Procurement Manager

Procurement Practice Senior Analyst

Skill required: Procurement Operations - Procurement Management
Designation: Procurement Practice Senior Analyst
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:5 to 8 years
Language - Ability:English(Domestic) - Advanced
About Accenture
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What would you do? Go beyond processing purchase orders at lower costs to help clients reap savings and value from the billions they spend on the goods and services that run their day-to-day business operations. Procurement Operations involve the process of acquiring goods and services that a business needs to operate. This includes identifying needs, selecting suppliers, negotiating contracts, and managing purchase orders. The goal is to obtain quality products at the best possible prices while ensuring timely delivery. Effective procurement operations help control costs, maintain supply chain efficiency, and support overall business objectives. They are essential for the smooth functioning of any organization. A systematic approach used for buying all the goods and services needed for a particular project or for the company generally to stay sustainable. It consists of: the identification of need; finding and qualifying the suppliers; requesting proposals, negotiating with suppliers, contracting, delivery and analyzing results; and contract close.
What are we looking for? a. Buy Desk Support i. Creating Purchase Requisition “On behalf of” Non-Coupa users. o Monitor in SNOW for tickets under “Purchase Request Form” o If SNOW requestor has Coupa license, redirect the requestor to submit PR in Coupa. o Contact requester for necessary additional information needed to create Purchase Requisition. o Create Purchase Requisition in Coupa, by adding the DOA of the requestor as approvers in the workflow. The DOA should have Coupa license. o Update the “Deliver to” address of the SNOW requestor. o Confirm the details updated on the PR with the SNOW requestor. o Upon confirmation, submit the PR in Coupa. o Once PR is fully approved, a PO copy can be emailed to the SNOW requestor for their records. ii. Post Purchase Order Management o 1 week prior to the delivery date, contact the SNOW requestor for confirmation on delivery. o If delivery is confirmed, attach the email confirmation in Coupa and enter receipt in Coupa on behalf of the SNOW requestor. o If delivery is delayed or if there’s a dispute, then the Buy Desk does not enter the receipt, but follows up with the SNOW requestor or informs AP to dispute the invoice back to the supplier. 2. Additional Activities a. Brinks SNOW Requestor will be responsible for submitting the Purchase Requisition Form in SNOW. b. SNOW to triage the request to the appropriate Buy Desk Assignment Group. c. Within reasonable timeframe Brinks SNOW Requestor will be responsible for providing all necessary information needed to create an accurate Purchase Requisition in Coupa. d. Brinks SNOW Requestor will be responsible for responding within reasonable time frame the receipt of goods or services to the Buy Desk e. Brinks will be responsible for communicating the “Buy Desk Support” process to the Brinks organization, reiterating that this is a capacity services solution for infrequent users. If a Brinks user needs Coupa access, they may request it from SNOW. f. Subject to DOA rules, approval dependencies etc. typically a PO would be auto transmitted via Coupa to the supplier within 5 business days once all information is provided to create PR in Coupa.
Roles and Responsibilities: •In this role you are required to do analysis and solving of increasingly complex problems • Your day to day interactions are with peers within Accenture • You are likely to have some interaction with clients and/or Accenture management • You will be given minimal instruction on daily work/tasks and a moderate level of instruction on new assignments • Decisions that are made by you impact your own work and may impact the work of others • In this role you would be an individual contributor and/or oversee a small work effort and/or team • Please note that this role may require you to work in rotational shifts