Procurement Practice Analyst

Accenture services Pvt Ltd; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Procurement Practice Analyst to support Supplier Assurance under the SynOps-powered approach within Accenture Operations. The role focuses on supplier management, governance, contract compliance and delivering value across multiple stakeholders.

You will engage in strategic supplier relationships, drive process improvements, and contribute to client-facing engagements while aligning with IT and procurement best practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years of experience in supplier management or procurement.
• Demonstrated ability to work with senior leadership and multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage one or more strategic supplier relationships, core to Accenture Operations.
• Develop, drive and sustain qualitative delivery outputs via supplier performance governance and process improvements.
• Ensure contract management and compliance across supplier engagements.

Skills

Supplier Management

Procurement

Stakeholder Management

Contract Management

Governance

SLA/KPI Management

MS Office (Excel, PPT)

Communication Skills

Education

BCom/MCom

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Microsoft Project

SharePoint

Visio

Job description

Skill required

Enablement - Market Intelligence

Designation

Procurement Practice Analyst

Qualifications

BCom/MCom

Years of Experience

3 to 5 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 784,000 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?

The Supplier Assure powered by SynOps team is part of Accenture Operations Procurement, Supply Chain and Network (PSN) business vertical, providing dedicated and shared support services for our external and internal operations. This includes dealing with a diverse set of hardware, software, and service suppliers, who may be client-retained vendors or Accenture third-party sub-contractors. Our core areas of expertise are to ensure offerings Third Party Risk Assessment – Supplier Performance Management-Supplier Relationship Management – Innovation works in loop all together to deliver effectively & efficiently and power businesses around the globe but are not limited to the relation in between and each workstream can work independently to ensure seamless deliverables and meeting client expectations.

What are we looking for?

Must Have: Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in Supplier Management or Procurement domain of which Minimum 2 years of experience working with and influencing multiple stakeholders including senior leadership. Minimum 2 year of experience in client facing roles - directly responsible for delivering on (either two or more areas of) significant pieces of scope, quality, budget, resources, and delivery schedule. Minimum 2 years of experience in Business Operations Management, Project Management or similar domain. Minimum 2 years of experience in working with virtual teams. Candidate should be able to demonstrate good understanding of minimum 3 skill sets from the above and should be able to provide at least 1 to 2 real life scenario(s) and outcome as example(s) of his/ her expertise in any 4 skills sets as below : Supplier segmentation Supplier Performance management & Governance Contract management & compliance Contract Compliance Services Service delivery Proven experience of establishing robust governance framework for IT vendors, managing scorecards and leading business reviews to govern IT vendor delivery. Strong communication skills - candidate should be able to demonstrate his/ her ability to drive effective and articulate communications with senior internal and client leadership. Moderate Expertise on Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.) and knows at basics of Microsoft Project (MPP), Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Visio. ood to Have: Quality Program and/ or Training experience. IACCM Ability to lead and innovate in the delivery of operational activities proactively and independently. Technology Management experience. Understanding and development of Macros, Visual Basics, Process automations, etcMust Have: Diploma/ B.E./ B. Tech in E&TC/ CS/ IT OR B.Com/ B.Sc/ CA/ CA Intern Good to Have: Certification in ITIL Foundation Certification in IACCM Certification in CPSM Any other domain certificates

Roles and Responsibilities

• Supplier Assure Specialist requires the resource to be responsible for managing one or more strategic supplier relationships - either managed or sub-contractor. These suppliers are typically core to the Accenture Operations internal as well external commercial offerings. Some key responsibilities for the potential candidate including but not limited to are as enlisted below: Develop in-depth understanding of processes and outcomes thereby achieving 100% project targets. Efficiently manage core processes and sub-processes for in-scope deliverables for: Supplier segmentation: differentiating your supply in terms of their influence and the risks they bring is a process. Supplier Performance management & Governance: utilized to assess, evaluate, and monitor a supplier s performance in order to reduce costs, mitigate risks, and promote continuous improvement Contract management & compliance: improve performance and minimize risk, business procedures that manage the formulation, execution, and compliance of mutually accepted terms are referred to as clause management. Contract Compliance Services: validating invoices 4-way and identifying leaks in terms of overcharging and undercharging Service delivery: ensuring that client/user service requests are met according to agreed-upon SLA/KPIs and that we are meeting project requirements SLA Compliance: Manage IT Vendor SLAs and contractual KPIs across critical software and hardware infrastructure An effective mentor/SME to guide team members to clear the Supplier Performance Management concepts Experience in setting up the process in new deals and improvise the processes in the existing deals Understand detail Scope of work in a particular project and provide clear, specific and measurable outcomes Develop, drive and sustain qualitative delivery outputs via continuous improvement in supplier delivery