Procurement Practice Senior Manager

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Skill required: Category Management - Category Management Strategy Designation: Procurement Practice Senior Manager Qualifications: Any Graduation Years of Experience: 16 to 25 years What would you do 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 Telecom, Managed ServicesoAccountable 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 Unito Closely align with P+ Strategic Supplier Sourcing Leads for Accenture solutions and Supplier solution roadmaps Drive project pipeline and forecast of sourcing activity Lead Special Projects that support Procurement Plus Telcom 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+ Telecom Solution Lead o Accountable for global strategy in alignment with Accenture strategic initiativeso Accountable for implementation of the global strategy on a regional and local basis with /regional/local P+ and category goals oAccountable to implement global/regional category strategy and sourcing agreements oDrive and measure category value and excellent service while ensuring compliance with strategy and policies o Functional and managerial responsible for Procurement Specialists allocated to this activity Closely align with P+ Strategic Supplier Sourcing Leads for Accenture solutions and Supplier solution roadmapsoDrive project pipeline and forecast of sourcing activityOther P+ IT Market Leads and P+ IT Solution Leads oP+ 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 Specialists What are we looking for Expert in P+ IT Regional Category Management and sourcing execution as well as project management and planning oGood 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 management oStrong capability to independently interact throughout the broader Accenture organizationoStrong analytical, presentation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skillsoStrong knowledge of procurement tools content and data analysis oProject and process management knowledge and experienceoForward, out of the box thinking and an innovative, disruptive and open mindset oAction oriented and solution minded team player with high degree of self-managementoAbility to manage multiple projects, adopt a flexible approach and prioritize tasks appropriately oComfortable navigating in a multicultural environmentEnsure alignment with global strategies when rolling out to the Market or MU Category Leads oDetermine 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 SRM oDrive deep market intelligence into all aspects of the value propositionoIn line Strategic Solution Supplier Lead, support classification, categorization and evaluation of suppliersA bachelor`s degree with emphasis on the areas of business, economics, procurement, Information Technology or comparable professional education oProven multi-year track record in the Information Technology industry and solid procurement background oAt least 10 years working experience in similar or adequate roles in procurement environment, with project and people management elements oMinimum 5 years of experience working with senior executives to implement and manage initiatives in a highly complex matrix organization 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-in oAssess 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 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 globally oSupport 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 strategies oDrive 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 stakeholders oManage 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 processes oEngage 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 strategies Qualification Any Graduation