Key Responsibilities

　　Manage the assigned Procurement Plus categories on a regional level

　　Work with senior level stakeholders to lead and execute strategic sourcing projects, including strategy development, RFQ RFP execution, supplier negotiation, award recommendations, business case presentations and supplier contract execution

　　Support the Global Category Leads with the identification of stakeholders and definition of the strategy

　　Benchmark category practices with regional developments to identify initiatives for improvement

　　Assess the impact of regionally changing requirements, including legislation and policies

　　Foster knowledge sharing between global regional local P and travel mobility category resources

　　Ensure successful implementation of global strategy agreements

　　Coordinate resource allocation to support global initiatives

　　Lead and support global category strategy development and implementation

　　Support negotiations and sourcing activities in line with global category strategy

　　Support business profitability incl. sales related to travel across the Accenture organization

　　Promote the use of contracts and buying channels according to category strategies

　　Manage supplier and customer relationships on a regional level

　　Manage global supplier relationships in line with Global Category and 360 Value Mgmt. strategy

　　Develop and maintain effective strategic relationships with key internal customers and stakeholders

　　Manage internal customer feedback on category organization supplier performance

　　Consolidate requirements and act as a business partner across MUs, Functions and Sub Categories

　　Proactively organize sessions with internal customers to identify value contribution opportunities

　　Ensure that input from stakeholders is considered in the category strategy and sourcing processes

　　Act as an escalation point for category related issues and drive resolution in line with global targets

　　Perform category management activities for projects on a regional level

　　Manage the category strategy implementation execution for global projects and initiatives

　　Drive supplier performance by, for example, discussing lessons learned across different markets

　　Perform supplier selection and fact based negotiations in alignment with Global Category Leads

　　Involve the business in actions related to supplier base optimization, KPI implementation

　　Drive deep travel mobility market intelligence into all aspects of the value proposition

　　Key Relationships

　　Global, Regional, and Local Mobility Leads Global, Regional, and Local Business Stakeholders MU, Country, and Local GS Leads MU Procurement Leads and Teams Regional Procurement Delivery Leads Global Category Lead

　　Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

　　Expert in Business Travel category management, sourcing as well as project management and planning

　　Excellent knowledge of procurement and category strategy development and conveyance

　　Proven knowledge of sourcing and procurement methodologies and concepts

　　Proven knowledge of the business travel mobility industry, and commercial models

　　Very strong in stakeholder and relationship management as well as supplier management

　　Strong capability to independently interact throughout the broader Accenture organization

　　Strong analytical, presentation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills

　　Strong knowledge of procurement tools, content and data analysis

　　Project and process management knowledge and experience

　　Forward, out of the box thinking and an innovative, disruptive and open mindset

　　Action oriented and solution minded team player with a high degree of self management Fluent in English, spoken and written Requisite Education and Experience Minimum Qualifications

　　A master s degree with an emphasis on the areas of business, economics, procurement, travel or comparable professional education Alternatively.