Procurement Practice Associate Manager

We Are:

Accenture is one of the world’s leading providers of sourcing and procurement services, we help our clients architect, build and operate high performance procurement organizations through our global and flexible solutions. At Accenture, we partner with forward-thinking business leaders, of the world’s most dynamic companies, to transform procurement and drive sustainable changes to their cost structures.

As one of the leading procurement business process services specialists, Accenture excels at helping companies build the foundation for long-term growth. We are committed to delivering exceptional service through our exceptional people, and as an employee you’d enjoy a fulfilling career in an innovative environment where challenging and interesting work is part of daily life.

Join Accenture and help transform leading organizations and communities around the world.  The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance.  Choose Accenture and make delivering innovative work part of your extraordinary career.

Accenture people build careers in four different areas of our business: Consulting, Technology, Business Process Services and internal Corporate Functions.  Each area offers a unique career experience and a compelling mix of work and training opportunities, work environment and structure for career progression.

Business Process Services professionals work on projects across a range of business processes, business applications and information technology.  They may provide technology services, such as application management, infrastructure management and systems integration, or they may deliver business process services, including finance and accounting, procurement and human resources. Depending on the role, Business Process Services professionals may be based at a client’s office or in one of Accenture’s 50 delivery centers around the world. 

You Are:

The Procurement Practice Associate Manager will utilize their deep Industrial Sourcing (Facilities, MRO, Technical Services, Equipment) and supplier management experience to help our customers drive tangible results. In this capacity, you will work directly with an Accenture customer/s with responsibility for delivering category management services including, but not limited to, strategic sourcing, client stakeholder management, supplier performance management, and continuous cost and performance improvement. Additionally, you will develop and provide oversight for the execution of multiple Industrial sourcing strategies that support each customer’s business goals while achieving optimal pricing, quality and service levels.

The Work:

• Design and implement cost savings projects across multiple sub-categories including Facilities, MRO, Technical Services, Equipment and more.
• Engage with client’s senior management team members to drive strategic initiatives and communicate progress
• Develop broad network of strong client stakeholder relationships, particularly in Engineering and Maintenance teams, to facilitate delivery of services and achievement of contractual requirements (savings targets, SLAs)
• Conduct opportunity assessments across various subcategories to establish annual category strategies inclusive of sourcing wave plans that support overall savings target achievement
• Provide oversight and program management to ensure efficient delivery of a portfolio of strategic sourcing projects
• Work collaboratively with suppliers and customer stakeholders to identify and execute continuous cost and performance improvement strategies
• Identify and resolve strategic supplier performance issues to ensure customer satisfaction
• Measure and manage suppliers/service providers’ performance relative to contracted service levels.
• Conduct/ leverage supply-market research to develop and share market insights with clients and within Accenture
• Delegate work appropriately, coach and develop team members in their performance and professional development
• Identify opportunities to develop repeatable processes and automate work
• Further advance program and senior client relationship management skills
• Grow your Industrial Operations category knowledge to expert levels, creating growth opportunities for self, team and company
• Lead all associated delivery team members to achieve target results and customer satisfaction
• Contribute to Industrial Operations Practice value proposition through collateral development and input into tools/applications

Here’s What You Need:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5-10 years of experience in category management, procurement, and/or supply chain function
• Experience of driving and implementing category strategies across multi-cultural and multinational environments
• Minimum 5 years in a client facing or stakeholder management role

Bonus Points:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a quantitative discipline (business/finance/economics/engineering/ mathematics) or equivalent
• Post-Graduate degree preferred
• Ability to effectively lead formal strategic sourcing efforts related to Industrial Operations
• Ability to interface with customers and suppliers via strong written and verbal communications skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Formal training and/or experience in strategic sourcing
• Proficiency in spreadsheet software (e.g., Microsoft Excel) and presentation software (i.e., Microsoft PowerPoint

Professional Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to manage the successful creation and execution of a strategy, operating budget and staffing plan to support customer and company goals
• Strong ability to effectively lead in a matrix organizational structure working with multiple internal clients
• Ability to adapt to the varied corporate cultures and organizational structures of our customers
• Exceptional track record of building relationships with stakeholders or customers that have resulted in high customer satisfaction
• Proven ability to drive transformational change
• Solid people development skills
• Excellent communication, organization/time management and problem-solving skills
• Well-developed, solution-oriented selling skills
• Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment

Travel Requirements:

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 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.

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