External Talent Sourcing & Contracting Associate Manager

Accenture; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an External Talent Sourcing & Contracting Associate Manager to support strategic sourcing, contract negotiations, and supplier management. The role partners with stakeholders to deliver end-to-end procurement services and drive cost reductions across the supplier base.

The position requires strong analytical skills, excellent communication, and the ability to lead multi-project initiatives in a dynamic, multicultural environment. Travel is expected up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in strategic sourcing, contract negotiations, procurement and supplier management.
• Proven ability to negotiate complex purchasing agreements.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead sourcing exercises including RFIs and RFPs to deliver category strategy objectives.
• Perform upfront market research and supplier identification for category projects.
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure alignment with procurement objectives.
• Collaborate with suppliers and stakeholders to lead sourcing and category management activities.
• Provide analysis for sourcing activities to maintain competitiveness of contracts.
• Build partnerships with supplier panel to deliver strategy and objectives.
• Manage KPI reporting of supplier performance and identify improvement opportunities.
• Conduct total cost of ownership analyses for cost-reduction initiatives.
• Gather monthly performance data and prepare executive reports and presentations.
• Support sales, spend & contract analysis, and category planning activities.
• Communicate effectively across local and global teams and stakeholders.
• Develop relationships with customer stakeholders at corporate and business unit levels.
• Support P2P processes as needed in delivering procurement services.
• Offer recommendations for efficiency, cost optimization, and new ways of working.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Multi-tasking

Project management

Attention to detail

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Adaptable communication

Self-starter

Team player

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

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.