Procurement Associate Manager for Travel & Mobility Category with German

Posted:
10/17/2024, 1:23:10 PM

Location(s):
Timișoara, Romania ⋅ Cluj-Napoca, Romania ⋅ Bucharest, Romania ⋅ Brasov, Romania ⋅ Iași, Romania

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Business & Strategy

Workplace Type:
Remote

Your career is about what you want to be and who you want to be. It’s about bringing your skills, curiosity and best true self to work.

In Accenture Operations we rethink the way people work and businesses perform by harnessing the power of rich data for decision-making, innovative technology, and advanced machine intelligence

Within the EMEA Procurement Plus organization, delivering for Accenture internal client, the Multi Market Unit Front Office Travel & Mobility role will deliver sourcing and contract management activities primarily for the assigned markets and with focus on Travel & Mobility category. Under the direction of the Market Category Lead Travel & Mobility EMEA, they will support delivering specific projects primarily for the defined Market Units.

By being part of our team, you will work from Monday to Friday, 09:00 AM -18:00 PM, in a remote set up any you need to be located in Romania.

How you’ll make an impact:

Sourcing management:

• Along with Regional Travel & Mobility Category Lead, identify sourcing projects in line with the global/regional category strategies;

• Create and maintain a local sourcing pipeline through spend analysis and regular stakeholder meetings;

• Facilitate the roll-out of global/regional/local sourcing initiatives in the markets;

• Actively participate in category community calls and foster team spirit at the local level;

• Leverage the standard Sourcing methodology to achieve significant value in sourcing, negotiation, and contracting;

• Provide support in upfront market research and supplier identification for all sourcing projects;

• Draw up technical specifications for local sourcing projects based on stakeholders’ requirements;

• Design and develop relevant RFx documents for projects in line with global/regional strategies, when applicable, by utilizing e sourcing and e-auctions tools;

• Perform supplier selection for local projects and negotiate commercial proposals with suppliers, as determined by the category management team for global and regional projects;

Contract management:

• Negotiate and deploy suppliers’ contracts, including best practices metrics and SLA, in collaboration with the Legal department;

• Ensure implementation of Local Country Addendum of global/regional agreements;

• Ensure compliance with local legislation and Accenture internal policies;

• Manage suppliers’ contract signature by both parties;

• Promote usage of negotiated contracts and monitor adoption rate;

Stakeholder management:

• Identify key Travel & Mobility stakeholders for the applicable geographical units;

• Manage internal stakeholders’ feedback on suppliers’ performance;

• Proactively organize sessions with internal customers to identify value adding opportunities;

• Liaise with multiple departments (Category, Procurement, Legal, Operations) to ensure communication paths remain open;

• Provide an escalation point for sourcing challenges Supplier Management;

• Promote greater use of Global or Regional Strategic Providers;

• Manage local supplier relationships in line with Global Category and 360 Value Management strategy;

Deploy & adhere to the Global Procurement process

• When applicable, support the development of global end-to-end procurement process, templates and tools;

• Ensure the highest level of compliance with local legislations, regulations, and Accenture policies with the support of the Procurement Plus Risk team

• Review KPIs related to the categories (PSL usage, Contract Compliance, SynOps health, saving targets) and take the proper actions.

Skills that make your work successful:

  • Bachelor`s degree with an emphasis on the areas of business, economics, procurement, or comparable professional education;

  • Minimum 5 years of working experience in Procurement and Sourcing (ideally across all categories);

  • Advanced English and German speaker;

  • Proven knowledge of the Travel and Mobility industry ecosystem e.g. transportation and accommodation providers, fleet management (including car rentals, employees leased cars), OTAs, TMCs, Global Distribution Systems (GDS), Payment Solutions, Loyalty programs, expatriate management (services that support the relocation of employees, including housing, schooling, and integration);

  • Extensive experience in sourcing, contract negotiation and supplier management;

  • Strong analytical, presentation, communication (written and oral), interpersonal, negotiation, and influencing skills;

  • Strong relationship management skills and a proactive customer-focused approach;

Employee Benefits – Be well, work well, live well

Be at your physical best & take advantage of additional financial support:

  • Flexible medical & dental subscription plan with Regina Maria;

  • Nutrition counselling & Wellness subscriptions (7Card, Worldclass, SanoPass, or other providers);

  • Benefit Online platform for gift vouchers, transportation passes, vacation, cultural activities and many others;

  • Discount on Accenture shares through Employee Shares Purchase Plan;

  • Referral bonus, depending on the career level of the job opening;

  • Life insurance for you and your loved ones.

Follow your purpose:

  • 23 vacation days with our loyalty scheme, granting additional days: 1 extra day after 2 years, another after 5 years, and an additional day every 3 years until reaching a total of 30 vacation days;

  • Additional private pension plan, starting the second month of employment;

  • Flexible working hours depending on project specifics;

  • Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities;

  • Communities of interest: sport, volunteering, and employees' resources groups (parents, mental health allies, Pride, disability, expats).

Care for you and your loved ones:

  • Psychological and psychotherapy counselling support;

  • Premium access to well-being apps (Calm and Wysa);

  • Paid maternity or paternity leave;

  • Children educational reimbursement;

  • Support for adoption & psychological, financial and legal sessions for everyone in your household.

At the heart of change, there is a great human. Bring your ideas, ingenuity and passion and be part of our team!

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