Sourcing & Procurement Specialist with Italian

Our client is a prominent global professional services company, offering a comprehensive array of services in strategy and consulting, interactive solutions, technology, and operations, with digital proficiency spanning these domains. With a commitment to pioneering ideas and fostering innovation, our client leverages industry insight, varied expertise, and cutting-edge technology to address every business obstacle.

The Procurement Sourcing & Contracting Consultant will:

• Execute sourcing activities in respective spend areas within defined boundaries
• Identify sourcing opportunities, complete category profiles, calculate TCO
• Communicate with stakeholders to ensure delivery is aligned with procurement and stakeholder objectives
• Provide analysis for necessary sourcing activities to maintain the competitiveness of category contracts
• Develop and manage partnerships with internal clients (including cross-functional collaboration) and relationships with strategic suppliers
• Contribute to KPI reporting of supplier performance finding opportunities for data to improve delivery
• Conduct a review of contract performance along with main stakeholder and spending for categories, manage supplier's performance
• Gather monthly performance-related data and prepare 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

Language Requirements:

• Fluent Italian (Native/C2/C1+) speakers

Qualifications:

• Experience in sourcing, contract negotiations, and supplier management.
• Knowledge of Procurement methodology and sourcing execution with demonstrated success in 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 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 our customers' varied corporate cultures and organizational structures.
• Motivated self-starter who can consistently deliver good results.
• Possess a desire to learn and deliver as a true team player.