Procurement Practice Associate

Skill required: Procurement Operations - Master Data Management (MDM)

Designation: Procurement Practice Associate

Qualifications:Any Graduation

Years of Experience:1 to 3 years

About Accenture

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security.Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services, and Accenture Song— all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 784,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us at www.accenture.com

What would you do?

• Collaborate with external or internal clients to execute procurement operations such as, Catalog Enablement, End User and Supplier Support and Training. Develop and manage procurement operations pipeline, continuous improvement initiatives and ensure procurement solutions are addressing related client metrics and contracted SLAs for designated service. What are we looking for?
• Relevant Experience in electronic Catalog enablement for procurement
• Demonstrated proficiency in partnering with cross functional key stakeholders across the business
• Self-directed, flexible and able to work independently
• Demonstrated experience with coaching and mentoring team members to drive project initiatives
• Attention to detail, ability to multi-task and strong organizational skills
• Ariba and Coupa Tool Enablement
• Root Cause Analysis
• Excellent Communication Skills
• MS Excel (Advanced Excel)
• Dashboards and Reporting Roles and Responsibilities:
• The Catalog Enablement team will demonstrate the ability to support multiple projects, offer solutions and escalate issues and manage the enablement of Catalog according to the project plan
• Ensure Catalog strategy is in alignment with respective category strategy to manage supply base (preferred suppliers with preferred pricing Work with Category Mangers to develop enablement strategy with wave approach for targeted suppliers
• Drive Catalog deployment for e-Catalogs and maintenance of Catalog as well as management of Catalog staging processes (includes collection, preparation, review, approval and publishing)
• Responsible for administration or maintenance of Catalogs for all categories and applicable suppliers
• Alignment and coordination with suppliers regarding Catalog and ongoing Catalog maintenance; educate and communicate suppliers with Catalog enablement process, requirements, timelines and readiness
• Develop and implement appropriate Catalog strategies, encompassing all categories of spend and based on best practices and industry knowledge
• Act in the role of subject matter expert and provide guidance and direction regarding SAP Ariba or COUPA transaction processing, such as Punch-out Catalogs, Internal CIF (Catalog Interchange Format) or Non-Catalog purchase orders; understand and convey the differences and benefits of each to stakeholders
• Act as primary conduit for P2P Catalog enablement linked to the Client Global Supplier Team
• Work with Client Delivery to ensure that services are delivered in accordance with contractual service level obligations
• Deploy and drive execution of supplier communication strategy for Catalogs Review
• Assist in troubleshooting and analysis of errors in the Catalogs
• Reporting on status of enablement internally and externally