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Skill required: Sourcing - Sourcing and Procurement Strategy Designation: Procurement Practice Specialist Qualifications: Any Graduation Years of Experience: 7 to 11 years What would you do? Tech- IT and TelecommunicationSourcing Specialist – Technology Practice Dive into the fascinating world of technology sourcing, juggle multiple projects at once, conduct market research, steer clients and vendors, communicate persuasively, achieve win-win results, continually learn about new tech products/services, and craft contracts that encapsulate all discussions and terms between our client and their partners. If you are passionate about technology sourcing, possess strong analytical and communication skills, and thrive in a dynamic and challenging work environment, then we want you! Join us and become a Tech Nerd, Master Multitasker, Research Whiz, Consulting Pro, Wordsmith, Fact-Based Persuader, Curiosity Catalyst, and Contract Craftsman! What your Role will be:Sourcing Specialist – Technology Practice? Location:India? Career Level:CL9 – SpecialistAs a member of the technology sourcing practice, you will be responsible for identifying cost/productivity improvement opportunities in spend across a wide array of leading companies and industries. You will lead sourcing projects, including all key steps such as strategy development, RFx management, risk management/mitigation, supplier negotiation, award recommendations, business case presentations, and supplier contract execution. You will work with the legal and technical teams to facilitate the negotiations of the legal and technical terms in a contract and execute it. You will also provide industry and supplier research, market intelligence, and financial analyses to clients, support the development of market insights from cross-client sourcing activity, and collaborate with Technology Practice advisors to develop content that enables knowledge sharing across Develop strategies to transform the S&P function that lead to the implementation of differentiated and competitive S&P capabilities, processes, technologies and organizations. What are we looking for? To be successful in this role, you should be a strong critical thinker and self-starter who can take the initiative with high-level direction and deliver client work with minimal supervision. You should have a passion for continuous self-learning across industries, such as IT, banking, retail, industrial, healthcare, etc., with end-to-end technology sourcing exposure. You should possess proven analytical skills in terms of numeric and text-based analysis, converting information into tangible recommendations to clients. Engineers with a full-time MBA are preferred, and a minimum of six years of relevant experience in strategic sourcing support, category management, and/or professional industry experience related to software, infrastructure & IT services is required. Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills are necessary; a minimum of four years of experience managing global customers and suppliers (NA, EMEA, APAC) is preferred. ?Travel:This position may require minimal travel to multiple customer locations. At Accenture, we offer more than just a competitive basic salary. We also provide an extensive benefits package that includes 30 days vacation per year, private medical insurance, and an additional three days of leave per year for charitable work of your choice! We believe that our employees are our most valuable asset, and are committed to providing them with the tools, resources, and support they need to succeed. Our benefits package is designed to promote work-life balance, support personal and professional growth, and reward our employees for their hard work and dedication. Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role as there may be requirements to spend time onsite with our clients and partners to enable the delivery of the first-class services we are known for. Roles and Responsibilities: In this role you are required to do analysis and solving of moderately complex problems May create new solutions, leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods and procedures The person would require understanding of the strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to team goals Primary upward interaction is with direct supervisor May interact with peers and/or management levels at a client and/or within Accenture Guidance would be provided when determining methods and procedures on new assignments Decisions made by you will often impact the team in which they reside Individual would manage small 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
