Sourcing & Category Management Associate Manager – Property & Facilities Management

Accenture Services, s.r.o.

Place of work
Prague
Contract type
full-time
Wage (gross)
n/a

Information about the position

Job description, responsibilities and duties

  • Are you a highly motivated problem solver who thrives on driving ongoing improvements?
  • Do you have experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, Facilities Management, supplier management, or supply chain consulting with a demonstrated track record of delivering results?
  • Do you have advanced written and verbal language skills in German?
  • Do you have a desire to learn new supply chain and business management skills in Corporate Real Estate and Facilities Management while delivering measurable value to Fortune 500 companies?

    If so, then please read on…
The Position:
We are seeking a collaborative and results-oriented Sourcing & Category Manager with expertise in a wide range of Facilities categories to work with blue-chip clients to develop and execute sourcing strategies that support each company’s business goals while achieving optimal pricing, quality and service levels. Located in Prague, you will:
 
  • Identify cost/productivity improvement opportunities in Facilities Services spending across a wide array of leading companies
  • Lead sourcing projects, including all key steps such as strategy development, supplier negotiation, award recommendations, business case presentations and supplier contract execution
  • Design and implement cost savings projects across multiple Facilities sub-categories, including: Real Estate Services, Catering, Cleaning, Security, Repair and Maintenance, Mechanical and Electrical Services, Office Supplies, and Building Refurbishment and Fit-out.
  • Establish, engage and manage client relationships (both functional and procurement) to drive strategic initiatives; support account stakeholder relationship plans
  • Actively monitor and communicate category insights, trends and conduct market research for designated clients
  • Mentor more junior members in the sourcing team on stakeholder and project management, with a special emphasis on collaboration, customer focus, delivery excellence, continuous improvement, negotiations and contracting
  • Represent Facilities Sourcing & Category Management team as a category expert in at least one of those sub-categories above for the current and prospective customers
The Opportunity:

In this role, you will have the opportunity to become a true value creator by:
  • Demonstrating leadership on client engagements and internal opportunities
  • Leading the development and execution of EMEA-wide sourcing strategies
  • Growing category knowledge to expert levels, creating growth opportunities for team and company
  • Leading all associated delivery team members to achieve target results and customer satisfaction
  • Expanding business development skills to identify and propose account growth opportunities for additional sourcing of facilities management services
  • Coaching team members in the art of Negotiation and Contracting

Employee perks, benefits

NA

Requirements for the employee

Candidates with education suit the position

University education (Bachelor's degree)

Language skills

English - Upper intermediate (B2)

Personality requirements and skills

Qualifications The Ideal Candidate Will Have: Required:
  • A degree in a quantitative discipline (business/finance/economics/engineering/ mathematics) from a top tier university
  • Experience 5+ years supply chain, procurement, sourcing
  • Experience in sourcing and category management of Property and Facilities services
  • Excellent project management skills
  • Advanced written and verbal English and German language skills
Preferred:
  • Ability to effectively lead formal strategic sourcing efforts within Property and Facilities Management categories
  • Post-graduate degree preferred
  • Ability to interface with customers and suppliers via strong written and verbal communications skills
  • Demonstrated ability to design and coordinate implementation of cost savings projects across multiple PFM sub-categories including: Facilities Services: Repair and Maintenance, M&E, HVAC, Janitorial & Landscaping, Security, Catering, Building Fabric Maintenance; Project Management: Refurbishment and Fit-outs, Move Management; Corporate Real Estate: Rents, Lease Administration and Brokerage Services, Furniture, Workplace Management; Office Services: Stationary, Mail, Courier services, etc.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Formal training and/or 5+ years’ experience in strategic sourcing
  • Proficiency in spreadsheet software (e.g. Microsoft Excel) and presentation software (i.e. Microsoft PowerPoint)

Req. Code : 00330129
Division/Department : Accenture BPO

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Brief description of the company

Accenture’s Services workforce is a dedicated team of people who work on outsourcing engagements. These are long-term partnerships with clients for whom we manage and provide increasingly specialized business operations, such as finance and accounting, IT, applications development and maintenance, help desk services, and HR. We not only maintain key business functions for clients, we constantly seek to improve them to help our clients move ahead of the competition.

Number of employees

1000 and more employees
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