Skill required: Sourcing - Sourcing
Designation: Delivery Lead Manager
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:13 to 18 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 699,000 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? The Strategic Sourcing Lead will utilize their deep FS & RE sourcing and supplier management experience to help our clients drive tangible results. In this capacity, you will work directly with an Accenture clients with responsibility for delivering category management services including, but not limited to, strategic sourcing, client stakeholder management, supplier performance management, and continuous cost and performance improvement. Additionally, you will develop and provide oversight for the execution of FS & CRE sourcing strategies that support each customer’s business goals while achieving optimal pricing, quality and service levels. 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. Understand when & how to use a request for proposal (price and non-price factors) and RFQ (price only) and how to develop, execute and analyze the results. Collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative information to assess, screen and select suppliers.
What are we looking for? • Minimum of 12+ years of relevant experience in consulting, sourcing/procurement/supply chain management function • Minimum of 6+ years of experience in managing global Customers, and suppliers (NA, EMEA, Australia) • Minimum of 8+ years of strategic sourcing, category management, and/or professional industry experience related to at the following sub-category areas: o Cleaning Services o Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance o Design & Workplace Services o Fit-out & Refurbishment o Food Services o Furniture o Grounds Maintenance (Landscaping, Snow removal) o Integrated Facilities Management o Office Services o Real Estate Services & Brokerage o Security Services (Manned and Systems) o Waste & Environmental (Hazardous, Non-hazardous, pest control) • Deep knowledge of sourcing & category management process, policies, best practices, sourcing dashboards and contracts • Strong critical thinker, self-starter who can take initiative with high-level direction and deliver client work with minimal supervision • Passion for continuous self-learning within the Facilities Services and Commercial Real Estate industry (i.e. banking, retail, industrial, healthcare, etc.) • Proven analytical skills in terms of numeric (e.g. spreadsheets) and text based (e.g. reading terms and conditions) analysis, converting information into tangible recommendations to clients • Expert in team management, coaching team members, team expansion and retention. • Experience of working with clients and stakeholders in international environment. • Candidate must be a decision maker and set direction with their stakeholders where driving continuous improvement and innovation will be core objectives • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience
Roles and Responsibilities: • Identify cost/productivity improvement opportunities in spending across a wide array of leading companies and industries • Lead sourcing projects, including all key steps such as strategy development, supplier negotiation, award recommendations, business case presentations and supplier contract execution, leveraging and Agile approach to drive efficiency in execution • Provide industry and supplier research, market intelligence and financial analyses to client. • Support development of market insights from cross-client sourcing activity and collaborate with Facilities Practice advisors to develop content that enables knowledge sharing across the organization. • Pursue and develop senior level stakeholder relationships at priority accounts, support account stakeholder relationship plans • Lead Category Strategy development for specified clients to identify project opportunities that achieve client goals and mature their procurement function • Able to lead and Mentor sourcing team on industry best practices with a special emphasis on market trends and insights, commercial structure assessment, negotiation strategies and contracting • Engage with prospective clients during business development pursuits through support of contract assessments, client due diligence calls, and presenting the practice delivery approach and case studies • Draft and negotiate contracts based on client templates, in a timely manner with appropriate legal support to ensure compliance with client standards.

Any Graduation

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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