What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement Contract Services Specialist position at Accenture?
We Are:
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent and innovation led company with 738,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries.
Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. We are uniquely able to deliver tangible outcomes because of our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Accenture Song. These capabilities, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients succeed and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.
You Are:
Accenture is currently seeking a Contract Senior Specialist who is looking for an exciting and challenging career with Accenture – an employer that enables you to make a real difference. The Contract Senior Specialist will facilitate the development and execution of a variety of third party commercial contracts in accordance with our client’s policies and procedures, applicable laws, and other requirements. The Contract Senior Specialist may provide guidance to the client’s business units and project teams on contract management and policy compliance matters, and may lead more than one engagement.
The Work:
Draft and negotiate contracts based on both client templates and supplier templates, in a timely manner with appropriate legal support to ensure compliance with client standards;
Coordinate and perform contract analysis, including redlines and negotiations with client legal and other stakeholders, as well as suppliers to:
Negotiate business terms and collaborate, coordinate, and be able to explain risks and implications of contract terms to the business and other stakeholders.
Complete gap analyses, review, redline, and understand contract language, risks and implications of such language.
Draft commercial terms as needed.
Prepare and disseminate information regarding contract status, compliance, modifications, with the ability to work within cross-functional teams to maintain contracting procedures and ensuring adherence to regional/goal category strategies;
Consulting and escalating positioning issues which are not solved satisfactorily to the project team in a timely manner;
Act as a contact between the project team and/or business unit and corporate legal counsel, ensuring that all legal and contractual matters are addressed efficiently and promptly;
Issue necessary modifications to clarify questions concerning such topics as specification changes, language ambiguities or clarification of contract clause;
Manage multiple, complex projects independently with the ability to resolve complex negotiation issues in a timely manner, escalating as appropriate and push a deal through to execution;
Assist with training and coaching to other contract specialists on legal review and interpretation;
Ensure that all contracts and agreements are filed in the contract repository;
Manage projects within Accenture’s proprietary or client workflow tools to document each step of the contract formation process.
Maintain and update contract databases and disseminate information as appropriate
Here's what you need:
Legal degree with a minimum of 4 years of work experience in contract management - OR - relevant contract management work with a minimum of 6 years of experience.
Bonus points if:
Paralegal certificate or law degree, preferred
Experience working with a variety of contract types and contract processes (i.e. preparing, reviewing, negotiating)
Experience responding to inquiries regarding contract obligations and redlines/revisions;
Ability to recognize, identify and explain business and legal positions;
Internal stakeholder management, data/information management, category management, process review, project management and performance reporting skills;
Procurement process knowledge, contract management, supplier analysis, supplier diversity, supplier management, technology utilization experience is an advantage;
Experience with contract reporting desirable (i.e. total number of contracts, number of suppliers under contract, and other indicators) to assess progress and effectiveness of the contract function;
Demonstrated a results driven approach, in a team setting where team members are not directly located within the same geography;
Strong client management skills;
Strong proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Word.
Travel:
Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.
Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, New York or Washington as set forth below. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.
Information on benefits is here.
Role Location Annual Salary Range
California $63,200 to $169,800
Colorado $63,200 to $146,700
New York $58,500 to $169,800
Washington $67,300 to $156,200
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Salary : $63,200 - $134,300
