Procurement Sourcing Analyst - Italian Speaking

The Procurement Sourcing & Contracting position is responsible for supporting the delivery of services to stakeholders and category leads including but not limited to sourcing, contract negotiations, supplier performance management, price management, savings/compliance reporting, continuous improvement and ongoing cost reductions, supply market monitoring, and issue resolution.  

The Procurement Sourcing & Contracting Consultant will:

• Execute sourcing activities in respective spend area within defined boundaries
• Identify sourcing opportunities, complete category profiles, calculate TCO
• Communicate with stakeholders to ensure delivery is aligned to procurement and stakeholder objectives
• Provide analysis for necessary sourcing activities to maintain the competitiveness of category contracts
• Develop and manage partnership with internal clients (including cross functional collaboration) and relationship with strategic suppliers
• Contribute to KPI reporting of supplier performance finding opportunities for data to improve delivery
• Conduct review of contract performance along with main stakeholder and spending for categories, manage suppliers performance
• Gather monthly performance-related data and prepares executive reports and presentations
• Monitor category trends and initiate market research as needed
• Perform problem-solving functions to ensure customer satisfaction with Accenture’s services
• Ensure communication flows between the relevant functions to deliver business objectives

Qualifications

Language Requirements

• Italian B2+
• C1 minimum for senior position

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience in sourcing, contract negotiations and supplier management.
• Knowledge of Procurement methodology and sourcing execution with demonstrated success running sourcing exercises
• Ability to manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks
• Comfortable navigating in a multicultural and broad environment and with all levels of the organization
• Stakeholder management, relationship building and communication skills aligned to a proactive customer-focused approach
• Forward and solution minded, team player and with the ability to self-manage
• Comfortable working in a matrix type organization
• Professional Skill Requirements:
• Good communication skills - written and verbal including formal presentation skills.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good multi-tasking skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Good proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Clear communication ability to conform to the varied corporate cultures and organizational structures of our customers.
• Motivated self-starter who can consistently deliver good results.
• Possess a desire to learn and deliver as a true team player.