Accenture
Procurement Practice Associate Manager
Accenture, Columbia, Illinois, United States, 62236
Procurement Practice Category Advisor - Technology
Accenture is seeking a
Procurement Category Associate Manager, Technology
to collaborate with external clients to develop sourcing strategies across Technology spend areas including:
Cloud ,
Infrastructure ,
Software ,
Technology Managed Service Providers , and
Telecom .You will work with clients to support business goals, drive value, and achieve optimal commercial structure, quality, and service levels. In this capacity, you will have substantial involvement in supporting sales and solution design for prospective new client accounts and in helping procurement organizations expand their involvement and control of non-traditional spend areas.The Work:Work collaboratively with Accenture Technology Sourcing Advisory Leadership, suppliers, and client stakeholders to identify project pipelines, create category plans, and execute continuous value, process, and service improvement projects across a wide array of clients and industries.Lead end-to-end sourcing projects to drive client value, including all key steps such as strategy development, supplier negotiation, award recommendations, business case presentations, and supplier contract execution, leveraging an Agile approach to drive efficiency in execution.Provide industry and supplier research, market intelligence, and financial analyses to clients.Support development of market insights from cross-client sourcing activities and collaborate with Technology Practice advisors to develop content that enables knowledge sharing across the organization.Pursue and develop senior-level stakeholder relationships at priority client accounts, supporting account stakeholder relationship plans.Lead Category Strategy development for specified clients to identify project opportunities that achieve client goals and mature their procurement function.Mentor sourcing team on technology sourcing best practices with a special emphasis on technology market trends and insights, commercial structure assessment, negotiation strategies, and contracting best practices.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.Here's what you need:Minimum of 5 years' experience in strategic sourcing/category management, consulting, or related professional industry experience in one or more of the following areas:Cloud: including public cloud offerings such as AWS, Google, and Azure.Infrastructure: including servers, end-user computing, print services, storage, and security, Infrastructure-as-a-Service.Telecom: including unified systems (WebEx, Skype, etc.), LAN/WAN technologies, mobility, wireline, and software-defined networking.Software: including SaaS, ELAs with major vendors, maintenance renewals, security, and Platform-as-a-Service.Services: managed services, devops, strategic consulting services, cloud managed services, application and infrastructure services, contact centers, requirements development.Proven analytical skills in numeric (e.g. spreadsheets) and text-based (e.g. reading terms and conditions) analysis, converting information into tangible recommendations to clients.Ability to act independently and interface with customers and suppliers via strong written and verbal communication skills.Strong ability to effectively manage in a matrix organizational structure working with multiple internal and client stakeholders.Ability to self-manage multiple priorities and operate effectively in a shared service delivery model.Strong analytical, organization/time management, and problem-solving skills.Interest in developing solution-oriented selling skills to prospective clients.Ability to drive transformational change.Ability to adapt to the varied corporate cultures and organizational structures of our customers.Travel:This position may require travel up to 50% to multiple customer locations.
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Accenture is seeking a
Procurement Category Associate Manager, Technology
to collaborate with external clients to develop sourcing strategies across Technology spend areas including:
Cloud ,
Infrastructure ,
Software ,
Technology Managed Service Providers , and
Telecom .You will work with clients to support business goals, drive value, and achieve optimal commercial structure, quality, and service levels. In this capacity, you will have substantial involvement in supporting sales and solution design for prospective new client accounts and in helping procurement organizations expand their involvement and control of non-traditional spend areas.The Work:Work collaboratively with Accenture Technology Sourcing Advisory Leadership, suppliers, and client stakeholders to identify project pipelines, create category plans, and execute continuous value, process, and service improvement projects across a wide array of clients and industries.Lead end-to-end sourcing projects to drive client value, including all key steps such as strategy development, supplier negotiation, award recommendations, business case presentations, and supplier contract execution, leveraging an Agile approach to drive efficiency in execution.Provide industry and supplier research, market intelligence, and financial analyses to clients.Support development of market insights from cross-client sourcing activities and collaborate with Technology Practice advisors to develop content that enables knowledge sharing across the organization.Pursue and develop senior-level stakeholder relationships at priority client accounts, supporting account stakeholder relationship plans.Lead Category Strategy development for specified clients to identify project opportunities that achieve client goals and mature their procurement function.Mentor sourcing team on technology sourcing best practices with a special emphasis on technology market trends and insights, commercial structure assessment, negotiation strategies, and contracting best practices.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.Here's what you need:Minimum of 5 years' experience in strategic sourcing/category management, consulting, or related professional industry experience in one or more of the following areas:Cloud: including public cloud offerings such as AWS, Google, and Azure.Infrastructure: including servers, end-user computing, print services, storage, and security, Infrastructure-as-a-Service.Telecom: including unified systems (WebEx, Skype, etc.), LAN/WAN technologies, mobility, wireline, and software-defined networking.Software: including SaaS, ELAs with major vendors, maintenance renewals, security, and Platform-as-a-Service.Services: managed services, devops, strategic consulting services, cloud managed services, application and infrastructure services, contact centers, requirements development.Proven analytical skills in numeric (e.g. spreadsheets) and text-based (e.g. reading terms and conditions) analysis, converting information into tangible recommendations to clients.Ability to act independently and interface with customers and suppliers via strong written and verbal communication skills.Strong ability to effectively manage in a matrix organizational structure working with multiple internal and client stakeholders.Ability to self-manage multiple priorities and operate effectively in a shared service delivery model.Strong analytical, organization/time management, and problem-solving skills.Interest in developing solution-oriented selling skills to prospective clients.Ability to drive transformational change.Ability to adapt to the varied corporate cultures and organizational structures of our customers.Travel:This position may require travel up to 50% to multiple customer locations.
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