Procurement Practice Specialist

Accenture PLC; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture PLC in Bengaluru is seeking a Procurement Practice Specialist with 7–11 years of experience to drive sourcing and contracting for the Workplace category. The role focuses on supporting category management services, stakeholder engagement, and cost-reduction initiatives.

You will draft and train on Workplace category processes, monitor supplier performance, and collaborate with internal teams to deliver outcomes that meet client expectations.

Qualifications

• Graduation in any field is required.
• 7 to 11 years of experience in procurement or sourcing.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing and contracting for the Workplace category.
• Support delivery of Workplace Category management services for customers.
• Draft, update and train on category processes and deliverables.
• Collaborate with support functions to ensure timely delivery.
• Provide reporting on savings, cost reductions and supplier performance.

Skills

Strategic Sourcing - Sourcing

Education

Any Graduation

Job description

Skill required:

Strategic Sourcing - Sourcing

Designation:

Procurement Practice Specialist

Qualifications:

Any Graduation

Years of Experience:

7 to 11 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?

• Sourcing and Contracting specific to the Workplace category.
• The Category Management Associate is responsible for supporting the delivery of Workplace 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 Workplace Category processes, procedures and related deliverables. In addition, this employee will team with Accenture support functions (MMPR document repository, Centralized Category Management, Buy Now; Workplace Category metric development, maintenance and reporting
• special project management and reporting to ensure deliverables are completed on time and to the customers satisfaction.

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:

• Work experience details 10 to 14 years
• Interacts with all levels of management including Manager, executive levels.
• 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 sales and business development, spend and contract analysis and category planning activities Assist in the development of customer reports for category specific savings results.

Qualification

• Any Graduation