Procurement Practice Senior Analyst

Job Description

Procurement Practice Senior Analyst | Accenture

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Accenture, supporting global clients. Accenture is a leading global professional services company with strong capabilities in digital, cloud, and security, providing Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services, and Accenture Song. This position is vital for helping clients go beyond basic purchase order processing to unlock significant savings and value from their spending on goods and services, ensuring the sustainability of their day-to-day business operations by optimizing procurement management.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person – India (Haryana)
• Team: Procurement management team
• Mission: Optimize client spending on goods and services through best practice procurement processes to drive savings and value.
• Tech Stack: SAP PIR, Vendor Master, Procurement tools, RPA

What You’ll Actually Do
• Vendor Excellence and Supplier Management: Manage the complete lifecycle of vendors, including onboarding, modifications, and deactivation, while ensuring robust data governance, compliance (KYC, tax, banking validation), and adherence to audit (SOX) and risk management frameworks. This includes driving Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and collaborating with sourcing teams for RFx enablement.
• Purchasing Info Record (PIR) Management: Create, update, and maintain PIRs within SAP ERP systems, ensuring precise price accuracy, valid dates, and contract alignment. This involves supporting sourcing with pricing conditions, performing regular data audits for correctness, and troubleshooting any PIR-related issues affecting purchase order creation or invoice processing.
• Procurement Process Optimization: Analyze and design best practices for tactical and transactional procurement processes, driving initiatives for vendor data standardization, deduplication, and enabling automation (RPA) and digital transformation. This also includes planning implementation based on technology understanding and process output measures.
• Performance Monitoring and Process Improvement: Monitor and manage Service Level Agreement (SLA) and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) performance, conduct thorough root cause analysis, and implement effective corrective actions. Develop comprehensive Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), training materials, and knowledge management frameworks to support process transitions, migrations, and stabilization.
• Global Stakeholder Collaboration and Governance: Collaborate actively with procurement, sourcing, finance, and IT teams across global operations, effectively managing client stakeholder expectations and escalations. Present performance dashboards, MIS reports, and strategic insights to leadership, while participating in governance forums and leadership reviews.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Graduate or Postgraduate in Commerce, Finance, or Supply Chain, with core domain knowledge in Procurement P2P Master Data.
• Experience: 5 to 12+ years of experience in Procurement P2P Master Data, with hands-on experience in SAP PIR, Vendor Master, and Procurement tools, and exposure to shared services BPO global delivery models.
• Skills: Procurement Support (P1), Procurement Operations (P5), Vendor Lifecycle Management, PIR creation and maintenance, Data Governance, Stakeholder Management, Process Improvement.
• Bonus: Lean Six Sigma certification