Procurement Practice Specialist

Accenture in India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in India is seeking a Procurement Practice Specialist with 7–11 years of experience to drive strategic sourcing and category management in Workplace procurement. You will work with stakeholders, craft contracts, and deliver cost-saving initiatives while monitoring market trends and supplier performance.

Responsibilities include developing category processes, collaborating with internal teams, and providing analytical support for sourcing activities to improve competitiveness and drive

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic sourcing and procurement practices across Workplace categories.
• Ability to manage stakeholder relationships and supplier performance.
• Strong analytical skills for cost optimization and TCO analyses.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing and contracting for Workplace category.
• Support delivery of Workplace Category management and cost reductions.
• Monitor supply markets and manage issues with stakeholders.
• Draft and train on category processes, procedures and deliverables.
• Collaborate with support functions and management levels.
• Provide analytical support and assist in category planning and reporting.

Skills

Strategic 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.