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Skill required: Sourcing - Sourcing and Procurement Strategy Qualifications: Any Graduation Years of Experience: 10 to 14 years What would you do Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity. Year after year, Accenture is recognized worldwide not just for business performance but for inclusion and diversity too. 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. 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 Exceptional multi-tasking skills with the ability to manage end-to-end project cyclesGood communication, including some level of technical terminology/ vocabulary specific to the categories to source/procure Candidate should have a detailed knowledge of appropriate commercial models and approaches/techniques necessary to achieve best in class deals within the Facilities Services and Commercial Real Estate industry (i.e. banking, retail, industrial, healthcare, etc.) Proven analytical skills in terms of numeric (e.g. spreadsheets) and text based (e.g. reading terms and conditions) analysis, converting information into tangible recommendations to clients Experience of working with clients and stakeholders in international environment. Proficiency with Excel and Power PointBachelors degree or equivalent work experienceMinimum of 8+ years of relevant experience in consulting, sourcing/procurement/supply chain management function Minimum of 4+ years of experience in managing global Customers, and suppliers (NA, EMEA, Australia) Minimum of 5+ years of strategic sourcing, category management, and/or professional industry experience related Ability to effectively lead formal strategic sourcing efforts within certain threshold related to Facilities related categories.Solid understanding of and experience with quantitative and qualitative analysis Ability to act independently and can interface with customers and suppliers via strong written and verbal communications skillsAbility to self-manage multiple priorities and operate effectively in a shared service delivery modelAbility to understand commercial value drivers with a good knowledge of competitors and current industry practicesStrong analytical, organization/time management and problem-solving skills Collaborative in nature to ensure both internal and external stakeholders are being managed and engaged when appropriateAbility to adapt to the varied corporate cultures and organizational structures of our customersCandidate should be flexible with working hours as he/she must work with global stakeholders. Roles and Responsibilities: Lead and execute low to medium sourcing projects within the threshold limit, including all key steps such as sourcing execution, supplier negotiation, award recommendations, business case presentations and supplier contract execution, leveraging and Agile approach to drive efficiency in executionLead and facilitate (with the clients cross-functional team) the selection criteria for supplier selection and evaluationsResponsible for supporting stakeholders in defining requirements (KPI, scope of work, volume forecasts), opportunity definition and sourcing strategy. Develop relevant RFP documents for projects or make recommendations for incumbent negotiationsDevelops and expands category knowledge in support of sourcing projectsAnalyse current spend in details, supplier base, supply pattern and define a granular baseline that will allow accurate savings calculation in developing Total Cost Models for the spend categories in consideration.Provide industry and supplier research, market intelligence and financial analyses support to client.Support development of subcategory market insights materials or benchmarks Help client address urgent and critical business initiatives and projects with strong project management and procurement support.Understand clients business needs to develop optimal sourcing solutionDraft and negotiate contracts based on client templates, in a timely manner with appropriate legal support to ensure compliance with client standards.
