[ref. a72513617] Procurement Practice Specialist - Gurgaon
Designation: Procurement Practice Specialist
Qualifications:Any GraduationYears of Experience:7 to 11 years
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What would you do? "Go beyond processing purchase orders at lower costs to help clients reap savings and value from the billions they spend on the goods and services that run their day-to-day business operations.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.
In this role, you would be required to have experience working in Direct or Indirect (CAPEX, MRO) categories, Tactical Buying / Spot Buys, RFx, knowledge of Req-PO processing, Procurement Help Desk / Service Desk functions, Vendor Master Data, Invoice processing, Payment processing, and other Accounts Payable functions.Functionally, you are expected to have exposure to driving transformation, process optimization, QA Frameworks, effective project management, etc. As part of the leadership role, you are expected to manage stakeholders (both internal and external), manage SLAs, drive compliance in your span as per the organizational requirements, focus on people development and work with clients to add value to the existing operations."
What are we looking for? "eSourcing knowlekdge on multiple platforms
Develop strategy with stakeholders / Category Managers for eAuction selection
Manage Outsouring Model for Sourcing
Knowledge on Transformation of process
Client Mgmt - Experience to handle Category Mgmre, Procurement Head
Financial Mgmt of process
Internal Reporting to Mgmt
Highlight and Manage Risk, Develop & Knowledge on FMEA
People Mgmt - To have driven a team
Any of below:- . Ariba
- . Coupa
- . Jaggaer
- . Tejari / Bravo
- . Zycus
- . Oracle
Roles and Responsibilities: "•In this role you are required to do analysis and solving of moderately complex problems
- May create new solutions, leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods and procedures
- The person would require 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
- Guidance would be provided when determining methods and procedures on new assignments
- Decisions made by you will often impact the team in which they reside
- Individual would manage small 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
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