Procurement Practice Associate

About the Role

You will be part of a team of Global Sourcing and Procurement Service professionals responsible for sourcing third-party suppliers according to corporate policies and procedures. You will diagnose client business needs, collaborate with legal counsel, and support contract negotiations to maximize customer value while mitigating risk.

Key Responsibilities

• Source third-party suppliers according to corporate policies and procedures.
• Diagnose client business needs.
• Collaborate with legal counsel.
• Support contract negotiations.
• Draft and negotiate SOWs, Change Orders, and similar Contract documents.
• Incorporate negotiated business terms into documents, including deliverables, pricing, SLAs, and specifications.
• Develop and lead negotiations focusing on mutual strategic interests.
• Manage the overall contracting process by collaborating with client, Accenture procurement, legal, and business teams.
• Apply independent judgment and creativity to resolve contract issues.
• Collaborate closely with client business stakeholders to understand client business needs for supplier relationships.
• Lead negotiation of business requirements and commercials for routine through complex vendor engagements.
• Collaborate with Category Sourcing Managers on negotiation strategy.
• Perform in-depth analysis of existing contracts or proposed contract amendments against client business needs.
• Draw conclusions, prepare comprehensive summaries, and present findings to the client.
• Coach colleagues, transfer knowledge, and develop team members.
• Provide sourcing support for SOWs and contract execution.
• Facilitate risk due diligence and assessment.
• Draft SOWs, Change Orders, Amendments, Work Orders, and Schedules.
• Collaborate with legal counsel to support contract negotiations or use pre-approved contract templates.
• Ensure all documentation meets the guidelines of the supported category for contract execution.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Contract Services - Contract Negotiations (P2)
• Procurement Strategy and Planning (P2)
• Supplier Analysis & Selection (P2)
• Working knowledge of Indirect Sourcing with international clients.
• Spend Analysis
• MS Excel Skills

Qualifications

• Any Graduation.
• Ability to draft documents describing negotiated and agreed-upon business terms with third-party vendors to assist legal counsel in drafting final vendor agreements.
• Comprehensive knowledge of typical corporate policies and procedures, with the ability to identify required improvements to established policies and communicate implementation procedures.
• Expert knowledge of purchasing contracting concepts and processes, including a deep understanding of contract business terms and working knowledge of contract legal terms.
• Strong analytical, collaboration, and communication skills.