Procurement Practice Specialist

Skill required: Agile Sourcing - Sourcing

Designation: Procurement Practice Specialist

Qualifications:BE/BTech/Master of Business Administration

Years of Experience:7 to 11 years
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What would you do Go beyond processing purchase orders at lower costs to help clients reap savings and value from the billions they spend on the goods and services that run their day-to-day business operations. You will be working as a part of Procurement management team which uses a systematic approach for buying all the goods and services needed for a company to stay sustainable. They are involved in the identification of need, finding and qualifying the suppliers, requesting proposals, negotiating with suppliers, contracting, delivery and analyzing results.Understand when & how to use a request for proposal (price and non-price factors) and RFQ (price only) and how to develop, execute and analyze the results. Collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative information to assess, screen and select suppliers.

What are we looking for Should have good exposure to category planning, stakeholder management, global sourcing, and strong knowledge of the supplier landscape for various sourcing categories. Should have hands-on experience in RFx processes and analysis of supplier proposals. Strong analytical and presentation skills are a must. Business InsightP3 - ProficientContract planning & developmentP3 - ProficientGlobal strategic sourcingP3 - ProficientNegotiation managementP3 - ProficientRFx ManagementP3 - ProficientSupplier analysis & selectionP3 - ProficientMS Powerpoint & ExcelP4 - Expert
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 Support execution of sourcing projects, including all key steps such as strategy development, supplier negotiation, award recommendations, business case presentations, and supplier contract execution, leveraging an Agile approach to drive efficiency in execution Help create industry and supplier research, market intelligence, and financial analyses for the client. Support the development of market insights from cross-client sourcing activity and collaborate with various category advisors to develop content that enables knowledge sharing across the organization. Pursue and develop client stakeholder relationships within the assigned accounts, support reporting, and team management. Help Sourcing Leads with Category Strategy development for specified clients to identify project opportunities that achieve client goals and mature their sourcing functionWork with the legal and technical teams to facilitate the negotiations of the legal and technical terms in a contract and execute the contract.
Qualification
BE,BTech,Master of Business Administration