Procurement Practice Associate Manager

Skill required: Category Management - Procurement Operations

Designation: Procurement Practice Associate Manager

Qualifications:Any Graduation

Years of Experience:10 to 14 years

What would you doLead the P+ IT Hardware Category for a Domain on Global level:oEstablish regional executive relationships to drive aligned multi-year strategies and enabling agreements with P+ Market Lead and P+ Market Unit (MU) LeadsoAccountable for implementation of the global strategy on a regional and local basis with regional/local P+ and category goalsoGlobal Domain Category Leads include IT Hardware oAccountable to implement regional category strategy and sourcing agreements consistent with Global StrategiesoDrive and measure category value and excellent service while ensuring compliance with strategy and policiesoFunctional and managerial responsibility for P+ team members allocated to the Market UnitoClosely align with P+ Strategic Supplier Sourcing Leads for Accenture solutions and Supplier solution roadmapsoClosely align with P+ Strategic Supplier Sourcing Leads for Accenture solutions and Supplier solution roadmapsoDrive project pipeline and forecast of sourcing activityLead Special Projects that support Procurement Plus Global Category strategy:oEstablish targeted Global executive relationships and Strategic Supplier relationships to drive aligned multi-year strategies and enabling agreements in concert with the P+ IT Hardware LeadoAccountable for global strategy in alignment with Accenture strategic initiativesoAccountable for implementation of the global strategy on a regional and local basis with /regional/local P+ and category goalsoAccountable to implement global/regional category strategy and sourcing agreementsoDrive and measure category value and excellent service while ensuring compliance with strategy and policiesoFunctional and managerial responsible for Procurement Specialists allocated to this activityoClosely align with P+ Strategic Supplier Sourcing Leads for Accenture solutions and Supplier solution roadmapsoDrive project pipeline and forecast of sourcing activity oA bachelor`s degree with emphasis on the areas of business, economics, procurement, Information Technology or comparable professional educationoProven multi-year track record in the Information Technology industry and solid procurement backgroundoAt least 4 years working experience in similar or adequate roles in procurement environment, with project and people management elementsoAt least 4 years working experience in similar or adequate roles in procurement environment, with project and people management elementsoMinimum 2 years of experience working with senior executives to implement.

What are we looking foroExpert in P+ IT Regional Category Management and sourcing execution as well as project management and planningoGood knowledge of procurement and category strategy development.oProven knowledge in sourcing and procurement methodologies and conceptsoProven knowledge of the global business units and Accenture go to market landscape including commercial modelsoStrong in executive communication and persuasionoVery strong in stakeholder and relationship management as well as supplier managementoStrong in IT category risk and compliance management as well as supplier managementoStrong capability to independently interact throughout the broader Accenture organizationoStrong analytical, presentation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skillsoStrong knowledge of procurement tools content and data analysisoProject and process management knowledge and experienceoForward, out of the box thinking and an innovative, disruptive and open mindsetoAction oriented and solution minded team player with high degree of self-managementoAbility to manage multiple projects, adopt a flexible approach and prioritize tasks appropriatelyoComfortable navigating in a multicultural environmentManage supplier and customer relationships globally:oManage Regional supplier relationships in line with Global Category and 360 COE SRM strategyoDevelop and maintain effective strategic relationships with key internal customers and stakeholdersoManage internal customer feedback on category organization & supplier performanceoProactively organize sessions with internal customers to identify value contribution opportunitiesoEnsure that input from stakeholders is considered in the category strategy and sourcing processesoEngage as a key escalation point and work to successfully resolve global/regional and local issues
Roles and Responsibilities: Manage the Procurement Plus IT Category for the Region or Domain:oManage and develop the Regional category organization structure aligned with the P+ Market Lead and P+ MU LeadsoManage direct reports and/or targeted positions incl. target setting, performance review, and career and training developmentoSet stakeholder objectives and obtain ownership buy-inoAssess impact of Regional and MU changing requirements, including legislation and policieso Actively support roll-out of global/regional category development initiativesoSupport strong and robust procurement and category infrastructure aimed at optimizing activitieso Create Regional Stakeholder and Supplier relationships by having regular executive meetings and/or being included in executive staff meetings/reviews.

oEnsure execution and measure of the yearly action plans to improve the category performanceo Actively participate in category community calls and foster team spirit globallyEnsure implementation of procurement initiative and sourcing agreements globally:oCoordinate resource allocation to support global/ market initiatives and ensure successful regional rolloutoLead and support strategic category management and procurement activities globallyoSupport global/regional/ MU category execution by setting implementation plans and measurements/reportingoIdentify, support and implement other improvement initiatives, e.g. specification optimizationo Promote the use of contracts and buying channels according to category strategiesoDrive alignment with Business Unit solutions and the Strategic Solution Supplier Lead and measure additional value add
Qualification
Any Graduation