Procurement Operations Advisor

Title: Procurement Operations Advisor
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
About Accenture
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in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized
skills across more than ‎40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Song,
Technology and Operations services -- all powered by the world's largest
network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our ‎738,000
people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day,
serving clients in more than ‎120 countries. We embrace the power of change to
create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders,
partners, and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com
What would you do?
You will be aligned with our Procurement team and help us in the process of
finding and agreeing to terms, and acquiring goods, services, or works from an
external source, often via a tendering or competitive bidding process. Support
knowledge, assist projects and process development of procurement outsourcing
delivery center and help improve business outcome indicators. Drive
innovations for new generation outsourcing and coordinate development of on-
demand tools and help develop strategy on procurement category. Manage
supplier issues, review contracted SLA's with suppliers, analyze publication
of data, drawings, statement of work, material specifications and design
documents regarding assigned commodities.
The Procurement Support team focuses on analyzing and designing the best
practices for tactical and transactional procurement processes. The team is
responsible for planning the implementation based on a detailed understanding
of the technologies involved. The role may require for you to provide ongoing
maintenance of suppliers, create catalogue content, and maintain user
authorization data. The team also utilizes procurement applications to provide
efficient and effective transactions and maximize compliance.
Roles and Responsibilities
* In this role, you need to analyze and solve moderately complex problems
* You will typically be creating new solutions, leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods and procedures
* The role requires a clear understanding of the strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to team goals
* You will need to hold monthly meaningful conversations with team members to discuss performance, coaching and feedback, training needs, and career discussions
* You will need to monitor & drive team performance, including throughput and quality as per defined metrics
* Your primary upward interaction is with a direct supervisor or team leads
* You will generally interact with peers and/or management levels with clients or internal stakeholders
* You will be provided with minimal guidance when determining methods and procedures on new assignments
* Decisions that you make often impact the team in which they reside and occasionally impact other teams
* You would be managing medium-small sized teams and/or work efforts at a client or within Accenture

We are looking for individuals who have the following skillset:
* Procure to Pay
* Sourcing and Procurement Strategy
* Spend analysis
* Supplier Analysis & Selection
* Vendor Management
* Ability to establish strong client relationship
* Written and verbal communication
* Collaboration and interpersonal skills
* Negotiation skills
* Risk management
* Vendor sourcing and management.
* Procurement process & management.
* Procurement Support.
* Familiar with local Procurement rules and regulation
Why join us?
* We offer a transparent, fast paced approach career progression, with a focus on your strengths and continuous coaching from senior colleagues
* You will benefit from working alongside Accenture experts who are solving some of the biggest industry challenges with innovative thinking and pioneering tools
* Flexible work arrangements and a range of benefits including competitive rewards
* You will have access to state-of-the-art technology that will give you the opportunity to deepen your existing skills even as you help create the latest business trends
* You will also have opportunities to make a difference to the communities in which we work and live
Next Steps
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