Procurement Category Associate Manager, Technology - Software, IT Professional Services and Man[...]

Accenture; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is on the lookout for a Procurement Category Associate Manager to enhance sourcing strategies in Technology. This role involves collaborating with clients to optimize procurement processes, drive value, and ensure high-quality service delivery. You'll lead strategic sourcing projects, leveraging market intelligence and analytical skills to provide actionable insights for IT investments. As a mentor, you'll guide your team in best practices while fostering senior-level relationships with clients. If you're a self-starter with a passion for procurement and technology, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in strategic sourcing and category management.
• Strong analytical skills to convert information into recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end sourcing projects to drive client value.
• Mentor sourcing team on technology sourcing best practices.

Skills

Strategic Sourcing

Category Management

Procurement Advisory

Analytical Skills

Negotiation Strategies

Critical Thinking

Job description

Procurement Category Associate Manager, Technology - Software, IT Professional Services and Managed Services

Procurement Practice Associate Manager | Mid-Level | Full time

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale.

You Are:

Accenture is seeking a Procurement Category Associate Manager, Technology to collaborate with external clients to develop sourcing strategies across Technology spend areas including: Software, IT Professional Services and Managed Services. You will work with clients to support business goals, drive value and achieve optimal commercial structure, quality and service levels.

The Work:

1. Work collaboratively with global client organizations, practice leadership, market leading technology providers, and client stakeholders to identify project pipelines, create category plans and execute continuous value, process and service improvement projects across a wide array of clients and industries.
2. Lead end to end sourcing projects to drive client value, including all key steps such as strategy development, supplier negotiation, award recommendations, business case presentations and supplier contract execution, leveraging an Agile approach to drive efficiency in execution.
3. Leverage industry and supplier research, market intelligence (both internal and externally sourced) to perform financial and commercial analyses of IT contracts to advise clients in optimizing their IT Investments aligned to market leading strategies.
4. Support development of market insights from cross-client sourcing activities and collaborate with Technology Practice advisors to develop content that enables knowledge sharing across the organization and published thought leadership for clients.
5. Pursue and develop senior level stakeholder relationships at priority client accounts, support account stakeholder relationship plans.
6. Lead Category Strategy development for specified clients to identify project opportunities that achieve client goals and mature their procurement function.
7. Mentor sourcing team on technology sourcing best practices with a special emphasis on technology market trends and insights, commercial structure assessment, negotiation strategies and contracting best practice.
8. Lead advisory and sourcing execution delivery as a team leader, with focus on client satisfaction and delivery financials.
9. Engage with prospective clients during business development pursuits through support of contract assessments, client due diligence calls, and presenting the practice delivery approach and case studies.

Here’s What You Need:

Minimum of 5 years of experience in strategic sourcing/category management, procurement advisory/consulting, focused on Software and IT Services categories.

Strong critical thinker, self-starter who can take initiative with high-level direction and deliver client work with minimal supervision.

Ability to effectively lead formal strategic sourcing efforts and client procurement advisory related to Software and Cloud as primary accountability.

Proven analytical skills in terms of numeric (e.g. spreadsheets) and text based (e.g. reading terms and conditions) analysis, converting information into tangible recommendations to clients.

Travel:

• This position may require travel up to 50% to multiple customer locations.