Skill required: Procurement Operations - Procurement Management

Designation: Procurement Practice Associate

Qualifications:Any Graduation

Years of Experience:1 to 3 years

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What would you do Accenture is seeking a Procurement Operations Associate to support various indirect purchases for our customers. In this capacity, you will be based out of one of our delivery centers and will have frequent interaction with team members and customers in the execution of projects. These projects will help customers achieve significant value in the form of improved pricing, quality, delivery, and supplier performance. Specifically, you will Procurement Operations involve the process of acquiring goods and services that a business needs to operate. This includes identifying needs, selecting suppliers, negotiating contracts, and managing purchase orders. The goal is to obtain quality products at the best possible prices while ensuring timely delivery. Effective procurement operations help control costs, maintain supply chain efficiency, and support overall business objectives. They are essential for the smooth functioning of any organization. A systematic approach used for buying all the goods and services needed for a particular project or for the company generally to stay sustainable. It consists of: the identification of need; finding and qualifying the suppliers; requesting proposals, negotiating with suppliers, contracting, delivery and analyzing results; and contract close.

What are we looking for

Provide day to day buying and tactical sourcing services at the customer Procurement Operations center
Additional responsibilities include supporting the Analysts and Specialists, resolving complex tactical issues, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
Apply tactical sourcing for savings generation on non-routine purchases
Execute processes in compliance with the Procurement Operations Playbook standards; provide support for the order through the entire transaction
Manage individual compliance issues directly with customer stakeholders, escalating if issues are systematic
Ensure customer quality and timeliness requirements are met through each executed purchase order
Understand and apply the end-to-end process for tactical procurement
Ability to share and educate others on tactical purchasing knowledge
Assist special team projects as needed Role Opportunities:
Develop category knowledge through daily execution and management across a broad category space
Strong sourcing capabilities
Develop team leadership skills
Develop customer relationship management skills Basic Qualifications:
A bachelor's degree or equivalent Preferred Qualifications:
Procurement experience
FAR based purchasing experience a plus
SAP experience a plus
Exposure to procurement operations life cycle including knowledge of procurement systems, PO creation and processing, contracting, and supplier invoicing
Exceptional multi-tasking skills
Solid understanding of and experience with quantitative and qualitative analysis
Proficiency with Excel and Access
Excellent communication, organization/time management and problem solving skills
Project management skills Roles and Responsibilities:
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, Any Graduation