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Part of the Procurement Department for the Gallia Region (7 countries and more than 20 people) and covering different categories: Workplace, HR, Marketing, Mobility, … You will have to manage the workplace category for the following countries: Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. In contact with the Gallia Category Lead, you will be in charge of the following activities:
Stakeholders’ management: Identify key stakeholders for Benelux.Manage internal stakeholders’ feedback on category organization & supplier performance.Proactively organize sessions with internal customers to identify value contribution opportunitiesLiaise with multiple departments (Workplace, Procurement, Legal, Operations) to ensure communication paths remain open.Provide an escalation point for sourcing challenges
Category Strategy & Plan: Implement the Global & Regional Category strategy for GALLIA local projects and initiativesActively participate in category community calls and foster team spirit at local levelWork with Sourcing & Delivery support to ensure all acquisitions are managed to a high standard, driving best practice Procurement.Implement the sustainable strategy.
Sourcing management: Identify with sourcing projects in line with the global/regional category strategiesCreate and maintain local sourcing pipeline through spend analysis and regular stakeholder meetingsSupport roll-out of global/regional sourcing initiatives within GALLIALeverage the standard Sourcing methodology to achieve significant value in sourcing, negotiation and contractingProvide support in upfront market research and supplier identification for all sourcing projectsDraw up technical specifications for local sourcing projects based on stakeholders’ requirementsDesign and develop relevant RFP documents for projects in line with our sustainable objectives, global/regional strategies; when applicable, use e-sourcing & e-auction toolsPerform supplier selection and negotiate commercial proposal with suppliers
Prepare a recommendation report for stakeholders as a decision tool to help them selecting supplier(s)Award supplier(s)
Contract management: Negotiate and deploy supplier’s contracts, including best practices metrics & SLA, in collaboration with Legal departmentEnsure implementation Local Country Addendum of global/regional agreementsEnsure compliance with local legislation and Accenture internal policiesManage supplier’s contract signature by both parties
Store suppliers signed contracts into contracts repository & archiving tools
Buying process: Promote usage of negotiated contracts and monitor adoption rate to itMaintain preferred suppliers list
Supplier management: Promote greater use of Global or Regional Strategic ProvidersManage local supplier relationships in line with Global Category and 360 Value Mgmt. strategyDeploy & adhere to global procurement process
Job Qualifications & Requirements:
• A bachelor’s degree• Procurement sourcing experience of at least 3-5 years • Experience in Stakeholders management• Proven project management skills and ability to organize own work• Proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint• Excellent communication, organization /time management and problem-solving skills • Knowledge and understanding of procurement sourcing and contracting processes• English & French // Dutch is an additional positive strength.
SKILLS: • Business Insight• Data Analytics and Interpretation• Global Strategic Sourcing• S&C Negotiation and Contract Management• Supplier Analysis & Selection• Spend management• Autonomous & Rigo