Procurement Practice Associate Manager

Job Description

Skill required: Agile Sourcing - Sourcing Designation: Procurement Practice Associate Manager Qualifications: Any Graduation Years of Experience: 10 to 14 years 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. 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. 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.-Requires identifying and assessing complex problems for area of responsibility. Creates solutions in situations where analysis requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.-Requires adherence to the strategic direction set by senior management-Interaction with senior management at a client and/or within Accenture involving matters that may require acceptance of an alternate approach-Power to influence or complete assignments independently and ability to make decisions, as indicated by latitude to devise work products or plans, reliance on instruction, and decision-making ability-Some latitude in decision-making. Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on the new assignments-Degree of accountability for assigned tasks, our clients, and/or the organization, as indicated by the size of work effort and scale of entity and/or program- Should have strong experience in the desired category, strong presentation and communication skills, track record in sourcing, analytical and presentation skills-Graduation (B.E. / B.Tech. preferred) , MBA, CPSM / CPM (desired)-8+ years of Sourcing experience and category management, out of which approximately 90% should be in Global Sourcing-Working experience with COUPA sourcing module What are we looking for oDemonstrate the ability to negotiate both incumbent renewals and as part of a RFP process to achieve savings oStrong-hold and expertise in desired categoryoHands-on experience working on COUPA Sourcing module (Must-have)oInteract with key customer and internal stakeholders and work closely with them to identifyoareas of improvemento Offer creative solutions to support the overall sourcing program and achieve desired resultsoTo ensure timely project deliverables with the defined quality standardsoWill be responsible for creating & presenting the deliverables to Client/Internal global team oMembers oA track record of strong collaboration and ability to influence outcomes oStrong analytical skills and ability to translate data to create recommendations 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 Qualification Any Graduation