Accenture—Procurement Practice Senior Analyst

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Description: Skill required: Procurement Operations - Procurement Management Designation: Procurement Practice Senior Analyst Qualifications:Any Graduation Years of Experience:5 to 8 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? • 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 Any Graduation About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us at www.accenture.com Equal Employment Opportunity Statement We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, military veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.