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)