- Location
- Mumbai, MDC2C, India
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Operations
- Seniority
- Manager
- Source
- Workday
Description
Skill required: Procurement Operations - Procurement Management
Designation: Procurement Operations Manager
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:13 to 18 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? You will be aligned with our Procurement vertical 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. Procurement is used to ensure the buyer receives goods, services, or works at the best possible price when aspects such as quality, quantity, time, and location are compared. You will be working as a part of Procurement management team which uses a systematic approach for buying all the goods and services needed for a company to stay sustainable. They are involved in the identification of need, finding and qualifying the suppliers, requesting proposals, negotiating with suppliers, contracting, delivery and analyzing results. The Procurement Strategy and Planning team is responsible for establishing long-range plans for ensuring a timely supply of goods and/or services that are critical to our firm s ability to meet its core business objectives. The team is focused on ensuring on-time delivery of materials at the designated place from suppliers while managing any queries during the process. Coordinating with suppliers & other stakeholders, determining expediting methodology, keeping track of delivery schedules, inspections, PO amendments, project milestones, & post-PO management will all be critical elements. The role may require you to have experience working in Direct or Indirect (CAPEX, MRO) categories, knowledge of PO Processing, Vendor Master Data, Tactical Buying / Spot Buys, RFx, Procurement Help Desk functions, Process Optimization, QA Framework, etc.
What are we looking for? Roles and Responsibilities - In this role you are required to identify and assess complex problems for area of responsibility. The person would create solutions in situations in which analysis requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Requires adherence to strategic direction set by senior management when establishing near-term goals. Interaction of the individual is with senior management at a client and/or within Accenture, involving matters that may require acceptance of an alternate approach. Some latitude in decision-making in involved. you will act independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments. Decisions individual at this role makes have a major day to day impact on area of responsibility. The person manages large - medium sized teams and/or work efforts (if in an individual contributor role) at a client or within Accenture. Please note that this role may require you to work in rotational shifts. • Experience in direct and Direct/indirect procurement categories. • Strong negotiation, supplier management, and analytical skills. • Strong project management and multitasking abilities. • Ability to manage suppliers effectively and work in a matrix environment. • High adaptability to multiple corporate cultures and customer structures. • Strong analytical mindset with problem solving orientation.
Roles and Responsibilities: 1. Procurement Operations & Buying Leadership •Lead and perform end-to-end tactical and operational buying for: Direct procurement: Raw materials, components, engineering items, production linked goods. Indirect procurement: IT, facilities, HR services, marketing, utilities, MRO categories.to end tactical and operational buying for: linked goods. •Validate, review, and approve requisitions and purchase orders. •Guide team members and internal stakeholders on specification of clarity, compliance, and process adherence. •Resolve escalations related to suppliers, pricing, delays, or transactional errors. 2. ERP system expertise, preferably in SAP and Oracle. • Ensure accurate and timely processing of procurement transactions in: o PO creation, amendments, supplier updates. o Requisition validation, invoicing alignment. o Direct and indirect purchasing workflows. • Troubleshoot ERP related issues and guide team members in system navigation. 3. Supplier & Stakeholder Management • Maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure service levels, delivery timelines, and contractual adherence. • Support supplier selection, negotiation, and performance monitoring. • Collaborate with internal business functions (operations, finance, engineering, IT, category leads) to understand needs and deliver procurement solutions. • Function as the first point of escalation for supplier performance or order issues. . spend Analysis & Strategic Contribution • Analyze client spending trends and identify cost saving opportunities, consistent with Specialist role expectations. • Recommend procurement strategies aimed at improving bottom line results and optimizing category performance. • Support initiatives to increase spend visibility, policy compliance, and process efficiency. 5. Process Optimization & Governance • Improve procurement operations by identifying inefficiencies and driving process improvements, consistent with existing role duties. • Ensure full compliance with procurement policies, approval hierarchies, and documentation standards. • Maximize performance by enhancing transparency, control, and best practice adoption. 6. Reporting & Performance Management • Prepare and deliver reports on buying performance, turnaround times, supplier KPIs, and savings. • Track procurement cycle health, bottlenecks, and continuous improvement outcomes. • Enable leaders with dashboards and data insights for decision making.Any Graduation
Designation: Procurement Operations Manager
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:13 to 18 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? You will be aligned with our Procurement vertical 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. Procurement is used to ensure the buyer receives goods, services, or works at the best possible price when aspects such as quality, quantity, time, and location are compared. You will be working as a part of Procurement management team which uses a systematic approach for buying all the goods and services needed for a company to stay sustainable. They are involved in the identification of need, finding and qualifying the suppliers, requesting proposals, negotiating with suppliers, contracting, delivery and analyzing results. The Procurement Strategy and Planning team is responsible for establishing long-range plans for ensuring a timely supply of goods and/or services that are critical to our firm s ability to meet its core business objectives. The team is focused on ensuring on-time delivery of materials at the designated place from suppliers while managing any queries during the process. Coordinating with suppliers & other stakeholders, determining expediting methodology, keeping track of delivery schedules, inspections, PO amendments, project milestones, & post-PO management will all be critical elements. The role may require you to have experience working in Direct or Indirect (CAPEX, MRO) categories, knowledge of PO Processing, Vendor Master Data, Tactical Buying / Spot Buys, RFx, Procurement Help Desk functions, Process Optimization, QA Framework, etc.
