DE032930-Procurement Practice Specialist

Accenture in the Philippines; Mandaluyong; Hybrid; PHP 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in the Philippines is seeking a Procurement Practice Specialist for a hybrid role based in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila. You will lead complex sourcing projects, build strong stakeholder relationships, and drive client satisfaction by delivering outstanding procurement solutions.

You will guide cross-functional teams, design RFPs, negotiate with suppliers, and ensure effective category management while adapting to varied client cultures and budgets.

Qualifications

• Experience leading formal strategic sourcing efforts across multiple categories.
• Strong communication and organization skills are essential.
• Experience with supplier selection and RFP design and evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex sourcing projects across Corporate & Professional Services, IT, Marketing, HR, Facilities, MRO, etc.
• Pursue and develop strong stakeholder relationships.
• Make a significant impact on client satisfaction through project delivery.
• Lead teams by example through outstanding project delivery.
• Ability to effectively lead formal strategic sourcing efforts; develop sourcing strategies and supplier evaluations.
• Design and develop RFP documents for projects or advise on incumbent negotiations.
• Negotiate supplier agreements and apply best-practice metrics for supplier relationship management.
• Develop and expand category knowledge to support sourcing projects.

Skills

Strategic Sourcing

Stakeholder Management

Project Leadership

Excel

PowerPoint

Client Relationship

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Time Management

Team Leadership

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 Specialist 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 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
  
• 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 OTHERS: Project Shift Schedule: Night Shift Project Rest Day: Weekends Off Project/Team Location: Mandaluyong, Robinsons Cybergate Tower 2
  
  
  
SKILL AND QUALIFICATIONS:

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 Specialist 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 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

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 OTHERS: Project Shift Schedule: Night Shift Project Rest Day: Weekends Off Project/Team Location: Mandaluyong, Robinsons Cybergate Tower 2

SKILL AND QUALIFICATIONS:

With at least 3 years combined relevant work experience in Procurement and Global Sourcing and any of the following: Contracting, Sourcing or Category Management