Procurement Practice Senior Analyst

Skill required: Enablement - Market Intelligence
Designation: Procurement Practice Senior Analyst
Qualifications:Bachelor of Laws/Master Of Law
Years of Experience:5 to 8 years
About Accenture
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security.Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services, and Accenture Song— all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 784,000 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? As one of the leading procurement outsourcing analysts, Accenture excels at helping companies build the foundation for long-term growth. We are committed to delivering exceptional service through our exceptional people, and as an employee you’d enjoy a fulfilling career in an innovative environment where challenging and interesting work is part of daily life.
What are we looking for? Legal degree with between 4 years of experience, or relevant contract management experience required with between 6 years of experience; In depth experience working with a variety of contract types (i.e. preparing, reviewing and negotiating) and contract processes; Be able to identify legal risk in various contract types; Must be able to recognize, identify and clearly be able to explain business and convey legal positions; Impactful experience working within cross-functional and/or global teams of contracting and / or procurement professionals and aligning with established performance expectations; Internal stakeholder management, data/information management, category management, process review, project management and performance reporting skills; Contract Negotiations, Contract Modifications, Contract Performance & Reporting, Key Performance Indicators (KPI), Dashboard Reporting, Performance Analytics, Cateogry Strategies, Category Management Strategy, Process Improvements, Program project Management, Supplier analysis & Selection, Supply Chain Execution, client Management, Microsoft office Suite Stakeholder Management, Cross-Team Collaboration, Written and Verbal Communication, Collaboration and Interpersonal Skills, Procurement process knowledge, contract management, supplier analysis, supplier diversity, supplier management, technology utilization experience is an advantage; Experience with contract reporting desirable (i.e. total number of contracts, number of suppliers under contract, and other indicators) to assess progress and effectiveness of the contract function; Experience responding to inquiries regarding contract obligations and redlines/revisions; Demonstrated a results driven approach, in a team setting where team members are not directly located within the same geography; Strong client management skills; Strong proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Word
Roles and Responsibilities: •Draft and negotiate contracts based on client templates, in a timely manner with appropriate legal support to ensure compliance with client standards; Past experience with drafting agreements in following areas: IT, Marketing, Professional Services, Facilities, MRO. Specific experience within the Pharma industry highly desirable; Coordinate and perform contract analysis, including redlines and negotiations with client legal and other stakeholders, as well as suppliers to: Negotiate business terms and collaborate, coordinate, and be able to explain risks and implications of contract terms to the business and other stakeholders.? Complete gap analyses, review, redline, and understand contract language, risks and implications of such language. Draft commercial terms as needed. Prepare and disseminate information regarding contract status, compliance and modifications as well as partnering with cross-functional teams to maintain effective contracting procedures and ensuring adherence to regional/global category strategies; Consulting and escalating positioning issues which are not solved satisfactorily by the project team in a timely manner; Ensure that at all times written guidelines and client policies are followed and/or required SME input is obtained throughout the process (eg, privacy, finance, international and domestic taxation, customs and trade, information security, systems quality, software asset management, etc.); Manage multiple projects independently with the ability to resolve negotiation issues in a timely manner, escalating as appropriate and push a deal through to execution; Manage projects within Accenture’s proprietary or client workflow tools to document each step of the contract formation process. Maintenance and facilitation of records including updates, amendments and archiving of inactive contracts based on client schedule and requests. Enable Contract content and Load Contracts / Agreements as per schedule / approved client requests.

Bachelor of Laws,Master Of Law

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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