Skill required: Procurement Operations - Procurement Management

Designation: Procurement Practice Senior Analyst

Qualifications:Any Graduation

Years of Experience:5 to 8 years

About Accenture

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What would you do

The Procurement Operations Sr. Analyst will be aligned to Accenture s fastest growing business segment, Accenture Operations. In this role, you will serve one or more clients across industries, providing an unmatched opportunity to gain perspective and build a solid platform for career growth.
You will build exceptional client relationship management skills while working in a team environment. You will develop strong project management skills and grow analytical problem solving capabilities. You will be part of Accenture s market leading procurement organization driving significant and tangible value by impacting bottom line results that can support our client s strategic objectives like sustainability.
You will join one of our more than 4,000 procurement and category experts across the globe and collaborate using a common set of processes, platform and tools. You will also have access to extensive procurement transformation capabilities strategy development, technology implementation and change management. What are we looking for
Bachelor s Degree
Minimum of 3 years of experience in a strategic sourcing, procurement, and or supply chain function
Preferred - Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Procurement
Experience in Source To Pay Services or Procurement Processing
Strong analytical skills, spend analysis, savings opportunity assessment
Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel Roles and Responsibilities:
Responsible for managing client relationships and providing first line support for all users regarding sourcing enquiries within the applied application to achieve SLA targets and maintain the appropriate control environment.
Ensure effective customer and supplier relationships and serves as initial escalation point for issue resolution
Responsible for supplier selection, negotiation with suppliers, research and identification of possible vendors, reporting lost savings etc.
Maintain close relationships with clients to understand requirements
Validate and approve submitted requisitions as well as approving requisition submissions
Analysis of client spending trends
Manage and execute the spot buying process for general, low to mid-level spend categories
Manage specifications, using the client-specified standards and agreement templates, for the provision of specific goods or services in line with the business needs of the client.
Completion of quoting process including supplier selection from pre-selected suppliers
Completion of buying process initiated by the user including supplier selection from pre-selected suppliers.
Accountable for maintaining quality and service standards to support the overall Accenture-Client relationship and to deliver continuous improvement
Understand incoming requests, check quality requirements, follow up with requester where required (by phone, email) to ensure specifications are clear to select the best spot buying options
Where required, make new supplier proposals and align with Procurement Business Partner on client side
Identify potential vendors and obtain quotes as needed, per clients policy
Update requisition or PO creation process
Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of procurement operations