Procurement Practice Associate Manager

Skill required: Agile Sourcing - Sourcing
Designation: Procurement Practice Associate Manager
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:10 to 14 years
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What would you do? This role includes some or all the following key responsibilities. Please review these in conjunction with career-level guidelines to understand the expectations for this role. ? Lead Sourcing Function • Lead execution of sourcing projects for various sourcing categories and clients • Spend & vendor consolidation to optimize the savings • Support/lead annual rate contracts with suppliers • Strong hands-on experience working on ERP systems such as Jaeggar, Ariba, SAP, etc. • Interact with key customer and internal stakeholders and work closely with them to identify areas of improvement • Offer creative solutions to support the overall sourcing program and achieve desired results • Collaborate with the core team of a fast-growing Business Unit to extend and improve existing processes, develop new products and services, and support business unit strategic planning To ensure timely project deliverables with the defined quality standards • Will be responsible for creating & presenting the deliverables to Client/Internal global team members • Work with the legal and technical teams to facilitate the negotiations of the legal and technical terms in a contract. • Negotiate and close the contract with advice from legal and technical/ business teams. You will be working as a part of Procurement management team which uses a systematic approach for buying all the goods and services needed for a company to stay sustainable. They are involved in the identification of need, finding and qualifying the suppliers, requesting proposals, negotiating with suppliers, contracting, delivery and analyzing results. Understand when & how to use a request for proposal (price and non-price factors) and RFQ (price only) and how to develop, execute and analyze the results. Collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative information to assess, screen and select suppliers.
What are we looking for? ? Complexity Identifies and solves complex problems within assigned areas. Requires deep analysis of changing factors. Aligns work with the strategic direction set by senior leadership. Engages with senior stakeholders at the client or within Accenture on critical matters. ? Authority Has the autonomy to complete tasks and influence outcomes. Makes decisions independently for new assignments. Determines work methods with limited guidance. ? Impact Decisions affect daily operations in key areas. Mistakes may impact teams or broader responsibilities. ? Scope Accountable for tasks affecting clients and internal operations. May lead medium-sized teams or project efforts for clients or Accenture. ? Category Specific Skill Should have good exposure to category planning, stakeholder management, global sourcing, and strong knowledge of the supplier landscape for various sourcing categories. Should have handson experience in RFx processes and analysis of supplier proposals. Strong analytical and presentation skills are a must. ? Required • B.E /B.Tech, MBA, CPSM / CPM (desired) • 10+ years of Sourcing & Category Management experience, out of which approximately 90% should be in Global sourcing
Roles and Responsibilities: •In this role you are required to do analysis and solving of moderately complex problems • Typically creates new solutions, leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods and procedures • The person requires understanding of the strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to team goals • Primary upward interaction is with direct supervisor or team leads • Generally interacts with peers and/or management levels at a client and/or within Accenture • The person should require minimal guidance when determining methods and procedures on new assignments • Decisions often impact the team in which they reside and occasionally impact other teams • Individual would manage medium-small sized teams and/or work efforts (if in an individual contributor role) at a client or within Accenture • Please note that this role may require you to work in rotational shifts