Procurement Practice Associate

Skill required: Procurement Operations - Procurement Management

Designation: Procurement Practice Associate

Qualifications:Any Graduation

Years of Experience:1 to 3 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 Song— all powered by the world's 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

• Accenture is seeking a Procurement Operations Associate to support various indirect purchases for our customers. In this capacity, you will be based out of one of our delivery centers and will have frequent interaction with team members and customers in the execution of projects. These projects will help customers achieve significant value in the form of improved pricing, quality, delivery, and supplier performance
• You will be working as a part of Procurement management team which uses a systematic approach for buying all the goods and services needed for a company to stay sustainable They are involved in the identification of need finding and qualifying the suppliers requesting proposals negotiating with suppliers contracting delivery and analyzing results
• A systematic approach used for buying all the goods and services needed for a particular project or for the company generally to stay sustainable.
• It consists of: the identification of need; finding and qualifying the suppliers; requesting proposals, negotiating with suppliers, contracting, delivery and analyzing results; and contract close.
• A bachelors degree or equivalent What are we looking for
• Develop category knowledge through daily execution and management across a broad category space
• Strong sourcing capabilities
• Develop team leadership skills
• Develop customer relationship management skills
• Procurement experience
• FAR based purchasing experience a plus
• SAP experience a plus
• Exposure to procurement operations life cycle including knowledge of procurement systems, PO creation and processing, contracting, and supplier invoicing
• Exceptional multi-tasking skills
• Solid understanding of and experience with quantitative and qualitative analysis Roles and Responsibilities:
• Provide day to day buying and tactical sourcing services at the customer Procurement Operations center
• Additional responsibilities include supporting the Analysts and Specialists, resolving complex tactical issues, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
• Apply tactical sourcing for savings generation on non routine purchases
• Execute processes in compliance with the Procurement Operations Playbook standards; provide support for the order through the entire transaction
• Manage individual compliance issues directly with customer stakeholders, escalating if issues are systematic
• Ensure customer quality and timeliness requirements are met through each executed purchase order
• Understand and apply the end to end process for tactical procurement
• Ability to share and educate others on tactical purchasing knowledge
• Assist special team projects as needed