of market insights from cross-client sourcing activity and collaborate with Technology Practice advisors to develop content that enables knowledge sharing across the organization.Pursue and develop senior level stakeholder relationships at priority accounts, support account stakeholder relationship plans. What are we looking for Adaptable and flexibleAbility to perform under pressureProblem-solving skillsDetail orientationAbility to establish strong client relationshipStrong Excel and Powerpoint skillsMinimum of 6 years of experience in managing global Customers, and suppliers (NA, EMEA, APAC)Minimum of 5 years of Team Management experience of leading a team of 10+ membersMinimum of 8 years of strategic sourcing, category management, and/or professional industry experience related to the following sub-category areas (in some or all of the below):Able to lead and Mentor sourcing team on industry best practices with a special emphasis on market trends and insights, commercial structure assessment, negotiation strategies and contracting Engage with prospective clients during business development pursuits through support of contract assessments, client due diligence calls, and presenting the practice delivery approach and case studiesWe are looking for experience in the following skills:Strong critical thinker, self-starter who can take the initiative with high-level direction and deliver client work with minimal supervisionPassion for continuous self-learning within the Technology and other industry (i.e. IT, banking, retail, industrial, healthcare, etc.) with end to end software sourcing exposureProven analytical skills in terms of numeric (e.g. spreadsheets) and text-based (e.g. reading terms and conditions) analysis, converting information into tangible recommendations to clients Roles and Responsibilities In this role you are required to identify and assess complex problems for area of responsibilityThe person would create solutions in situations in which analysis requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factorsRequires adherence to strategic direction set by senior management when establishing near-term goalsInteraction of the individual is with senior management at a client and/or within Accenture, involving matters that may require acceptance of an alternate approachSome latitude in decision-making in involvedyou will act independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignmentsDecisions individual at this role makes have a major day to day impact on area of responsibilityThe person manages large - medium sized teams and/or work efforts (if in an individual contributor role) at a client or within AccenturePlease note that this role may require you to work in rotational shifts,

Keyskills :
due diligencebusiness caseteam management