Sourcing Execution Specialist with French

Cross Category Sourcing Execution Senior Analyst will work as a key member of the S&CM EMEA Sourcing Execution Team on the Accenture Account. Within this position the candidate will be responsible to provide project management support to strategic sourcing projects with the guidance of the CEG Procurement lead and in close cooperation with the EMEA Category Leads. In addition, the candidate will independently manage sourcing projects and other sourcing support activities such as market analysis, contracting, contract administration in Czech/Slovak and in English. With a degree of existing sourcing and sourcing analytics knowledge this position will offer the successful candidate the opportunity to further develop his/her skills within the Sourcing and Category Management profession.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
• Provide project management support to strategic and tactical sourcing projects across multiple categories in Czech/Slovak and English.
• Support category planing for all categories in 3 different countries
• Manage Contractors commodity (BI Portal, RFP, Contracting, Hiring Managers relations)
• Additional administration tasks: audit preparations, vendor list revision and maintenance, contracting procedure implementation, new country Procurement support set-up, cooperation with V&A team etc.
• Develop Strategic Sourcing and Contract Management Plan.
• Operates as Quality checker for deliverables.
• Manage suppliers through all aspects of the RFx process.
• Support market and contracts analysis requirements either in English or Slovak/Czech Analyze and Forecast Demand.
• Generate Compliance Reports, analyze and provide recommendations
• Collect and Analyze Supplier Performance Data
• Evaluate Supplier Relationships and Performance
• Conduct Supplier Performance Meeting
• Monitor Supplier Relationships & Performance
• Support documentation administration and data gathering activities in both languages

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:
• Experience in the procurement of IT & Telecoms including one or more of the following areas:
o IT Hardware
o IT Software
o IT Services
o Telecommunications – data and voice networks
• Extensive strategic sourcing/procurement experience of at least 5 years
• Strong customer service focus
• Strong analytical, organizational, and presentation skills
• Strong Client presence
• Ability to work in a shared service model requiring collaboration and team work
• Proven ability to work independently and as a team member
• Good communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge and understanding of procurement operations and procurement systems such as Radix and Ariba Sourcing is a plus

Additional qualifications:
• Bachelors' degree (or equivalent) or relevant experience
• Advanced French & English language skills is a must
• CIPS certification would be an advantage
• Proven ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
• You must be willing to be mobile, i.e. 20% of the time travel might be required