Procurement Practice Manager - Facilities Services

Accenture
Berwyn, PA Remote Full Time
POSTED ON 5/7/2024 CLOSED ON 5/13/2024

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Procurement Practice Manager - Facilities Services 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 seeking a strong thought leader with deep category expertise for the role of Procurement Practice Manager within the Facilities Services Tower. This position is specifically focused on sourcing and category knowledge in Facilities Services, including but not limited to Facility Cleaning Services, Security Services and Systems, Food Services, Office Services, Grounds Services, Furniture, Waste and Environmental Services, Uniforms and Textile Laundering, Integrated Facilities Management.


As a Procurement Practice Manager, you will harvest market intelligence content in the key categories; infuse category insights and strategies into opportunity assessments, sourcing projects, and sales pursuits; and coach and guide sourcing project managers with strategic oversight on projects within respective areas.

We Are:

  • Develop and maintain category-specific knowledge assets and market intelligence that capture expertise / best practices

  • Provide strategic sourcing oversight and category knowledge in support of the Sourcing Project Management function on projects within categories of expertise

  • Infuse market insights into the sourcing process on projects within categories of expertise

  • In collaboration with Sourcing Project Management and/or Procurement Practice Advisory, engage with customers’ senior management team members to provide perspective on current market trends to inform client strategic decisions/sourcing initiatives in line with business goals and objectives

  • Leverage category expertise to support new sales and drive significant client business value

  • Establish, grow, and leverage network of suppliers, industry practitioners, and procurement professionals within categories of expertise

  • Work collaboratively with suppliers and customer stakeholders to identify continuous cost and performance improvement strategies

  • Provide educational and learning opportunities to internal colleagues and external clients (ex. Webinar, Spend Trends publications) on industry trends, supplier landscape changes, and market intel within categories of expertise

  • Coach and develop sourcing project managers in their professional development and pursuit of building category knowledge within area of expertise


Here’s what you need:

  • Minimum of 10 years of procurement/consulting or Integrated Facilities Management industry experience

  • Minimum of 5 years of strategic sourcing, category management, and/or professional industry experience related to the following sub-category areas:
    Facility Cleaning Services, Security Services and Systems, Food Services, Office Services, Grounds Services, Furniture, Waste and Environmental Services, Uniforms and Textile Laundering, Integrated Facilities Management

  • Labor Market knowledge (Union / Non-union)

Bonus points if:

  • Complete understanding of Labor Market (Union/Non-union, capacity constraints, incentives, contract structures, etc.)

  • Demonstrated expertise on historical and current market trends, view of supplier landscape, effective sourcing strategies, and best practice pricing rate structure/commercial contractual terms for the identified categories listed above

  • Proficiency in spreadsheet software (e.g. Microsoft Excel) and presentation software (i.e. Microsoft PowerPoint

Travel:

  • This position may require travel up to 25%.

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 $93,400 to $196,500

Colorado $93,400 to $169,800

New York $86,500 to $196,500

Washington $99,500 to $180,800


What We Believe


We have an unwavering commitment to diversity with the aim that every one of our people has a full sense of belonging within our organization. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture has the responsibility to create and sustain an inclusive environment.


Inclusion and diversity are fundamental to our culture and core values. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.
Read more here


Equal Employment Opportunity Statement


Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences, such as age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, religion or sexual orientation.


All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.


Accenture is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.


For details, view a copy of the
Accenture Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy Statement.


Requesting An Accommodation


Accenture is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for persons with disabilities or religious observances, including reasonable accommodation when needed. If you are hired by Accenture and require accommodation to perform the essential functions of your role, you will be asked to participate in our reasonable accommodation process. Accommodations made to facilitate the recruiting process are not a guarantee of future or continued accommodations once hired.


If you would like to be considered for employment opportunities with Accenture and have accommodation needs for a disability or religious observance, please call us toll free at 1 (877) 889-9009, send us an
email or speak with your recruiter.


Other Employment Statements


Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States.


Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.


Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.


The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Additionally, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company's legal duty to furnish information.

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