Procurement Practice Analyst

Skill required: Contract Services - Contract Negotiations

Designation: Procurement Practice Analyst

Qualifications:Any Graduation

Years of Experience:3 to 5 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 Songall powered by the worlds 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
Go beyond processing purchase orders at lower costs to help clients reap savings and value from the billions they spend on the goods and services that run their day-to-day business operations.Contract Services involve the management and administration of contracts between businesses and their clients or vendors. This includes drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and ensuring compliance with contract terms. The goal is to protect the interests of all parties involved and to ensure that agreements are clear and enforceable. Effective contract services help minimize risks and disputes. They also ensure that contractual obligations are met efficiently and on time.Develop lead negotiations by focusing on mutual strategic interests remaining unconditionally constructive to promote an enduring business relationship. Manage the overall contracting process by collaborating with client Accenture procurement, legal, business teams to get to an agreement.

What are we looking for

Draft and negotiate contracts based on client templates, in a timely manner with appropriate legal support to ensure compliance with client standards;

Past experience with drafting agreements in following areas:IT, Marketing, Professional Services, Facilities, MRO. Specific experience within the Pharma industry highly desirable;

Coordinate and perform contract analysis, including redlines and negotiations with client legal and other stakeholders, as well as suppliers

Prepare and disseminate information regarding contract status, compliance and modifications as well as partnering with cross-functional teams to maintain effective contracting procedures and ensuring adherence to regional/global category strategies;

Consulting and escalating positioning issues which are not solved satisfactorily by the project team in a timely manner;-Legal Degree with 3 years of experience, or relevant contract management experience required with 5 years of experience;-In depth experience working with a variety of contract types (i.e. preparing, reviewing and negotiating) and contract processes;-Be able to identify legal risk in various contract types;-Must be able to recognize, identify and clearly be able to explain business and convey legal positions; -Impactful experience working within cross-functional and/or global teams of contracting and / or procurement professionals and aligning with established performance expectations;-Internal stakeholder management, data/information management, category management, process review, project management and performance reporting skills


Roles and Responsibilities:

In this role you are required to do analysis and solving of lower-complexity problems

Your day to day interaction is with peers within Accenture before updating supervisors

In this role you may have limited exposure with clients and/or Accenture management

You will be given moderate level instruction on daily work tasks and detailed instructions on new assignments

The decisions you make impact your own work and may impact the work of others

You will be an individual contributor as a part of a team, with a focused scope of work

Please note that this role may require you to work in rotational shifts
Qualification
Any Graduation