You will integrate the Procurement Team for the Gallia Region (7 countries and more than 20 people in the team), you will have be assigned to work for 1 or more of the procurement categories for any of the countries in scope (Workplace, HR, Marketing, Mobility, Technology). In contact with the Gallia category managers based in France, you will be in charge of the following activities:

• Stakeholders management:

Manage internal stakeholders’ feedback on category organization & supplier performance

Proactively organize sessions with internal customers to identify value contribution opportunities

Liaise with multiple departments (Corporate Function, Procurement, Legal, Operations) to ensure communication paths remain open

Provide an escalation point for sourcing challenges

• Category Strategy & plan:

Implement the Global & Regional Category strategy for GALLIA local projects and initiatives

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

Work with Sourcing & Delivery support to ensure all projects are delivered to a high standard, driving best practice Procurement

Provide support and guidance on:

• Sourcing & Project management
• Contracting, Contract management and Supplier relationship management (SRM)
• Prioritisation of projects and team roles and responsibilities
• Being the day-to-day escalation point

• Sourcing management:

Identify sourcing projects in line with the global/regional category strategies (for project management type of roles)

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

put together technical specifications for local sourcing projects based on stakeholders’ requirements

Design and develop relevant RFP documents ; when applicable, use e-sourcing & e-auction tools

Perform supplier selection and negotiate commercial proposal with suppliers whilst identifying savings and risk avoidance

Prepare a recommendation report for stakeholders as a decision tool to help them selecting supplier(s)

Award supplier(s)

• Contract management:

Negotiate and deploy supplier’s contracts, including best practices metrics & SLA, in collaboration with Legal department

Ensure implementation Local Country Addendum of global/regional agreements

Ensure compliance with local legislation and Accenture internal policies

Manage supplier’s contract signature by both parties

Store suppliers signed contracts into contracts repository & archiving tools

• Buying process:

Promote usage of negotiated contracts and monitor adoption rate to it

Maintain preferred suppliers list

• Supplier management:

Promote greater use of Global or Regional Strategic Providers

Manage local supplier relationships in line with Global Category and 360 Value Mgmt. strategy

Deploy & adhere to global procurement process

• Category Strategy & plan:

Implement and monitor the Global & Regional Category strategy for GALLIA local projects and initiatives

Work with Sourcing & Delivery support to ensure all projects are delivered to a high standard, driving best practice Procurement

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• A bachelor’s degree
• Procurement sourcing experience
• Experience in Stakeholders management
• Proven project management skills and ability to organize own work
• Proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent communication, organization /time management and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge and understanding of procurement sourcing and contracting processes
• English & French

SKILLS:

• Business Insight
• Data Analytics and Interpretation
• S&C Negotiation and Contract Management
• Supplier Analysis & Selection
• Spend management
• Autonomous & Rigorous
• Ability to learn fast

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