Procurement Practice Manager

Accenture in India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Procurement Practice Manager in India to lead External Talent category management and strategic sourcing initiatives. You will drive stakeholder engagement, supplier performance, and cost reductions across projects, ensuring compliant processes and timely deliverables.

Candidates should have 13–18 years of experience in procurement, with expertise in sourcing, contracting delivery, and category planning for external talent.

Qualifications

• 13–18 years of experience in procurement or sourcing.
• Experience in External Talent category management is preferred.
• Educational qualification: Any graduation.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of External Talent Category management services.
• Manage stakeholder relationships and supplier performance.
• Draft, update, and train for External Talent category processes.
• Collaborate with MMPR and other support functions to ensure timely deliverables.
• Perform total cost of ownership analyses and support spend & contract analysis.
• Support category planning and reporting savings.
• Ensure high-quality delivery and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Sourcing

Delivery leadership

Contracting

Stakeholder management

Education

Any Graduation

Job description

Job Description

Skill required

Strategic Sourcing - Sourcing

Designation

Procurement Practice Manager

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 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 Category Delivery Lead is responsible for supporting the delivery of External Talent Category management services to customer(s) 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 External Talent Category processes, procedures and related deliverables.
• In addition, this employee will team with Accenture support functions (MMPR (document repository, Centralized Category Management, Buy Now External Talent Category metric development, maintenance and reporting; and special project management and reporting to ensure deliverables are completed on time and to the customers satisfaction. What are we looking for?
• Educational Qualification: Any graduate
• Skills: Sourcing and Contracting Delivery Lead for the External Talent category.
• Work experience details:15 to 19 years Roles and Responsibilities:
• Interacts with all levels of management including Senior Manager and Associate Directors. Lead a team and ensure smooth delivery of projects to stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively with suppliers and stakeholders to lead, communicate and support sourcing and category management procurement-related activities.
• Provide analytical support for necessary sourcing activities to maintain the competitiveness of category contracts.
• Perform total cost of ownership analyses for the evaluation of continuous cost improvement projects.
• Support supply market research for your relevant categories.
• Support spend & contract analysis and category planning activities- Assist in the development of customer reports for category specific savings results.
• Perform numerous complex problem-solving functions to ensure customer satisfaction with Accenture services.
• Develop good working relationships with customer stakeholders at both the corporate and business unit level

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