DE025204-Procurement Practice Manager

---ONLY THOSE APPLICANTS WHO ALREADY HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIVE AND WORK IN THIS COUNTRY ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE--- PROJECT NAME: Procurement BPO POSITION TITLE: Procurement Practice Manager WORK SETUP: Hybrid OVERALL PURPOSE: Accenture is seeking a collaborative and results-oriented Procurement Category Manager, to collaborate with external clients to develop and execute sourcing strategies related to Logistics & Supply Chain specific spend areas (i.e. Domestic / International Transportation and Supply Chain Services). RESPONSIBILITIES: • Pursue and develop senior level stakeholder relationships at priority accounts; support account stakeholder relationship plans • Develop strategic category plans that identify cost/productivity improvement opportunities in spending across a wide array of leading companies • The capacity to strategically and effectively manage all elements of the interaction and collaboration, performance, risk and innovation, with third-party providers. • Lead strategic sourcing projects, including all key steps such as strategy development, supplier negotiation, award recommendations, business case presentations and supplier contract execution • Provide industry and supplier research, market intelligence and financial analyses to client. • Support development of market insights from cross-client sourcing activity and collaborate with the Procurement Category function. • Promote corporate objectives and change initiatives, ensuring that the sourcing team is supporting overall company direction and growth • Ability to actively manage agreements throughout its lifecycle from contract setup to administration, management, and termination. • Mentor sourcing team on stakeholder and project management, with a special emphasis on collaboration, customer focus, delivery excellence, continuous improvement, negotiations and contracting • Develop client category structure for monitoring, tracking, and governance around spend and function performance to ensure stated contract benefits are realized and costs are transparent. OTHERS: Project Shift Schedule: Night Shift Project Rest Day: Weekends Off Project/Team Location: Mandaluyong Robinsons Cybergate Tower 2