Procurement Practice Manager

Supplier Management

• Promote greater use of Global or Regional Strategic Providers
• Manage local supplier relationships in line with Global and 360 Value Mgmt. strategy

Global Procurement Process

• When applicable, support development of global end to end procurement process, templates and tools
• Modify the process, as required, to meet unique regional category specific requirements
• Ensure the highest level of compliance with local legislations, regulations and Accenture policies

Team Development & Cohesiveness

• Participate actively in HR and Professional Services Regional & Global sessions and foster team spirit at local level
• Manage MU community: Schedule team meetings, encourage synergies & knowledge sharing – Manager for 7 Market Unit Category Leads – building a strong performing HR & PS MU Category Team

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Expert knowledge of the HR and Professional Services industry and commercial models
• Very strong in stakeholder and relationship management as well as supplier management
• Expert in HR and Professional Services management, sourcing as well as project management and planning
• Capacity to forecast Accenture job demand (e.g. AI and related skilled workforce)
• Excellent knowledge of procurement and category strategy development and conveyance
• Proven knowledge in sourcing and procurement methodologies and concepts
• Advanced in analytics and the ability to analyze specifications and influence demand
• Strong capability to independently interact throughout the broader Accenture organization
• Strong analytical, presentation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
• Strong knowledge of procurement tools content and data analysis
• Project and process management knowledge and experience
• Forward, out of the box thinking and an innovative, disruptive and open mindset
• Action oriented and solution minded team player with high degree of self-management
• Fluent in English, spoken and written

Experience & Qualifications

• Deep working experience in HR and Professional Services industry, with a Procurement & ‘Talent’ experience
• Ability to understand client requirements and executing Procurement strategies to meet those requirements
• Extensive experience in sourcing, contract negotiation and supplier management
• Good understanding of Procurement processes
• Good understanding of HR and Professional Services industry
• Exceptional track record of building relationships with stakeholders that have resulted in high customer satisfaction
• A master’s degree with emphasis on the areas of business, economics, procurement, talent or comparable professional education
• Alternatively, a bachelor’s degree with a proven multi-year track record in the above areas

Travel & Working Arrangements

• This role may require travel within EMEA and globally.
• The majority of the role is home-based, with three days in the office preferred.

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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