Indirect Procurement, Manager/Associate Manager (Professional Services)

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The role of the Indirect Sourcing Category Management Procurement Buyer will be to carry out Indirect Sourcing related activities in Malaysia. This would involve administering the entire procurement process from sourcing including assisting in Strategy RFP development to contract management, ensuring that the appropriate legal clauses are adhered to and that Accenture and their suppliers fulfill their contractual obligations.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop Sourcing Strategies RFQs.
• Work with internal Accenture business stakeholders and suppliers to determine product and service level specifications.
• Undertake appropriate market research and benchmarking of the supply base for Accenture's requirements.
• Track on a monthly basis savings and benefits realized from sourced agreements.
• Proactively participate in further development of procurement policies, processes, systems and tools, and the administration of these systems including recommending procurement process improvements.
• Extensive and in-depth skills and knowledge in contract management and contract review T&Cs.
• Lead and negotiate high value and complex strategic sourcing initiatives.
• Cross Category experience in order of preference:

1. Facilities Services: Office Construction, Office suppliers, Outsourcing
2. Travel: hotels, serviced apartments, car rentals
3. IT: Software, Hardware, Telco
4. Professional Services: Finance payroll, relocation, HR recruitment, insurance, Marketing

Minimum Requirements:

• More than 5 years indirect procurement related experience and contract management for a wide range of spend categories and the management of suppliers.
• Strong administrative, analytical, and communication skills.
• Proactive and customer-focused approach with a friendly attitude and determination to ensure excellent customer service and deadlines are met.
• Confident with good influencing skills and ability to demonstrate initiative to prioritize and ensure completion of work in an effective and timely manner.
• Ability to manage relationships effectively with all levels within customer and supplier organizations.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, results-driven team environment. Fast turnaround time is expected.
• Strong contract negotiator with a working understanding of local commercial law.
• Experience in working with e-procurement technology would be ideal (i.e., Ariba, Radix, BuyNow).
• In-depth knowledge of the local supplier base.
• Moderate and/or higher competency in the use of Microsoft Office IT packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Business-related graduate degree.
• Bilingual and fluent in English.