Skill required: Contract Services - Contract management
Designation: Service Delivery Ops Associate Manager
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:10 to 14 years
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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. 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. You will be responsible for Contract management wherein you will manage the processes whereby the performance of client work is coordinated with the contract rights and obligations of the parties to ensure contract compliance (or that the contract is modified as appropriate). It also involves managing contract creation, execution and analysis to maximize operational and financial performance at an organization, all while reducing financial risk. The team works on creating and reviewing contracts, contract summary creation, contract management with experience in the legal background.
What are we looking for? • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; • Significant experience working with a variety of contract types (i.e. preparing, reviewing and negotiating) and contract processes (i.e. implementation, etc.) • Past experience with drafting agreements in following areas: IT, Marketing, Professional Services, Facilities, MRO. • Must be able to clearly state and convey legal positions • Prior experience working in IT or Professional Services industry is an advantage • Knowledge and understanding of procurement industry is an advantage • Experience with contract reporting necessary (i.e. total number of contracts, number of suppliers under contract, and other indicators) to assess progress and effectiveness of the contract function • Experience responding to complex inquiries regarding contract obligations and redlines/revisions • Demonstrated leadership skills in a team setting where team members are not direct reports • Demonstrated ability to deliver results with cross-functional teams • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Word • Ability to travel up to 20% The Procurement Contract Manager will facilitate the development and execution of a variety of third party commercial contracts in accordance with our client’s policies and procedures, applicable laws, and other requirements. The Procurement Contract Manager will provide guidance to the client’s business units and project teams on contract management and policy compliance matters, and may lead more than one engagement. You ll learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways If you’re looking for a challenging career working in a vibrant environment with access to training and a global network of experts, this could be the role for you. As part of our global team, you ll be working with cutting-edge technologies and will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job. The key aspects and responsibilities of your role will be: • Specific focus within a day to day working environment on the review and enhancement of client process with a view to optimization • Experience with Business Excellence initiatives • Ability to lead cross-functional project teams • S
Roles and Responsibilities: •In this role you are required to do analysis and solving of moderately complex problems • Typically creates new solutions, leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods and procedures • The person requires understanding of the strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to team goals • Primary upward interaction is with direct supervisor or team leads • Generally interacts with peers and/or management levels at a client and/or within Accenture • The person should require minimal guidance when determining methods and procedures on new assignments • Decisions often impact the team in which they reside and occasionally impact other teams • Individual would manage medium-small sized teams and/or work efforts (if in an individual contributor role) at a client or within Accenture • Please note that this role may require you to work in rotational shifts