Procurement Practice Manager

Skill required: Category Management - Category Management Strategy

Designation: Procurement Practice Manager

Qualifications: Any Graduation

Years of Experience: 13 to 18 years

What would you do Lead the Procurement Plus IT Software & Cloud 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 Software & Cloud 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 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+ Software & Cloud solution 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 activityClosely align with P+ Strategic Supplier Sourcing Leads for Accenture solutions and Supplier solution roadmapsoDrive project pipeline and forecast of sourcing activityManage 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 policiesoActively support roll-out of global/regional category development initiativesoSupport strong and robust procurement and category infrastructure aimed at optimizing activities
What are we looking for
Forward, 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 environmentoFluent in English, spoken and written
QualificationsoA 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 7 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 and manage initiatives in a highly complex matrix organizationImportant ConsiderationsoWhen applying to an open internal position, all employees must meet the Transfers Requirements in Policy 0500 - Position Transfers. A summary of the employee requirements are listed below. See the policy for full information.Key Relationships:oOther P+ IT Market Leads and P+ IT Solution LeadsoP+ IT Service Delivery teamoESM Deal Team InterfacesoRegional P+ MU Leads and P+ Local P+ IT Category LeadsoGlobal and Regional Business Unit StakeholdersoMU GS LeadsoGlobal and Local Procurement SpecialistsoExpert 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 experience Roles and Responsibilities: oCreate 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 performanceoActively 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 optimizationoPromote 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 addManage 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 issuesPerform category management and sourcing activities for projects on a regional of domain level:oManage the category strategy implementation/execution for regional projects and initiativesoDesign and develop relevant RFP documents for projects in line with global strategiesoEnsure alignment with global strategies when rolling out to the Market or MU Category LeadsoDetermine best source for Negotiating agreements with suppliers and incorporate best practice metrics for agreementsoInvolve the business for actions related to supplier base optimization, KPI implementation and SRMoDrive deep market intelligence into all aspects of the value propositionoIn line Strategic Solution Supplier Lead, support classification, categorization and evaluation of suppliers
Qualification
Any Graduation