Skill required: Procurement management - Sourcing and Procurement Strategy
Designation: Team Lead/Consultant
Job Location: Bengaluru
Qualifications: Any Graduation
Years of Experience: 8 to 10 years
About Accenture
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What would you do?
People in our Client Delivery & Operations career track drive delivery and capability excellence through the design, development and/or delivery of a solution, service, capability or offering. They grow into delivery focused roles, and can progress within their current role, laterally or upward. The Category Management Specialist is responsible for supporting the delivery of Indirect Procurement categories such as Workplace, Marketing, HR & Professional Services and is not limited to stakeholder management, strategic sourcing, supplier performance management, price management, savings/compliance reporting, continuous improvement and ongoing cost reductions, supply market monitoring, and issue resolution. In addition, this employee will team with Accenture support functions (MMPR (document repository, Centralized Category Management, Buy Now, maintenance and reporting; and special project management and reporting to ensure deliverables are completed on time and to the customer’s satisfaction. This role will also require Accenture and Supplier Executive-level communication and presentation skills.
What are we looking for?
Minimum of 8-10 years’ experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, logistics, materials and supplier management. - Demonstrated success at triaging incoming sourcing projects and understanding the unique Indirect Category business use cases. - Demonstrated success at formulating category reporting and executive presentations. - Comfortable and effective in interacting with all levels of management, including executives. - Successfully train staff on current & new processes & procedures. - Executive level communication skills explaining Procurement and related support (Legal, Tax, Fortify, etc.) policies & procedure. Preferred Qualifications: - Experience specific to strategic sourcing or e-procurement, preferred. - Active working knowledge of Accenture Procurement+ strategic sourcing processes & procedures - Experience specific to Indirect Procurement categories such as Workplace, Marketing, HR & Professional Services, preferred. - Strong multi-phase project management skills. Professional Skill Requirements: - Excellent co