Procurement Enablement Specialist

Job description

The Company:
Accenture is one of the world's leading providers of sourcing and procurement services, we help our clients architect, build and operate high performance procurement organizations through our global and flexible solutions. At Accenture we partner with forward-thinking business leaders of the world's most dynamic companies, to transform procurement and drive sustainable changes to their cost structures.

As one of the leading procurement Business Process Services specialists, Accenture excels at helping companies build the foundation for long-term growth. We are committed to delivering exceptional service through our exceptional people, and as an employee you'd enjoy a fulfilling career in an innovative environment where challenging and interesting work is part of daily life.

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.

Accenture people build careers in four different areas of our business: Consulting, Technology, Business Process Services and internal Corporate Functions. Each area offers a unique career experience and a compelling mix of work and training opportunities, work environment and structure for career progression.

Business Process Services professionals work on projects across a range of business processes, business applications and information technology. They may provide technology services, such as application management, infrastructure management and systems integration, or they may deliver business process services, including finance and accounting, procurement and human resources. Depending on the role, Business Process Services professionals may be based at a client's office or in one of Accenture's 50 delivery centers around the world.

The Position:

The Procurement Enablement Specialist manages client specific Supplier Enablement projects (Vendor Management, Catalog Management, Contract administration, Content enablement and eInvoicing Support). In addition, the Procurement Enablement Specialist collaborates with internal and/or external clients to deliver aspects of procurement operations, typically assigned to 1 to 3 accounts, and works actively on continuous improvement initiatives and ensures the clients enablement journey are addressing related client business outcomes and contracted SLAs for designated service.

Job Responsibilities:

· Work with Client Delivery and Mobilization to drive projects related to enablement of suppliers to eProcurement systems with contractual / service level obligations
· Ensure that services are provided within assigned budgets and timelines; take action necessary to address any issues
· Provide input to Accenture best practices
· Deliver Supplier enablement processes including the following as per the client scope of services:
· Vendor Registration to eProcurement tool
· Vendor Master Data Maintenance processes
· eInvoicing Vendor Onboarding
· Contract Administration
· Contract Content Enablement
· Catalog Management
· Vendor Master Data Cleansing and Enrichment
· Buying Content Setup
· Support Center
· Buyer Portal Setup
· Implement enablement best practices specific to client need and procurement operations strategy
· Actively monitor and communicate enablement performance, opportunities to achieve targets, leading practices, etc. for designated clients throughout project duration.
· Identify, research, report and complete tasks or issues related to enablement Services processes.
· Maintain process documentation

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Basic Qualifications:

·  Bachelor's degree OR minimum of 4 years of supply chain/purchasing experience
·  Minimum of 4 years' of Procure to Pay experience

Preferred Qualifications:

·  Minimum of 2 years of Ariba or Coupa experience
·  Minimum of 4 years of experience working with MS Office (Excel and PowerPoint)

Professional Skills:

·  Proven ability to work independently and as a team member
·  Strong communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
·  Good organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills

Travel Requirements:
·  This position requires travel of approximately 20% to support client projects

Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Accenture (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status).

Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.

Accenture is an EEO and Affirmative Action Employer of Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity
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