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
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 784,000 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? • The Sourcing Execution Specialist manages procurement projects from planning through contract completion. The role focuses on sourcing strategy, supplier selection, negotiation, stakeholder engagement, cost improvement, and high quality delivery. • 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? • • Bachelors degree • • At least 6 years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, supply chain management, or supplier management • • At least 3 years of experience in contracting and negotiation processes • Preferred Skills • • Degree in supply chain, logistics, business, or a quantitative discipline • • Postgraduate qualification • • Strong Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills • • Experience with quantitative and qualitative analysis • • Knowledge of procurement operations and supplier management • Professional Skills • • Strong communication, organization, time management, and problem solving skills • • Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities • • Effective stakeholder, relationship, and project management skills • • Adaptable working style with a focus on collaboration and delivery excellence • • Willingness to travel when required
Roles and Responsibilities: • • Lead sourcing projects, including strategy, supplier evaluation, negotiation, recommendations, and contract completion • • Track project data, deliverables, supplier performance, risks, and status • • Identify savings, productivity, quality, and service improvement opportunities • • Prepare requests for proposal, scorecards, statements of work, and business cases • • Research suppliers and complete pricing, rate, and total cost analyses • • Build effective stakeholder relationships and provide clear project updates • • Support business development, solution design, and continuous improvement • • Coach team members in sourcing, negotiation, contracting, and project management

BE,BTech,Master of Business Administration

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.

Visit us at www.accenture.com