What are we looking for? Roles and Responsibilities - In this role you are required to identify and assess complex problems for area of responsibility. The person would create solutions in situations in which analysis requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Requires adherence to strategic direction set by senior management when establishing near-term goals. Interaction of the individual is with senior management at a client and/or within Accenture, involving matters that may require acceptance of an alternate approach. Some latitude in decision-making in involved. you will act independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments. Decisions individual at this role makes have a major day to day impact on area of responsibility. The person manages large - medium sized teams and/or work efforts (if in an individual contributor role) at a client or within Accenture. Please note that this role may require you to work in rotational shifts. • Experience in direct and Direct/indirect procurement categories. • Strong negotiation, supplier management, and analytical skills. • Strong project management and multitasking abilities. • Ability to manage suppliers effectively and work in a matrix environment. • High adaptability to multiple corporate cultures and customer structures. • Strong analytical mindset with problem solving orientation.
Roles and Responsibilities: 1. Procurement Operations & Buying Leadership •Lead and perform end-to-end tactical and operational buying for: Direct procurement: Raw materials, components, engineering items, production linked goods. Indirect procurement: IT, facilities, HR services, marketing, utilities, MRO categories.to end tactical and operational buying for: linked goods. •Validate, review, and approve requisitions and purchase orders. •Guide team members and internal stakeholders on specification of clarity, compliance, and process adherence. •Resolve escalations related to suppliers, pricing, delays, or transactional errors. 2. ERP system expertise, preferably in SAP and Oracle. • Ensure accurate and timely processing of procurement transactions in: o PO creation, amendments, supplier updates. o Requisition validation, invoicing alignment. o Direct and indirect purchasing workflows. • Troubleshoot ERP related issues and guide team members in system navigation. 3. Supplier & Stakeholder Management • Maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure service levels, delivery timelines, and contractual adherence. • Support supplier selection, negotiation, and performance monitoring. • Collaborate with internal business functions (operations, finance, engineering, IT, category leads) to understand needs and deliver procurement solutions. • Function as the first point of escalation for supplier performance or order issues. . spend Analysis & Strategic Contribution • Analyze client spending trends and identify cost saving opportunities, consistent with Specialist role expectations. • Recommend procurement strategies aimed at improving bottom line results and optimizing category performance. • Support initiatives to increase spend visibility, policy compliance, and process efficiency. 5. Process Optimization & Governance • Improve procurement operations by identifying inefficiencies and driving process improvements, consistent with existing role duties. • Ensure full compliance with procurement policies, approval hierarchies, and documentation standards. • Maximize performance by enhancing transparency, control, and best practice adoption. 6. Reporting & Performance Management • Prepare and deliver reports on buying performance, turnaround times, supplier KPIs, and savings. • Track procurement cycle health, bottlenecks, and continuous improvement outcomes. • Enable leaders with dashboards and data insights for decision making.Any Graduation
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.Visit us at www.accenture.com
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Skills
OracleSAPComplianceERPProcurementProject ManagementNegotiation
