Procurement Practice Associate Manager

 About The Role  

Skill required: Agile Sourcing - Sourcing

Designation: Procurement Practice Associate Manager

Qualifications:Any Graduation

Years of Experience:10 to 14 years

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? -Experience in IT and other indirect categories with strong sourcing expertise-Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across global operations-Advanced analytical skills with ability to interpret data and drive insights-Proven negotiation and contract management skills with global suppliers-Source-to-Contract experience including RFx, evaluation, and award process-Ability to manage vendor performance through SLAs and KPIs-Knowledge of market trends, emerging technologies, and supplier landscape-Strong risk management and compliance orientation in sourcing activities-Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-region, multicultural environment-Continuous improvement mindset with focus on cost optimisation and value creation

Roles and Responsibilities: In this role you are required to do analysis and solving of moderately complex problems Typically creates new solutions, leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods and procedures The person requires understanding of the strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to team goals Primary upward interaction is with direct supervisor or team leads Generally interacts with peers and/or management levels at a client and/or within Accenture The person should require minimal guidance when determining methods and procedures on new assignments Decisions often impact the team in which they reside and occasionally impact other teams Individual would manage medium-small sized 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