Procurement Practice Associate Manager

Accenture PLC; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture PLC in Bengaluru seeks a Procurement Practice Associate Manager with 10–14 years of experience. The role focuses on external talent category management, stakeholder engagement, and driving cost reductions through strategic sourcing and supplier performance oversight.

The candidate should have strong client relationship skills and experience with ARiba, SAP, and other procurement tools. Graduation in any field is acceptable.

Qualifications

• 10–14 years of experience in procurement or category management.
• Graduation in any field.
• Strong ability to establish and maintain client relationships.
• Experience in strategic sourcing and supplier management.

Responsibilities

• Contract management
• Negotiation
• Strategic sourcing, RFX, Auctions
• Global vendor and stakeholder management
• Vendor onboarding and due diligence
• Vendor performance management
• Analytical work and MS Office proficiency

Skills

Strategic sourcing

RFX

Auctions

Negotiation

Vendor management

Client relationship

Analytical skills

MS Office

Education

Any Graduation

Tools

ARiba

SAP

Jagger

Job description

Skill required

Strategic Sourcing - Sourcing

Designation

Procurement Practice Associate Manager

Qualifications

Any Graduation

Years of Experience

10 to 14 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?

Procurement Practice Associate Manager

What are we looking for?

Ability to establish strong client relationship

The Category Management Associate is responsible for supporting the delivery of External Talent Category management services to customers including but not limited to stakeholder management, strategic sourcing, supplier performance management, price management, savings or compliance reporting, continuous improvement and ongoing cost reductions, supply market monitoring, and issue resolution. This employee will be responsible for drafting, updating and training for various unique Category processes, procedures and related deliverables. In addition,

Roles and Responsibilities

• Contract management
• Negotiation
• Strategic sourcing , RFX, Auctions
• Global vendor and stakeholder management
• Good proficiency in working on all tools and platforms like
• ARiba, SAP, Jagger, etc
• Familiar with PRPO process
• Vendor onboarding, vendor due diligence, vendor performance management etc
• Analytical skills, good working knowledge on MS office
• Any Graduation

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