DE030550-Procurement Practice Associate Manager

Accenture PLC; Mandaluyong; Hybrid; PHP 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture PLC in Mandaluyong is seeking a Procurement Practice Associate Manager to lead complex sourcing projects, manage stakeholder relationships, and deliver outstanding results across client engagements. The role requires guiding onshore and offshore teams and developing optimal sourcing solutions with a client-centric focus.

Hybrid work setup with location in Mandaluyong. Rotation schedule and cross-functional collaboration expected to drive procurement excellence and strategic supplier

Qualifications

• At least 5 years combined relevant work experience in Procurement or Global Sourcing or Category Management or Contracts/Contracting.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex sourcing projects.
• Pursue and develop strong stakeholder relationships.
• Impact client satisfaction through project outcomes.
• Lead teams by example through delivery of projects.
• Understand client’s business needs to develop optimal sourcing solutions.
• Design and develop relevant RFP documents for projects or negotiations.
• Negotiate supplier agreements and embed best-practice metrics.

Skills

Procurement

Global Sourcing

Contracting

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

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POSITION TITLE: Procurement Practice Associate Manager

WORK SETUP: Hybrid

OVERALL PURPOSE

• Lead complex sourcing projects
• Pursue and develop strong stakeholder relationships
• Make a significant impact from a client satisfaction standpoint with your projects
• Lead teams by example through the delivery of outstanding projects
• Understand client’s business needs to develop optimal

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead complex sourcing projects
• Pursue and develop strong stakeholder relationships
• Make a significant impact from a client satisfaction standpoint with your projects
• Lead teams by example through the delivery of outstanding projects
• Understand client’s business needs to develop optimal sourcing solution
• Lead and facilitate (with the client’s cross‑functional team) the selection criteria for supplier selection and evaluations
• Design and develop relevant RFP documents for projects or make recommendations for incumbent negotiations
• Negotiate agreement with supplier and incorporate best practice metrics for agreements to aid the Category Management process in supplier relationship management activities;
• May be responsible for contracting negotiated agreement
• Develops and expands category knowledge in support of sourcing projects
• Develop and deploy Sourcing offering deliverables (i.e. process templates)
• Indirectly (and in certain cases directly) coach and manage Sourcing Team Members and begin to develop people (onshore and offshore) in our business
• Ensure that services are provided within assigned budgets and timelines; takes actions necessary to address any issues
• Provide input to Accenture best practices
• Monitor and provide guidance on procurement process for categories under management
• Capture and report key findings from procurement activities that can be used to gain efficiencies and or knowledge for similar engagements
• Support development of subcategory market insights materials or benchmarks
• Work with Client Delivery to ensure that services are delivered in accordance with contractual/service level obligations

Bonus Points

• Ability to effectively lead formal strategic sourcing efforts related to Corporate & Professional Services, IT, Marketing, HR, Facilities, MRO, etc. categories
• Solid understanding of and experience with quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Excellent communication, organization/time management, and problem-solving skills
• Exceptional multi-tasking skills with the ability to manage multiple end-to-end project lifecycles
• Strong project management and relationship-building skills
• Advanced proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint
• Collaborative in nature to ensure both internal and external stakeholders are being managed and engaged when appropriate
• Successful track record with clients
• Adaptable management style to conform to the varied corporate cultures and organizational structures of our customers
• Knowledge of procurement operations
• Experience working directly with key stakeholders in business units

OTHERS

Project Shift Schedule: Rotation

Project Rest Day: Rotation

Project/Team Location: Mandaluyong Robinsons Cybergate Tower 2

SKILL AND QUALIFICATIONS

• At least 5 years combined relevant work experience in Procurement or Global Sourcing or Category Management or Contracts/Contracting

Profile Flexes

• Base profile is in Global Sourcing or Category Management or Procurement, Global Procurement (Project is willing to flex the 5 years’ experience to a COMBINED years approach)
• Example: 3 Years Experience in Global Sourcing and 2 Years Experience in Procurement or Category Management
• Combined years approach also applies to the preferred experiences listed per profile. The preferred skills/ relevant work experiences do not need to meet the minimum 5 years (as long as these additional skills/ work experiences are reflected on the CV, project is willing to screen)

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