Procurement Practice Specialist for HR with German

Your career is about what you want to be and who you want to be. It’s about bringing your skills, curiosity and best true self to work. 

In an era where people are critical to success, join a team that prioritizes human ingenuity and fosters a workforce where technology elevates people (not the other way around), freeing them up for more creative thinking and exciting work.
 
By being part of our team, you will work from Monday to Friday, 09:00 AM - 18:00 PM in a remote setup.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Support Regional HR, Finance, Legal and Marketing Category Strategies;

• Collaborate with suppliers to increase Accenture's business value;

• Gain and utilize industry knowledge;

• Support the improvement of global and local processes, models, and tools.

Contract Management:

• Negotiate and deploy Accenture contracts to agencies and suppliers, including best practices, metrics, and SLAs, in collaboration with the Business and the Legal department;

• Ensure the implementation of Local Country Addendum to global/regional agreements.

Stakeholder Management:

• Manage stakeholder relationships and provide guidance on sourcing, project and contract management;

• Collaborate with multiple departments (Category, Procurement, Legal, Operations) to solve day-to-day challenges and ensure open communication paths.

Sourcing Management:

• Support the rollout of global/regional sourcing initiatives;

• Leverage standard sourcing methodology to achieve significant value in sourcing, negotiation, and contracting;

• Provide support in upfront market research and supplier identification;

• Perform supplier selection and negotiate commercial proposals with suppliers;

• Prepare recommendation reports for stakeholders to aid in supplier selection & award suppliers;

• Promote the use of negotiated contracts and maintain a preferred supplier list.

Supplier Management:

• Promote greater use of Global or Regional Strategic Providers;

• Manage local supplier relationships in line with Accenture’s Global Category and 360 Value Management strategy.

Deploy & Adhere to Global Procurement Process:

• Support the development of global end-to-end procurement processes, templates, and tools when applicable;

• Modify processes to meet unique regional category-specific requirements;

• Review KPIs related to categories (PSL usage, Contract compliance, savings targets) and take appropriate actions;

• Analyze data to provide new insights internally and towards data.