Accenture#ACN SC&O - GN- S&P - CLM - Manager
Required skills for this role
Business Process DesignChange ManagementCoupaResearch Analysis and InterpretationSolution ArchitectureValue Architecture & Realization
About this role
Job Title - SC&O - S&P – CLM –Manager
Management Level: 7
Location: Gurgaon, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune and Hyderabad
Must-have skills: Icertis Implementation
Good to have skills: Ability to leverage design thinking, business process optimization, and stakeholder management skills.
Job Summary:
This role involves driving strategic initiatives, managing business transformations, and leveraging industry expertise to create value-driven solutions.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Deliver contracting, sourcing and procurement engagements in the areas of contract lifecycle management, strategic cost reduction, sourcing optimization, procurement transformation, intelligent procurement using tools such as Ariba, Coupa, IVALUA, Zycus and Jaggaer, responsible and resilient procurement, contract life cycle management using Icertis, mergers and acquisitions for clients, across industries and geographies. Key activities including but not limited to-
- Design Contract lifecycle management operating model including organization structure, processes & technology enablers
- Identify, evaluate and prioritize sourcing opportunities through in-depth spend analysis, market research, and so on.
- Support execution of various stages of strategic cost reduction, zero based budgeting and operations value transformation programs.
- Support implementation of procurement solutions including requirements gathering, technical design definition, define test scenarios & scripts to ensure that the configured solution meets clients’ requirements and be comfortable working with application developers & managing multiple stakeholders
- Design sourcing and procurement operating model including organisation structure, processes & technology enablers aligned to traditional & emerging business priorities such as responsible sourcing principles, net zero emission targets etc
- Define and execute sourcing optimization initiatives such as indirect sourcing and cost take-out, direct sourcing and should-cost modeling, category management, and so on.
- Support in business development activities such as responding to proposal requests, conducting roadshows/demos, staffing management, people engagement, asset development and so on.
Professional & Technical Skills:
- Relevant experience in the required domain.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Experience with digital sourcing and procurement solutions such as Icertis, Ariba, Coupa, IVALUA, Zycus, Jaggaer, GEP and so on - either in implementations or as an end user
- Experience in a consulting firm and global exposure is desirable
- Knowledge of business intelligence tools such as PowerBI, Tableau and SQL, would be an additional advantage
Additional Information:
- Preferred Icertis Practitioner and Icertis Administrator certification
- Hands-on experience with implementing Icertis & other Contract Lifecycle Management tools across different CLM roles like End user, User administrator etc.
- Prior exposure to requirements gathering, functional design, system configuration and support to contract management team
- Understanding of creating workflows, templates, and clause libraries
- Contribute to CLM product roadmap through active feedback from clients and implementation experience.