Procurement Category and Sourcing Manager – Mobility (Travel)
Procurement Category and Sourcing Manager – Mobility (Travel)
The Position:
Accenture is seeking a strong individual with deep category andamp; sourcing expertise for the role of Procurement Category andamp; Sourcing Manager – Mobility (Travel) within the Corporate Professional Services Procurement Category Advisory practice. This role will be dedicated to one client and will focus on sourcing and category management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work with Travel Subject Matter Advisor to develop and implement client specific category planning and management for the Travel categories.
- Develop and maintain category-specific knowledge assets and market intelligence that capture expertise / best practices
- Provide strategic sourcing oversight and category knowledge in support of the Sourcing Project Management function on projects within categories of expertise
- Infuse market insights into the sourcing process on projects within categories of expertise
- In collaboration with Sourcing Project Management and/or Procurement Practice Advisory, engage with customers’ senior management team members to provide perspective on current market trends to inform client strategic decisions/sourcing initiatives in line with business goals and objectives
- Leverage category expertise to support new sales and drive significant client business value
- Establish, grow, and leverage network of suppliers, industry practitioners, and procurement professionals within categories of expertise
- Work collaboratively with suppliers and customer stakeholders to identify continuous cost and performance improvement strategies
- Provide educational and learning opportunities to internal colleagues and external clients (ex. Webinar, Spend Trends publications) on industry trends, supplier landscape changes, and market intel within categories of expertise
- Coach and develop sourcing project managers in their professional development and pursuit of building category knowledge within area of expertise
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
- Minimum of 7 years of procurement/consulting or category-related industry or supplier experience
- Minimum of 3 years of strategic sourcing, category management, and/or professional industry experience related to a range of the following sub-categories:
- Corporate Travel including Airlines (Alliances andamp; individual carriers), Hotels, TMCand#39;s, Meetings andamp; Events plus Corporate Tandamp;E card solutions
- Additional knowledge of HR, Consultancy, Recruitment, CWF an advantage but not mandatory
Professional Skills:
- Thorough understanding of the supplier landscape and interpretation of market trends within the identified categories listed above.
- Demonstrated success with key clients or stakeholders
- Ability to develop and frequently refresh category market intelligence and insight tools to support internal sourcing teams and educate external client stakeholders
- Ability to apply insights to customer’s situation for meaningful impact
- Ability to influence and persuade senior level client stakeholders
- Ability to adapt to the varied corporate cultures and organizational structures of our customers
- Ability to interface with customers and suppliers via strong written and verbal communications skills
- Existing positive relationships within industries related to the identified categories listed above.
- Strong sourcing knowledge to be able to translate category to sourcing strategy
- Well-developed, solution-oriented selling skills
- Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
- Ability to drive transformational change
- Solid multi-phase project management skills
- Strong ability to effectively manage in a matrix organizational structure working with multiple internal stakeholders
- Ambition to drive the category forwards, innovating internally and with ecosystem partners to drive incremental value for client
- Ability to effectively lead strategic sourcing efforts related to Travel category within the context of integrated Plan, Source, Make and Deliver supply chain processes.
Travel Requirements:
- This position may require regular travel to client location and Accenture offices in London, Prague or Germany
- Remote work possible (any location in Poland)
- Inclusion&Diversity in practice in truly multinational enviroment
- Eco-friendly offices
- Cooperation with globally recognized Clients and access to the latest technology solutions
- Online and classroom trainings to master your skills
- Onboarding program and dedicated Buddy
- Unique community with sport, volunteering activites and outings
- Access to MyBenefit platrofm
- Multisport and lunch card
- Private medical care and life insurance
- Referral program with bonuses for referring new employees
- Modern office in the city center of Warsaw
- Chill room, game room, library and coffee-breaks at terrace
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