Procurement Practice Associate Manager

Skill required: Category Management - Category Management Strategy

Designation: Procurement Practice Associate Manager

Qualifications:Any Graduation

Years of Experience:10 to 14 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 784,000 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

• Lead global technology hardware strategy, lifecycle management, deployment, vendor management, and transformation initiatives. Partner with IT, Procurement, Security, Finance, and regional teams to deliver standardized, secure, scalable, and cost-effective hardware solutions. What are we looking for
• Provide executive-level reporting on performance, risks, costs, and roadmap.
• Own global hardware lifecycle from demand, procurement, deployment, refresh to retirement.
• Lead global hardware transformation, refresh, and deployment programs.
• Define standards, roadmap, governance, and operational KPIs.
• Manage strategic vendors, contracts, SLAs, and commercial negotiations.
• Drive hardware cost optimization, forecasting, and TCO reduction.
• Ensure security, compliance, asset management, and audit readiness.
• Lead cross-functional or global teams and manage senior stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities for automation, standardization, and process improvement. Roles and Responsibilities:
• 8 to 12 years in IT Infrastructure or Hardware or End User Computing or IT Asset Management.
• Strong global program and stakeholder management experience.
• Vendor, contract, SLA, and financial management.
• Knowledge of ITIL or ITSM, CMDB or ITAM, endpoint and enterprise hardware.
• Strong communication, analytical, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Preferred
• ServiceNow, ITIL, PMP or Agile, Intune or SCCM, CMDB, Global Procurement, Hardware Lifecycle Management
• Success Measures
• Cost optimization, Asset accuracy, SLA adherence, Refresh completion, Security compliance, User experience, Program delivery