DE032830-Procurement Practice Associate Manager

Accenture in the Philippines; Mandaluyong; Hybrid; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in the Philippines is seeking a Procurement Practice Associate Manager for a hybrid role in Mandaluyong. You will lead complex sourcing projects, develop supplier and client relationships, and ensure value delivery across Corporate & Professional Services, IT, and HR.

You will guide cross-functional teams, design RFPs, negotiate agreements, and drive category management practices while staying within budget and timelines.

Qualifications

• Standard Procurement only.
• Sourcing experience/background is preferred.
• With at least 7 years of work experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex sourcing efforts related to Corporate & Professional Services, IT, Marketing, HR, Facilities, MRO, etc.
• 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

Skills

Sourcing experience

Procurement

7+ years experience

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

• ONLY THOSE APPLICANTS WHO ALREADY HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIVE AND WORK IN THIS COUNTRY ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE--- 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 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 RESPONSIBILITIES:
• 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: Night Shift Project Rest Day: Weekends Off Project/Team Location: Mandaluyong, Robinsons Cybergate Tower 2
• SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS: Standard Procurement only Sourcing experience/background is preferred With at least 7 years of work experience
• ONLY THOSE APPLICANTS WHO ALREADY HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIVE AND WORK IN THIS COUNTRY ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE--- 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 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 RESPONSIBILITIES:
• 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: Night Shift Project Rest Day: Weekends Off Project/Team Location: Mandaluyong, Robinsons Cybergate Tower 2
• SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS: Standard Procurement only Sourcing experience/background is preferred With at least 7 years of work experience