Procurement Practice Manager

Skill required: Sourcing - Sourcing

Designation: Procurement Practice Manager

Qualifications:BBA/Master of Business Administration

Years of Experience:13 to 18 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? Accenture is seeking a Sourcing Lead to collaborate with internal and external clients to develop sourcing strategies related to a variety of spend areas within the Professional Services category (i.e. Financial Services, Banking, Tax, Advisory, Management Consulting, Legal, Fleet, Market Data, Administrative & Professional Service, etc...). You will lead sourcing and procurement solutions designed to drive spend capture, as well as lead client selection criteria processes, supplier selection processes, contract negotiations and formal bidding processes. Providing industry and supplier research, market intelligence and financial analyses to clients and internal teams is another key responsibility. You will support development of market insights from cross-client sourcing activities and collaborate with the Procurement Category function.

What are we looking for? Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

• Minimum of 12+ years of relevant experience in consulting, sourcing/procurement/supply chain management function
• Minimum of 6+ years of experience in managing global Customers, and suppliers (NA, EMEA, Australia)
• Minimum of 8+ years of strategic sourcing, category management, and/or professional industry experience related to at the following sub-category areas: o Banking Operations o Business Intelligence o Management Consulting o Financial and Insurance Services o Legal o Fleet Management o Professional Services o Research and Development Ability to effectively lead formal strategic sourcing efforts related to Professional Services related categories.
• Ability to act independently and can interface with customers and suppliers via strong written and verbal communications skills
• Strong ability to effectively manage in a matrix organizational structure working with multiple internal and client stakeholders
• Ability to self-manage multiple priorities and operate effectively in a shared service delivery model
• Strong analytical, organization/time management and problem-solving skills
• Interest in developing solution oriented selling skills to prospective clients
• Ability to drive transformational change
• Solid multi-phase project management skills
• Ability to adapt to the varied corporate cultures and organizational structures of our customers Travel: This position may require travel to customer location Roles and Responsibilities:
• Identify cost/productivity improvement opportunities in spending across a wide array of leading companies and industries
• Lead sourcing projects, including all key steps such as strategy development, supplier negotiation, award recommendations, business case presentations and supplier contract execution, leveraging and Agile approach to drive efficiency in execution
• Provide industry and supplier research, market intelligence and financial analyses to client.
• Support development of market insights from cross-client sourcing activity and collaborate with Professional Services Practice advisors to develop content that enables knowledge sharing across the organization.
• Pursue and develop senior level stakeholder relationships at priority accounts, support account stakeholder relationship plans
• Lead Category Strategy development for specified clients to identify project opportunities that achieve client goals and mature their procurement function
• Able to lead and Mentor sourcing team on industry best practices with a special emphasis on market trends and insights, commercial structure assessment, negotiation strategies and contracting
• 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
• Oversees portfolios of accounts as a coach/mentor and held accountable for accounts’ performance
• The resource should also be able to work with the legal and technical teams to facilitate the negotiations of the legal and technical terms in a contract.
• Ability to negotiate and close the contract with advice from legal and technical/ business teams.
• At least 70% of experience should be in managing global client stakeholders and global suppliers (for India). Strong critical thinker, self-starter who can take initiative with high-level direction and deliver client work with minimal supervision
• Passion for continuous self-learning within the Professional Services
• 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, BBA,Master of Business Administration