Indirect Sourcing & Category Management Procurement Buyer

Job description

Join Accenture and help transform leading organizations and communities around the world. The sheer scale of our capabilities and client engagements and the way we collaborate, operate and deliver value provides an unparalleled opportunity to grow and advance. Choose Accenture, and make delivering innovative work part of your extraordinary career.

OVERALL PURPOSE OF JOB:

The role of the Indirect Sourcing & Category Management Procurement Buyer will be to carry out Indirect Sourcing related activities, as well as, provide operational procurement assistance to the ASEAN Procurement Function. This will involve administering the entire procurement process from sourcing (including assisting in Strategy / RFP development) to contract management, ensuring that the appropriate legal clauses are adhered to and that Accenture and their suppliers fulfil their contractual obligations

MAIN ACTIVITIES / TASKS

Responsibilities include, as required:
· Develop Sourcing Strategies / RFQs
· Working with internal Accenture employees, and suppliers to determine product and service level specifications
· Undertake appropriate market research and benchmarking of the supply base for Accenture's requirements
· Involve in tactical sourcing and spot buying activities for moderate to high risk related products and services using the approved sourcing process to satisfy Accenture's requirements
· Tracking on a monthly basis of savings and benefits realized from sourced agreements.
· Proactively participating in further development of procurement policies, processes, systems and tools and the administration of these systems including recommending procurement process improvements
· Extensive skills and knowledge in contract management and contract review T&Cs
· To lead and negotiate high value and complex strategic sourcing initiatives
· Cross Category expertise in order of preference 1) Facilities & Services – Office Construction & Supplies 2) Travel- Hotels, Serviced Apartments, Car Rentals 3) IT&T 4) Professional Services –Finance, HR, Marketing

Desired profile

Qualifications :

REQUIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE
·  More than 3 years indirect procurement related experience and contract management for a wide range of spend categories and the management of suppliers
·  Strong administrative, analytical, communication skills
·  Proactive and customer-focused approach with friendly attitude and determination to ensure excellent customer service and datelines are delivered
·  Confident with good influencing skills and ability to demonstrate initiative to prioritise and ensure completion of work in an effective and timely manner
·  Ability to manage relationships effectively with all levels within customer & supplier organisations
·  Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, and results driven team environment. Fast turnaround time is expected
·  Strong contract negotiator with a working understanding of local commercial law
·  Experience in working with e-procurement technology would be ideal i.e. Ariba, Radix, BuyNow
·  In-depth knowledge of local supplier base
·  Moderate and/or Higher competency in the use of Microsoft Office IT packages – (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS
·  Business related graduate degree
·  Bilingual and fluent in English

You will also have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialization. We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with teammates. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.