Procurement Practice Manager, Facilities

We Are:

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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 by 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:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience

• 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 (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: 

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