DE025348-Procurement Practice Analyst - Cebu, Cyberzone Building, Tower 2

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POSITION TITLE: Procurement Practice Analyst
WORK SETUP: Hybrid

OVERALL PURPOSE:
• Act as a business partner. Engage business and corporate function POC to understand and support deliverables and priorities.
• Collaborate closely with corporate functions (e.g., Legal, HR, Geographic Services) in the delivery of P+ services.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Operational Responsibilities
Sourcing and Category Management
Provide procurement and product/service expertise for the spend sub-categories in scope. Seek out procurement solutions, working in partnership with suppliers and Accenture Procurement Plus stakeholders, to deliver significant cost reduction and/or service improvement opportunities. These will include but not be limited to:
• Manage demand
• Perform industry and market analysis 
• Work with Sourcing Category Lead to develop and implement sourcing strategies 
• Screen suppliers, build selection criteria & perform supplier analysis 
• Conduct RFX and analyze/score bids
• Execute negotiation plans
• Manage contract process 
• Manage supplier relationships
Purchasing Operations
Ensuring appropriate processes are in place so that:
• Purchase Requests created are in accordance with the Accenture Procurement Plus supply strategies and Accenture Policy
• Purchase Requests are issued to Supplier with required product / services specifications required for Supplier to accurately fulfill Purchase Request
• Any issues with Supplier fulfillment are managed professionally and in a timely fashion
• Invoicing issues and queries are handles competently, efficiently and effectively
• Continuous improvements to the Operational Purchasing process are sought and implemented as appropriate

OTHERS:
Project Shift Schedule: Morning Shift
Project Rest Day: Weekends Off
Project/Team Location: Cebu, Cyberzone Building, Tower 2

SKILL AND QUALIFICATIONS:
• At least 1-2 years experience in procurement / strategic sourcing and/or supplier management
• Experience in bidding, tendering processes and negotiating is required
• Has good comms skills

GOOD TO HAVE:
• Applicable knowledge and working experience in any of these categories - Facilities & Services or Contingent Labor or HR & Professional Services or Travel & Accommodation or IT&T or Marketing & Communications.
• Experience in defining and implementing service levels and delivering services within agreed SLAs.
• Experience in operating/supporting an operational purchasing team is desirable with “Procure-to-Pay” scope.
• With good computer literacy (e.g. Microsoft tools - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); the rest indicated under Technical Skills.
• Individual Contributor

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