Sourcing & Contracting Specialist with French for HR

Your career is about what you want to be and who you want to be. It’s about bringing your skills, curiosity and best true self to work.

• Support complex sourcing exercises and lead smaller RFIs and RFPs in the delivery of the category strategy and market unit objectives;

• Support upfront market research and supplier identification for category projects;

• Communicate with stakeholders to ensure delivery is aligned to procurement and stakeholder objectives;

• Work collaboratively with suppliers and stakeholders to communicate and support sourcing and category management activities;

• Provide analysis for necessary sourcing activities to maintain the competitiveness of category contracts;

• Build relationships with suppliers to support their effective delivery in the category;

• Contribute to KPI reporting of supplier performance finding opportunities for data to improve the delivery of our category strategy;

• Perform total cost of ownership analyses for the evaluation of continuous cost improvement projects;

• Gather monthly performance-related data and prepares executive reports and presentations;

• Support supply market research for your category;

• Support sales & business development, spend & contract analysis, and category planning activities;

• Perform numerous complex problem-solving functions to ensure customer satisfaction with Accenture’s services;

• Ensure communication flows between the relevant functions to deliver business objectives;

• Develop good working relationships with stakeholders at both the global and market unit level.

What skills & experience are we looking for?

• Strong verbal and written communication skills in French (whereas English would be a strong advantage);

• Minimum 4 years of experience in procurement sourcing and at least 3 years in Corporate&HR sourcing;

• Understanding of the legislations across Europe related to procurement and the use of subcontractors;

• Understanding of supplier sourcing, contract negotiation and supplier management with experience in supporting or delivering tender management and negotiating agreements or Service Level Agreements;

• Skills in manipulating data and a quick learner of new systems and tools with the ability to understand and develop pricing models and analyses/interpret commercial proposals;

• Strategic sourcing and category management expertise, including Contract drafting and contract law;

• Excellent negotiation & influencing skills while engaging with senior management within Accenture or Accenture’s suppliers;

• Strong stakeholder and supplier relationship management skills;

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment, leading where appropriate;

• Ability to plan, prioritize and deliver own work;

• High standard of empathy towards the stakeholder, listening ability.

Employee Benefits – Be well, work well, live well

Be at your physical best & take advantage of additional financial support:

• Flexible medical & dental subscription plan with Regina Maria;

• Nutrition counselling & Wellness subscriptions (7Card, Worldclass, SanoPass, or other providers);

• Benefit Online platform for gift vouchers, transportation passes, vacation, cultural activities and many others;

• Discount on Accenture shares through Employee Shares Purchase Plan;

• Referral bonus, depending on the career level of the job opening;

• Life insurance for you and your loved ones.

Follow your purpose:

• 23 vacation days with our loyalty scheme, granting additional days: 1 extra day after 2 years, another after 5 years, and an additional day every 3 years until reaching a total of 30 vacation days;

• Additional private pension plan, starting the second month of employment;

• Flexible working hours depending on project specifics;

• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities;

• Communities of interest: sport, volunteering, and employees' resources groups (parents, mental health allies, Pride, disability, expats).

Care for you and your loved ones:

• Psychological and psychotherapy counselling support;

• Premium access to well-being apps (Calm and Wysa);

• Paid maternity or paternity leave;

• Children educational reimbursement;

• Support for adoption & psychological, financial and legal sessions for everyone in your household.

At the heart of change, there is a great human. Bring your ideas, ingenuity and passion and be part of our team!

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with 774,000 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 and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent 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.

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