Procurement Practice Associate

Skill required: Sourcing - Sourcing and Procurement Strategy
Designation: Procurement Practice Associate
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:1 to 3 years
About Accenture
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What would you do? You will be part of a team of Global Sourcing and Procurement Serivce professionals where in you will be responsible for sourcing third party suppliers according to corporate policies and procedures. You will thoroughly diagnose client business needs, collaborate with legal counsel, and support contract negotiations that maximize customer value while mitigating risk. You will be drafting and negotiating SOWs, Change Orders and similar Contract documents which incorporate all negotiated business terms to assist legal counsel in drafting documents which appropriately document agreed upon business terms such as deliverables, pricing, SLAs, specifications, etc. Generally involves independent judgment and analysis of significant issue identification and resolution. Sourcing involves identifying and acquiring goods and services needed by an organization. This role includes researching suppliers, negotiating contracts, and managing supplier relationships. It also involves evaluating the quality and cost-effectiveness of products and services. The goal is to ensure the organization obtains the best value while meeting its procurement needs efficiently. Develop strategies to transform the S&P function that lead to the implementation of differentiated and competitive S&P capabilities, processes, technologies and organizations.
What are we looking for? "• Ability to draft documents which describe negotiated and agreed upon business terms with third party vendors to assist legal counsel in drafting final vendor agreements • Comprehensive knowledge of typical corporate policies and procedures, coupled with ability to identify required improvement to established policies and to communicate implementation procedures to others • Expert knowledge of purchasing contracting concepts and processes, including deep understanding of contract business terms and working knowledge of contract legal terms. • Strong analytical, collaboration and communication skills • Use of independent judgment and creativity applied to resolution of contract issues • Excellent internal and external negotiation skills" •Contract management •Contract Negotiations •Sourcing •Ability to perform under pressure •Ability to work well in a team •Detail orientation •Procurement Operations •Procure-to-Pay
Roles and Responsibilities: "Your role and responsibilities shall include but not limited to : Close collaboration with client business stakeholders to secure a thorough understanding of client business needs for the supplier relationship. Leading negotiation of business requirements and commercials for routine through complex vendor engagements Collaborating with Category/Sourcing Managers on negotiation strategy Performing in depth analysis of existing contracts or proposed contract amendments against client business needs, draw conclusions, prepare comprehensive summaries, and presenting back to the client in a concise manner Coaching colleagues, transferring knowledge, and developing team members to be more effective in their current roles Sourcing support for SOWs and contract execution Facilitating risk due diligence and assessment Drafting SOWs, Change Orders, Amendments, Work Orders, Schedules, etc. Collaborating with legal counsel to support contract negotiations or use contract templates pre-approved by Legal Ensuring all documentation meets the guidelines of supported category for contract execution." •In this role you are required to solve routine problems, largely through precedent and referral to general guidelines • Your expected interactions are within your own team and direct supervisor • You will be provided detailed to moderate level of instruction on daily work tasks and detailed instruction on new assignments • The decisions that you make would impact your own work • You will be an individual contributor as a part of a team, with a predetermined, focused scope of work • Please note that this role may require you to work in rotational shifts