Procurement Practice Associate Manager

Designation: Procurement Practice Associate Manager

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What would you do? As a Category Management resource, you are expected to establish, maintain and manage relationship between Stakeholder and suppliers.

• Implement and support enforcement of buying and contracting processes
• Define and manage contractual and supplier relationships
• Effectively raise issues/concerns proactively and present options for resolution
• Leverage Category Knowledge team to monitor category trends and conduct market research as needed to be incorporated into Sourcing Strategy and Category Plans

• Define the overall sourcing strategy by category and/or project, based on business expectations, market analysis and category expertise as well as oversee the execution of delivery when applicable.
• Work with delivery lead to ensure that procurement services are delivered in accordance with contractual/service level obligations.

• Establish communication plan with stakeholders in each category supported, including Business Sponsors MD and CAL
• Act as Procurement Expert to guide discussions with stakeholders on program goals, plans and projects
• Liaise with multiple departments (Category, Procurement, Legal, SLD, SA, CFM etc) to ensure communication and collaboration with other cross functional teams.

• Accountable for contract management process on behalf of the Business Lead for all deal services as provisioned in the scope of work.
• Responsible for negotiating contracts and execute within parameters.
• Drive savings on behalf of our business team by conducting opportunity assessments/ risk analysis by utilizing Accenture's category experience
• Develop Pipeline spend and savings forecasts for category.
• Understand Client deals related procurement policies and work towards improving compliance.
• Manage and develop new subcon database with various technology capabilities.
• Direct a variety of sourcing objectives including manual negotiations, traditional Request for Proposal (RFP) and various online sourcing opportunities (including competitive bids and complex downward auctions)

• Review operational results and identify opportunities for process changes and additional spend savings
• Refine current sourcing strategy and recommend suggestions for improvement
• Define sourcing (buying) and contracting process, recommend to and obtain approval from the Accenture Business leads.
• Ensure 100% adherence to Category-specific policies and lead implementation.

• Design supplier and user compliance management program, recommend policies and procedures, as well as implementation and performance tracking program
• Establish metrics [Spend/Saving Tracker, Key Performance Indicators(KPIs) etc.] monitor and report on supplier performance and compliance
• Define accountability for compliance tracking, Analysis and Reporting, and customer participation
• Perform operational reviews on contract performance and spending for categories

• Analyze spend
• Build and manage baseline data (spend, requisition/pay order(PO) process, supplier/user behavior and procurement practices)
• Develop sourcing strategy and obtain stakeholders approval.
• Develop supplier evaluation and selection criteria as part of agreed procurement strategy.
• Coordinate and respond to Deal specific requirements as necessary.
• Identify and evaluate incumbent and potential suppliers by applying established evaluation and selection criteria.
• Manage all negotiation and contract development processes

• Requires analysis and solving of moderately complex problems. May create new solutions, leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods and procedures.
• Requires understanding of the strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to team goals.
• Primary upward interaction is with direct supervisor. May interact with peers and/or management levels at a client and/or within Accenture.

• Ability to influence or complete assignments independently and make decisions.
• Only requires guidance when determining methods and procedures on new assignments Impact or Decision Impact

• Full Accountability for the sourcing projects
• Capable to Manages teams and/or work efforts.

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