Procurement Practice Specialist
Accenture
2 - 5 years
Gurugram
Posted: 25/01/2025
Job Description
Designation: Procurement Practice Specialist
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:7 to 11 years
About Accenture
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security.Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services, and Accenture Song— all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 699,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us at www.accenture.com
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. In this role, you will work and 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. You will collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative information to assess, screen, and select suppliers. Inventory performance will need to be improved through flexible fulfillment and available-to-promise methods. In this role, you may also have to work on the COUPA sourcing module.
What are we looking for? Manage/lead execution of sourcing projects for various sourcing categories and clients • Spend & vendor consolidation to optimize the savings • Support/lead annual rate contracts with suppliers • Strong hands-on experience working on ERP systems such as Jaeggar, Ariba, SAP, etc. • Interact with key customer and internal stakeholders and work closely with them to identify areas of improvement • Offer creative solutions to support the overall sourcing program and achieve desired results • Collaborate with the core team of a fast-growing Business Unit to extend and improve existing processes, develop new products and services, and support business unit strategic planning • To ensure timely project deliverables with the defined quality standards • Will be responsible for creating & presenting the deliverables to Client/Internal global team members • Work with the legal and technical teams to facilitate the negotiations of the legal and technical terms in a contract. • Negotiate and close the contract with advice from legal and technical/ business teams. Should have good exposure to category planning, stakeholder management, global sourcing, and strong knowledge of the supplier landscape for various sourcing categories. Should have handson experience in RFx processes and analysis of supplier proposals. Strong analytical and presentation skills are a must.
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 shiftsAny Graduation
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with 774,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us at www.accenture.com
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About Company
Accenture is a global professional services company specializing in consulting, technology, and outsourcing services. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Accenture provides a wide range of services in strategy, digital, technology, operations, and consulting. It helps organizations improve their performance and create sustainable value by leveraging technology and industry expertise. Accenture works across various sectors, including financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, energy, and more. Known for its deep focus on innovation, Accenture partners with leading technology companies to drive digital transformation and help clients navigate complex challenges in an increasingly digital world.
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