Procurement Sourcing & Category Associate Manager - External Talent

We Are: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 738,000 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 with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Accenture Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients succeed 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. You Are:The Sourcing & Category Enablement Associate Manager is an innovative Procurement professional who is responsible for the delivery of the category strategy, strategic sourcing, contract negotiations, and supplier performance management in the External Talent (ET) category. You are accountable for CG target setting in alignment with Market Procurement Plus (P+) and category goals. You will also monitor progress/achievement of those KPI’s and driving category value and excellent service while ensuring compliance with strategy, local legislation and policies. The Work:Stakeholder management

Partner with ET Strategy Lead and ET Lead to solution on Stakeholder (DOO, Service Line Leads, CALs, Cx, Avanade etc) requirements relating to Supply Chain including but not limited to sales/opportunities, supplier sourcing, supplier analysis etc. and create value.

Promote ET Capability to Stakeholders

Manage internal customer feedback on supplier performance

Project Management

Provide direction, manage status against agreed CG plan and provide escalation management

Provide regular status in accordance to agreed status templates to Market ET Delivery Lead

Support Market lead to gather showcase project delivery outcomes

Sourcing Contracting

Identify market and local CG sourcing projects in line with the Global External talent strategies

Create and maintain local sourcing pipeline through spend and talent skills analysis as well as through regular supplier and stakeholders meetings

Support market or cross MUs high complex strategic sourcing and complex contracting projects

Design and develop relevant RFP documents for projects in line with global regional strategies

Perform supplier selection and fact based negotiations in alignment with Regional Category Lead

Negotiate agreements with suppliers and incorporate best practice metrics for agreements

Ensure overall policy law compliance in process execution

Be accountable of the External Talent Delivery within the CG and act as an escalation point for Delivery challenges

Promote the use of contracts and buying channels according to category strategies

Resource Team management

Supervise assigned team members

Participate in Market community calls to encourage synergies knowledge sharing and also foster team spirit

Supplier management

Promote greater use of Global or Regional Strategic and Preferred suppliers

Manage supplier relationship and performance with critical and strategic suppliers in relationship with Procurement 360 Partnership team and lead Suppliers business reviews

Here’s what you need:

Minimum of 5 years' experience in strategic sourcing/category management, consulting, or related professional industry experience, eg: Recruiting/Staffing

Bonus points if:

Proven analytical skills in terms of numeric (e.g. spreadsheets) and text based (e.g. reading terms and conditions) analysis, converting information into tangible recommendations to clients

Ability to act independently and can interface with customers and suppliers via strong written and verbal communications skills

Strong ability to effectively manage in a matrix organizational structure working with multiple internal and client stakeholders

Ability to self-manage multiple priorities and operate effectively in a shared service delivery model

Strong analytical, organization/time management and problem-solving skills

Interest in developing solution oriented selling skills to prospective clients

Ability to drive transformational change

Solid multi-phase project management skills

Ability to adapt to the varied corporate cultures and organizational structures of our customers

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