Procurement sourcing & contracting associate managerAccenture Thailand

Job Description
HR & Corporate Services
The HR & Corporate Services category is responsible for
ensuring Accenture has the best supply chain to deliver
its business objectives in Human Resources, Finance,
Legal and Professional Services
The CPS/HR Sourcing & Contracting Associate Manager is
responsible for supporting the delivery of services to
stakeholders and category leads including but not limited
to strategic sourcing, competitive bids, contract
negotiations, supplier performance management, price
management, savings/compliance reporting, continuous
improvement and ongoing cost reductions, supply
market monitoring, and issue resolution.
The CPS/HR Sourcing & Contracting Associate Manager
will:
. Lead sourcing exercises including RFIs and RFPs
in the delivery of the category strategy and
market unit objectives
. Lead upfront market research and supplier
identification for category projects
. Business partner stakeholders to ensure delivery
is aligned to procurement and stakeholder
objectives
. Work collaboratively with suppliers and
stakeholders to lead, communicate and support
sourcing and category management activities
. Provide analysis for necessary sourcing activities
to maintain the competitiveness of category
contracts
. Build trusted partnerships with our supplier
panel to deliver our strategy and market unit
objectives
. Manage KPI reporting of supplier performance,
and identify opportunities for data to improve
the delivery of our category strategy
. Perform total cost of ownership analyses for the
evaluation of continuous cost improvement
projects
. Gather monthly performance-related data and
prepare executive reports and presentations
. Support supply market research for your
category
. Support sales & business development, spend &
contract analysis, and category planning
activities
. Perform numerous complex problem-solving
functions to ensure customer satisfaction with
Accenture's services
. Ensure communication flows between the
relevant functions at a local and global level that
are involved in delivering the category strategy
. Develop excellent working relationships with
customer stakeholders at both the corporate
and business unit level
. Support P2P processes as required in delivery of
procurement services to key category
stakeholders.
. Proactively present recommendations for
efficiency, innovative ideas, cost optimisation
strategies, and new ways of working to the
customer/stakeholder in an advisory capacity.
Skills and Experience:
. Bachelor's degree
. Minimum of 5 years experience in strategic
sourcing, contract negotiations, procurement
and supplier management.
. Proven knowledge of Procurement methodology
and sourcing execution with demonstrated
success negotiating complex purchasing
agreements in this category
. Ability to manage multiple projects, adopt a
flexible approach and prioritize tasks
appropriately
. Comfortable navigating and communicating in a
multicultural and broad environment and with all
levels of the organization
. Strong stakeholder management, relationship
building, and communication skills aligned to a
proactive customer-focused approach
. Forward and solution minded, team player and
with high degree of self-management
. Comfortable working in a matrix type
organization
. Ability to coach/mentor and lead if required
ability to collaborate, advocate a shared vision,
and execute with agility
. Ability to travel 10% of time.
. Excellent communication skills - written and
verbal including formal presentation skills.
. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
. Strong multi-tasking skills.
. Strong multi-phase project management skills.
. Attention to detail, able to problem solve,
analytical.
. Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel,
PowerPoint, and Word.
. Adaptable communication ability to conform to
the varied corporate cultures and organizational
structures of our customers.
. Highly motivated independent self-starter who
thrives on challenge and delivering exceptional results.
. Possess a desire to learn and deliver as a true
team player.
. Collaborative, and can drive favourable business
outcomes in an efficient and agile manner, and who can
flex to ever-dynamic business needs
...Procurement Sourcing & Contracting Specialist...
Basic Qualifications:
. Minimum of 5 years experience in
sourcing services or external talent,
contract negotiations and supplier
management.
. Proven knowledge of Procurement
methodology and sourcing execution
with demonstrated success negotiating
purchasing agreements.
. Ability to manage multiple projects and
prioritize tasks appropriately.
. Comfortable navigating in a multicultural
and broad environment and with all
levels of the organization
. Good stakeholder management,
relationship building and communication
skills aligned to a proactive customer-focused approach
. Forward and solution minded, team
player and with the ability to selfmanage.
. Comfortable working in a matrix type
organization
. Ability to travel 10% of time.
Professional Skill Requirements:
. Good communication skills - written and
verbal including formal presentation
skills.
. Good analytical and problem-solving
skills.
. Good multi-tasking skills.
. Good multi-phase project management
skills.
. Attention to detail.
. Good proficiency in Microsoft Excel,
PowerPoint, and Word.
. Adaptable communication ability to
conform to the varied corporate cultures
and organizational structures of our
customers.
. Independent self-starter who thrives on
challenge and delivering Strong results.
. Possess a desire to learn and deliver as a
true team player
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