External Talent Sourcing & Contracting Associate Manager

Accenture Poland; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Poland is seeking an External Talent Sourcing & Contracting Associate Manager to support strategic sourcing, contracting, and supplier management for HR/Contractor spaces. You will partner with stakeholders globally to drive cost reductions and performance improvements.

You will lead market research, manage RFPs/RFIs, and provide executive-level reporting while mentoring junior team members and ensuring alignment with procurement strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in strategic sourcing, contract negotiations, procurement and supplier management.
• Experience in HR/Contractors space preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing exercises including RFIs and RFPs for category strategy.
• Perform upfront market research and supplier identification for projects.
• Partner with stakeholders to align delivery with objectives.
• Collaborate with suppliers and stakeholders on sourcing and category management.
• Provide analysis to maintain competitiveness of contracts.
• Develop relationships with supplier panel to deliver strategy.
• Manage KPI reporting and data-driven improvements.
• Perform total cost of ownership analyses for cost improvements.
• Coordinate monthly performance data and executive reports.
• Support sales, spend & contract analysis and category planning.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Contract negotiations

Procurement

Supplier management

Stakeholder management

Project management

Analytical thinking

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Word

Multicultural communication

Communication skills

Problem solving

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Job description

External Talent

External Talent teams support all facets of labour (permanent and contingent) sourcing, recruitment and hiring, and associated services. External Talent group in Procurement work with our supply partners to ensure the best talent can be sourced, contracted, and managed from end-to-end, supporting our HR teams in total talent management solution delivery.

The External Talent Sourcing & Contracting Associate Manager is responsible for supporting the delivery of services to stakeholders and category leads including but not limited to strategic sourcing, competitive bids, contract negotiations, supplier performance management, price management, savings/compliance reporting, continuous improvement and ongoing cost reductions, supply market monitoring, and issue resolution.

The External Talent Sourcing & Contracting Associate Manager will:

• Lead sourcing exercises including RFIs and RFPs in the delivery of the category strategy and market unit objectives
• Lead upfront market research and supplier identification for category projects
• Business partner stakeholders to ensure delivery is aligned to procurement and stakeholder objectives
• Work collaboratively with suppliers and stakeholders to lead, communicate and support sourcing and category management activities
• Provide analysis for necessary sourcing activities to maintain the competitiveness of category contracts
• Build trusted partnerships with our supplier panel to deliver our strategy and market unit objectives
• Manage KPI reporting of supplier performance, and identify opportunities for data to improve the delivery of our category strategy
• Perform total cost of ownership analyses for the evaluation of continuous cost improvement projects
• Gather monthly performance-related data and prepare executive reports and presentations
• Support supply market research for your category
• Support sales & business development, spend & contract analysis, and category planning activities
• Perform numerous complex problem-solving functions to ensure customer satisfaction with Accenture's services
• Ensure communication flows between the relevant functions at a local and global level that are involved in delivering the category strategy
• Develop excellent working relationships with customer stakeholders at both the corporate and business unit level
• Support P2P processes as required in delivery of procurement services to key category stakeholders.
• Proactively present recommendations for efficiency, innovative ideas, cost optimisation strategies, and new ways of working to the customer/stakeholder in an advisory capacity.

Language Requirements

Polish & English

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in strategic sourcing, contract negotiations, procurement and supplier management, preferable in the HR/Contractors space
• Proven knowledge of Procurement methodology and sourcing execution with demonstrated success negotiating complex purchasing agreements in this category
• Ability to manage multiple projects, adopt a flexible approach and prioritize tasks appropriately
• Comfortable navigating and communicating in a multicultural and broad environment and with all levels of the organization
• Strong stakeholder management, relationship building, and communication skills aligned to a proactive customer-focused approach
• Forward and solution minded, team player and with high degree of self-management
• Comfortable working in a matrix type organization
• Ability to coach/mentor and lead if required; ability to collaborate, advocate a shared vision, and execute with agility
• Ability to travel 10% of time.

Professional Skill Requirements:

• Excellent communication skills - written and verbal including formal presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong multi-tasking skills.
• Strong multi-phase project management skills.
• Attention to detail, able to problem solve, analytical.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Adaptable communication ability to conform to the varied corporate cultures and organizational structures of our customers.
• Highly motivated independent self-starter who thrives on challenge and delivering exceptional results.
• Possess a desire to learn and deliver as a true team player.

Collaborative, and can drive favorable business outcomes in an efficient and agile manner, and who can flex to ever-dynamic business needs.