POSITION TITLE: Procurement Practice Associate Manager WORK SETUP: Hybrid Project Shift Schedule: Morning Shift Project Rest Day: Weekends Project/Team Location: Mandaluyong Robinsons Cybergate Tower 2 (Salary is confidential, but once they are selected, the final salary offer will depend to the client and project they will be assigned) Skills and Qualifications Required: At least 7 to 8 years of experience in Travel and Mobilization Procurement experience is an advantage International experience is an advantage as resources will support SEA and ANZ Strong analytical, presentation, communication (written and oral), interpersonal, negotiation, and influencing skills Strong relationship management skills and a proactive customer-focused approach Forward and solution-minded, team player with a high degree of self-management Ability to manage multiple projects, adopt a flexible approach, and prioritize tasks appropriately Comfortable navigating in a multicultural and broad environment and with all levels of the organization Must not be a job hopper who only works for less than a year per company Not a former or current employee of the client No active application with the client RESPONSIBILITIES: Sourcing Management: - Along with Regional Travel & Mobility Category Lead, identify sourcing projects in line with the global/regional category strategies - Create and maintain a local sourcing pipeline through spend analysis and regular stakeholder meetings - Facilitate the roll-out of global/regional/local sourcing initiatives in ANZ and SEA Incl. PH - Collaborate with local business stakeholders to understand local business requirements - Actively participate in category community calls and foster team spirit at the local level - 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 - Draw up technical specifications for local sourcing projects based on stakeholders' requirements - Design and develop relevant RFx documents for projects in line with global/regional strategies, when applicable, by utilizing e-sourcing and e-auctions tools - Perform supplier selection for local projects and negotiate commercial proposals with suppliers, as determined by the category management team for global and regional projects - Prepare a recommendation report for stakeholders as a decision tool to help them select supplier(s) - Award supplier(s) Contract management: - Negotiate and deploy suppliers' contracts, including best practices metrics and SLA, in collaboration with the Legal department - Ensure implementation of Local Country Addendum of global/regional agreements - Ensure compliance with local legislation and Accenture internal policies - Manage suppliers' contract signature by both parties - Store suppliers' signed contracts in the contracts repository and archiving tools Buying process: - Promote usage of negotiated contracts and monitor adoption rate to it - Maintain preferred suppliers list Stakeholders Management: - Identify key Travel & Mobility stakeholders for ANZ and SEA incl PH and other APAC geographical units if applicable - Manage internal stakeholders' feedback on suppliers' performance - Proactively organize sessions with internal customers to identify value adding opportunities - Liaise with multiple departments (Category, Procurement, Legal, Operations) to ensure communication paths remain open - Provide an escalation point for sourcing challenges Supplier Management: - Promote greater use of Global or Regional Strategic Providers - Manage local supplier relationships in line with Global Category and 360 Value - Management strategy Deploy & adhere to the Global Procurement process - When applicable, support the development of global end-to-end procurement process, templates, and tools - Review KPIs related to the categories (PSL usage, Contract Compliance, SynOps health, saving targets) RECRUITMENT PROCESS: 1. Screening with CV Reviewer 2. Endorse for validation, along with the HRI toolkit, FCV and CV 3. For reviewing with the client Show more Show less