Procurement Tech Solution Architect

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This role will support our BPS Sales and Solutioning Team as the responsible Technical Solution Architect in pre-sales / RFP processes involving procurement sales opportunities.

Key Responsibilities :

• Support our Sales Team as Technical Solution Architect in pre-sales / RFP processes involving multiple technologies :
• Manage / Coordinate involved technology teams in on- and offshore locations across all aspects of technology relevant to the opportunity
• Develop technical solution design and work with assigned technical architects and cost architects to create corresponding cost estimates
• Present and discuss solutions with client executives
• Present technology solution to internal executive approvers
• Align technology solution components to business standards (including, but not limited to, SynOps, third party platforms and client technology)
• Assess the business impact / return on investment for the more complex components of the technology solution
• Facilitate client workshops, document business requirements and develop them into a proposed solution design
• Act as customers' key contact on the proposed technology solution
• Work closely with other Accenture technology teams such as Insights and Intelligence, Automation and Technology Consulting to create a holistic technology approach and cost estimate that captures all details, dependencies and assumptions of the technology landscape
• Transitioning the solution to the Transition team for implementation upon contract signature.
• Establishing oneself as a leader in cross-technology issues and risk mitigation
• Establish relationships among key Sales and Solutioning, Technical Factory, Product Management, BPS Operations Capability / Offering, Transition and Delivery teams and other groups (as applicable)
• Work with Product Management and Initiative Leads to support new technology assets and capabilities
• The role may be expected to execute some of these responsibilities : Mentoring, Staffing, Budgeting and Capacity Management

Job Requirements :

Travel Requirement : Up to 25%

Basic Qualifications :

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent (12 years) work experience (If an, Associate's Degree with 6 years of work experience)
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in Procurement
• Minimum of 2 years of experience of leadership in prescribing or delivering operational or technology driven transformation in Procurement

Preferred Qualifications :

• Experience with enterprise applications such as eProcurement platforms, ERPs, supplier risk monitoring, contract management tools, or invoicing technology
• Experience or knowledge of SynOps for Procurement modules
• Experience in cross functional / cross role team environments and the understanding of the dependences and implications across groups
• Experience with IT security, SaaS / cloud infrastructure, integration, networking, and telephony requirements
• Experience in developing contract language and client negotiation
• Exposure to financial models / cost modeling
• Experience with People Management
• Stakeholder Management

Professional Skill Requirements :

• Communication with executive level stakeholders (esp. with C-suite level) including business storytelling
• Ability to work in an ambiguous situation
• Flexibility in supporting multiple engagements or projects simultaneously
• Problem Solving
• Self-motivated
• Risk Management

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New York $86,500 to $224,600

Maryland $86,500 to $179,700

Washington $99,500 to $206,700

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