Procurement Practice Specialist for HR with German

Your career is about what you want to be and who you want to be. It’s about bringing your skills, curiosity and best true self to work. 

In an era where people are critical to success, join a team that prioritizes human ingenuity and fosters a workforce where technology elevates people (not the other way around), freeing them up for more creative thinking and exciting work.
 
By being part of our team, you will work from Monday to Friday, 09:00 AM - 18:00 PM in a remote setup.

How you’ll make an impact:

• Support Regional HR, Finance, Legal and Marketing Category Strategies;

• Collaborate with suppliers to increase Accenture's business value;

• Gain and utilize industry knowledge;

• Support the improvement of global and local processes, models, and tools.

Contract Management:

• Negotiate and deploy Accenture contracts to agencies and suppliers, including best practices, metrics, and SLAs, in collaboration with the Business and the Legal department;

• Ensure the implementation of Local Country Addendum to global/regional agreements.

Stakeholder Management:

• Manage stakeholder relationships and provide guidance on sourcing, project and contract management;

• Collaborate with multiple departments (Category, Procurement, Legal, Operations) to solve day-to-day challenges and ensure open communication paths.

Sourcing Management:

• Support the rollout of global/regional sourcing initiatives;

• Leverage standard sourcing methodology to achieve significant value in sourcing, negotiation, and contracting;

• Provide support in upfront market research and supplier identification;

• Perform supplier selection and negotiate commercial proposals with suppliers;

• Prepare recommendation reports for stakeholders to aid in supplier selection & award suppliers;

• Promote the use of negotiated contracts and maintain a preferred supplier list.

Supplier Management:

• Promote greater use of Global or Regional Strategic Providers;

• Manage local supplier relationships in line with Accenture’s Global Category and 360 Value Management strategy.

Deploy & Adhere to Global Procurement Process:

• Support the development of global end-to-end procurement processes, templates, and tools when applicable;

• Modify processes to meet unique regional category-specific requirements;

• Review KPIs related to categories (PSL usage, Contract compliance, savings targets) and take appropriate actions;

• Analyze data to provide new insights internally and towards data.

Skills that make your work successful:

• Fluent in English and German (minimum B2);

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, procurement, or comparable professional education;

• Minimum 3 years' experience in Procurement or the HR/Marketing Industry;

• Proven experience in sourcing and contract negotiation;

• Excellent relationship management and communication skills;

• Ability to work in a matrix organization and manage multiple projects;

• Tech affinity to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies and systems.

Employee Benefits – Be well, work well, live well

Be at your physical best & take advantage of additional financial support

• Flexible medical & dental subscription plan with Regina Maria;

• Nutrition counselling & Wellness subscriptions (7Card, Worldclass, SanoPass, or other providers);

• Benefit Online platform for gift vouchers, transportation passes, vacation, cultural activities and many others;

• Discount on Accenture shares through Employee Shares Purchase Plan;

• Referral bonus, depending on the career level of the job opening;

• Life insurance for you and your loved ones.

Follow your purpose

• 23 vacation days with our loyalty scheme, granting additional days: 1 extra day after 2 years, another after 5 years, and an additional day every 3 years until reaching a total of 30 vacation days;

• Additional private pension plan, starting the second month of employment;

• Flexible working hours depending on project specifics;

• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities;

• Communities of interest: sport, volunteering, and employees' resources groups (parents, mental health allies, Pride, disability, expats).

Care for you and your loved ones

• Psychological and psychotherapy counselling support;

• Premium access to well-being apps (Calm and Wysa);

• Children educational reimbursement;

• Support for adoption & psychological, financial and legal sessions for everyone in your household.

At the heart of change, there is a great human. Bring your ideas, ingenuity and passion and be part of our team!

About Accenture

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