Procurement Practice Associate

Skill required: Procurement Operations - Procurement Management Designation: Procurement Practice Associate Qualifications: Any Graduation Years of Experience: 1 to 3 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 What would you do? • Accenture is seeking a Procurement Operations Associate to support various indirect purchases for our customers. In this capacity, you will be based out of one of our delivery centers & will have frequent interaction with team members and customers in the execution of projects. These projects will help customers achieve significant value in the form of improved pricing, quality, delivery, and supplier performance What are we looking for? • Bachelor s degree or equivalent • Preferred - • Procurement experience • • FAR based purchasing experience a plus • • SAP experience a plus • • Exposure to procurement operations life cycle including knowledge of procurement systems, PO creation and processing, contracting, and supplier invoicing • • Exceptional multi-tasking skills • • Solid understanding of and experience with quantitative and qualitative analysis • • Proficiency with Excel and Access • • Excellent communication, organization, time management and problem solving skills • • Project management skills Roles and Responsibilities: • • Provide day to day buying and tactical sourcing services at the customer Procurement Operations center • • Additional responsibilities include supporting the Analysts and Specialists, resolving complex tactical issues, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives. • • Apply tactical sourcing for savings generation on non-routine purchases • • Execute processes in compliance with the Procurement Operations Playbook standards; provide support for the order through the entire transaction • • Manage individual compliance issues directly with customer stakeholders, escalating if issues are systematic • • Ensure customer quality and timeliness requirements are met through each executed purchase order • • Understand and apply the end-to-end process for tactical procurement • • Ability to share and educate others on tactical purchasing knowledge • • Assist special team projects as needed • • Develop category knowledge through daily execution and management across a broad category space • • Strong sourcing capabilities • • Develop team leadership skills • • Develop customer relationship management skills 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 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.