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Description
Job Title: Procurement Category Manager (Resourcing UKIA)
Location: London
Onsite: 2-3x per week
Career Level: 8
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. With our thought leadership and culture of innovation, we apply industry expertise, diverse skill sets and next-generation technology to each business challenge.
As a Team:
Within the United Kingdom, Ireland and Africa (UKIA) Procurement Plus organization delivering for Accenture internal client, the UKIA External Talent Sourcing & Contracting category lead will be leading sourcing and contract management activities for External Talent in the UK, Ireland and Africa.
The External Talent category is the one of the biggest and most critical areas for Accenture to deliver corporate objectives in the UKIA market unit and this role will play an integral role in ensuring we deliver our labour requirements for our client projects.
Your role includes the key responsibilities below:
Category Strategy & plan:
Support implementation of the Global & Regional External Talent Category strategy for UKIA local projects and initiatives
Work with Category Management on work planning and category governance
Deliver sourcing & contracting projects
Manage local supplier relationship and performance monitoring in line with Global principals
Manage local category specific stakeholder relationships (e.g. Client Account Leads, Managing Director’s)
Manage External Talent Projects in SynOps system
Ensure compliance process execution
Work in alignment with global/regional Procurement + and category goals for External Talent
Actively participate in category community calls and foster team spirit at local level
People management
Supervise assigned team members (on-shore & near-shore)
Contract management:
Negotiate and deploy Accenture contracts to suppliers, including best practices metrics & SLA, in collaboration with Legal department
Lead supplier management programme for suppliers delivering services ensuring KPIs and metrics are achieved
Ensure implementation Local Country Addendum of global/regional agreements
Ensure compliance with local legislation and Accenture internal policies
Manage supplier’s contract signature by both parties
Store suppliers signed contracts into contracts repository & archiving tools
Reporting:
Identify opportunities for MI to support the overall delivery of our External Talent objectives
Maintain the established Monthly reporting for the UKIA External Talent workforce Category
Sourcing management:
Support roll-out of global/regional sourcing initiatives within the UKIA
Leverage the standard Sourcing methodology to achieve significant value in sourcing, negotiation and contracting
Provide support in upfront market research and supplier identification for all sourcing projects
Draw up technical specifications for local sourcing projects based on stakeholders’ requirements
Design and develop relevant RFP documents for projects in line with global/regional strategies; when applicable, use e-sourcing & e-auctions tools
Perform supplier selection and negotiate commercial proposal with suppliers
Prepare a recommendation report for stakeholders as a decision tool to help them selecting supplier(s)
Award supplier(s)
Buying process:
Promote usage of negotiated contracts and monitor adoption rate to it
Maintain preferred suppliers list
Stakeholders management
Manage internal stakeholders’ feedback on category organization & supplier performance
Liaise with multiple departments (Category, Procurement, Legal, Operations) to ensure communication paths remain open
Provide an escalation point for sourcing challenges
Supplier management
Promote greater use of Global or Regional Strategic Providers
Manage local supplier relationships in line with Global Category and 360 Value Mgmt. strategy
Deploy & adhere to global procurement process
When applicable, support development of global end to end procurement process, templates and tools
Modify the process, as required, to meet unique regional category specific requirements
Ensure the highest level of compliance with local legislations, regulations and Accenture policies with the support of the Procurement Plus Risk team
Review KPI related to the categories (PSL usage, Contract compliance, …) and take the proper actions
Key Relationships:
UKIA P+ Lead
Regional External Talent Workforce Lead
Contractor Exchange (CX) Team – UK, Ireland, South Africa and Indian based.
Local Business Stakeholders
Internal functions (e.g. Legal, Finance, etc.)
Key Skills
Ability to understand and communicate UKIA requirements (market, process, relationships)
Strong stakeholder management skills
Comfortable working in a matrix type organisation
Adaptable and comfortable working with ambiguity
Proven knowledge of Procurement methodology and sourcing execution
Strong analytical, presentation, communication (written & oral), interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills
Strong relationship management skills and a proactive customer-focused approach
Forward and solution minded, team player and with high degree of self-management
Ability to manage multiple projects, adopt a flexible approach and prioritize tasks appropriately
Comfortable navigating in a multicultural and broad environment and with all levels of the organization
Fluent in English
Experience of people management and leading teams
Experience of Recruitment or Contractor/Freelancer market
What’s In It For You
At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 25 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services. We combine unmatched experience and specialized capabilities across more than 40 industries — powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. With 509,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries, Accenture brings continuous innovation to help clients improve their performance and create lasting value across their enterprises. Visit us at www.accenture.com
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, or gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.
