Procurement Senior Analyst
The Spend Senior Analyst is responsible for managing the procurement function on behalf of our customers through execution and coordination of a variety of delivery teams across Accenture’s existing services. The Spend Senior Analyst must appropriately manage customer projects to exceed customer expectations and will require a combination of hands-on contract management and shared service coordination depending upon the situation.
Roles’ Duties and Responsibilities:
The Spend Senior Analyst translate the customer expectations and requirement into deliverables and will serve as the coordinator in the execution of the following tasks:
Sourcing planning and execution:
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Serve as single point of entry for the Customers to leverage sourcing and Category Management support
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Operates as Quality checker for deliverables
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Develop Strategic Sourcing and Contract Management Plan
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Lead Stakeholders requirements gathering
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Identify and Evaluate Opportunity
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Profile Category internally and externally in coordination with category Management team
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Develop recommendation on Category Sourcing Strategy
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Channel the workload towards the competent team (i.e. Sourcing Utility, Category Management)
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Lead direct negotiation with Vendor
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Coordinate contract implementation
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Serve as Liaison between Client and Sourcing Utility team
Demand Management:
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Analyze and Forecast Demand
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Create and Manage sourcing and Contract management Pipeline
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Generate Compliance Reports
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Analyze Reports & Provide Recommendations
Supplier Performance Management:
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Collect and Analyze Supplier Performance Data
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Evaluate Supplier Relationships and Performance
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Conduct Supplier Performance Meeting
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Monitor Supplier Relationships & Performance
Required skills and job experience:
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Proven track in Procurement min. 3-5 years
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Knowledge of procurement platforms (SAP, Buy Now, Ariba)
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Negotiation skills
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Vendor and Contract Management
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Analytical skills (portfolio analysis incl. vendor spend)
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Strong communication and interpersonal skills
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Team player, collaborative and persuasive
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Proficiency in English
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Working knowledge of Rumanian considered a plus