External Talent - Procurement Practice Senior Analyst

This role is responsible for supporting a range of strategic initiatives and transformation opportunities within the External Talent category. The role will collaborate with stakeholders and Accenture’s strategic suppliers to explore new innovative ideas and technology staffing solutions. And will work closely with the External Talent Leads in the Growth markets, to achieve business objectives and deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather market intelligence to support staffing services

• Build knowledge and manage SOW/contingent labour suppliers and services to comply with process and policies

• To support Category Leads in developing supplier strategies to support business teams including market landscapes of roles/skills, different engagement models, diversity focus, innovative plans and etc.

• Partner with key business stakeholders and leadership to understand and establish category requirements, development of sourcing strategy that meet the needs of the organization, while providing synergy in process and savings.

• Leading all sourcing activities such as the request for proposal process, negotiating with suppliers, vendor selection, contract creation, baseline and cost savings validation, and strategy execution aligned to Accenture process and policies

• Execute SRM activities, including issues management, supplier performance management, business review preparation and actions

• Manage and execute External Talent Priorities in the country

• Manage suppliers’ escalation issues and seek resolutions aligned with stakeholders, including CX team

• Work closely with CX teams to drive supplier chain excellence.

What we need:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources with project management experience or other related graduate degree

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in IT consulting/service management or strategic sourcing

• Familiar with Consulting Industry and Technology Recruitment Framework

• At least 2 years’ experience in contract drafting and knowledge of Statement of Work (SOW)

• At least 3 years’ experience in negotiations (commercial and contractual)

• Knowledge of legal terminology and language related to supplier and/or vendor agreements and contracts

Skills

• Excellent communication skills, problem solving, analytical and organization skills

• Familiar with procurement and sourcing technical terminology

• Data analytics, with the ability to draw conclusions and determine trends to present recommendations on actions

• Adaptable and comfortable working with ambiguity in a global matrix organization

• Possess the desire and drive to succeed in fast pace and highly competitive environment.

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.

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