Description:
GEP is a diverse, creative team of people passionate about procurement. We invest ourselves entirely in our client’s success, creating strong collaborative relationships that deliver extraordinary value year after year. Our clients include market global leaders with far-flung international operations, Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises, leading government and public institutions.
We deliver practical, effective services and software that enable procurement leaders to maximise their impact on business operations, strategy and financial performance. That’s just some of the things that we do in our quest to build a beautiful company, enjoy the journey and make a difference. GEP is a place where individuality is prized, and talent respected. We’re focused on what is real and effective. GEP is where good ideas and great people are recognized, results matter, and ability and hard work drive achievements. We’re a learning organization, actively looking for people to help shape, grow and continually improve us.
Are you one of us?
GEP is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability status, or any other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to hiring and valuing a global diverse work team.
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The Sourcing Lead will utilize their deep sourcing and supplier management experience to help our customers drive tangible results. The position will be responsible for category management services including, but not limited to, Category Strategy development, strategic sourcing, client stakeholder management, supplier performance management, and continuous cost and performance improvement to our strategic clients. The ideal candidate for this position must enjoy working in a fast-paced environment along with other bright and motivated individuals.
We are looking for experienced procurement professional who can lead the development of a strategic vision and operational plans to maximize business opportunities through effective Category Management & process and execution.
- Develop Category Management vision, strategies and objectives to deliver against broader business objectives
- Identify and execute against strategic initiatives to build upon category advisor expertise
- Partner closely with key stakeholder teams to understand critical business needs, trends and strategies
- Manage a team of junior sourcing professionals including Category Managers and Analysts for the day-to-day coaching, training, and ongoing development
- Define and implement global sourcing and outsourcing strategies that consolidate and optimize both the supplier base and services, while securing the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and access to the highest levels of service and quality
- Leadership role in key procurement activities, including RFx development and execution, Statement of Work (SOW) and contract drafting, and pricing and contract negotiations (new client initiatives).
- Greater participation/involvement in cross functional visionary development and implementation
- Greater responsibility of coaching leadership qualities into subordinates and direct reports, building the future leaders of the organization
- Diverse base of experience across industry & categories (focus on Technical Goods and Services / IT or any other Indirect spend)
- Deep knowledge of the Procurement Outsourcing strategies and processes
- Fluency in English
- Strong strategic abilities coupled with analytical curiosity and collaborative style
- High degree of motivation, the ability to prioritize and self-direct, strong business acumen and sound interpersonal skills.
- Ability to Inspire, delegate, to be Intuitive, creative visionary
- Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills required
- Education: minimum Bachelor´s Degree (RQ), MBA (PF) CPIM, CSCP or CPM certification (PF)
- Experience: 7+ yrs. relevant purchasing or Supply chain experience. Min. 2 yrs. of Category mgmt. expertise
- Proficiency: Strong knowledge Excel, Access, Word; PowerPoint, Outlook, ERP/ P2P systems knowledge