Procurement Practice Associate Manager

Job Description

Skill required: Strategic Sourcing - Sourcing Designation: Procurement Practice Associate Manager Qualifications: Any Graduation Years of Experience: 10 to 14 years About Accenture 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 worlds largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 699,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. Visit us at www.accenture.com What would you do The Category Management Associate is responsible for supporting the delivery of IT Category management services to customer(s) including but not limited to stakeholder management, strategic sourcing, supplier performance management, price management, savings/compliance reporting, continuous improvement and ongoing cost reductions, supply market monitoring, and issue resolution. This employee will be responsible for drafting, updating and training for various unique IT Category processes, procedures and related deliverables. In addition, this employee will team with Accenture support functions (MMPR (document repository, Centralized Category Management, Buy Now; IT Category metric development, maintenance and reporting; and special project management and reporting to ensure deliverables are completed on time and to the customers satisfaction.This role will also require Accenture and Supplier Executive-level communication and presentation skills. What are we looking for Educational Qualification Any graduateSkills Sourcing and Procurement specific to the technology category. Work experience details 10 to 14 years Roles and Responsibilities: - Gather monthly performance-related data and prepares executive reports and presentations. Interacts with all levels of management including M, executive levels.- Work collaboratively with suppliers and stakeholders to lead, communicate and support sourcing and category management procurement-related activities.- Provide analytical support for necessary sourcing activities to maintain the competitiveness of category contracts.- Perform total cost of ownership analyses for the evaluation of continuous cost improvement projects.- Support supply market research for your relevant categories.- Support sales & business development, spend & contract analysis and category planning activities- Assist in the development of customer reports for category specific savings results.- Perform numerous complex problem-solving functions to ensure customer satisfaction with Accentures services.Develop good working relationships with customer stakeholders at both the corporate and business unit level Qualification Any Graduation