GEP

Sourcing Manager - Knowledge Services

Job Locations (City + Country) CR-San Jose
ID 2023-28602
Category
Knowledge Services - Sourcing Support
Position Type
Full-Time Employee
Posted Date
8 months ago(19/9/2023 3:39 PM)

Company Overview

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.

 

For more information please visit us on GEP.com or check us out on LinkedIn.com.

 

What you will do

As a Sourcing Manager in the Knowledge Services team you will be responsible for executing complex and strategic sourcing projects of categories/sub-categories to include: translating business requirements into clear statements of Work, solicits bids, leads auctions.

Also, you will be responsible for:

  • Provide end to end sourcing strategy and execution on medium to high complexity or strategic projects of categories/sub-categories to include: translating business requirements into clear statements of Work, solicits bids, leads auctions.
  • Partnering with difficult or high expectation stakeholders
  • Category/Project Strategy and Approach
  • Work and output management of the support team
  • Be a senior resource for junior level guidance
  • Manage and optimize functional sourcing support activities while ensuring adherence to clients corporate standards. Provide necessary information input to enablement group
  • Engage with internal & external business partners to ensure that decisions are based on the broad scope of the organization and achieve optimum daily execution
  • Manage project allocation, support team members during kick off meeting and share best practices
  • Monitor performance satisfaction, ensuring all SLAs accountable for are met and drive continuous improvement initiatives

What you should bring

  • 6-10 yrs. relevant purchasing or Supply chain experience with strong project management skills & knowledge on Excel, Access, Word; PowerPoint, Outlook, ERP systems knowledge 
  • High level of understanding and experience in one or more categories
  • Strong skills in financial and quantitative analysis
  • Business partnering and Supplier engagement
  • Negotiation strategy development & facilitation
  • Knowledge of contract drafting and negotiations
  • Managing delivery of junior team (Team of Leads and Analysts)
  • Excellent communication in Spanish and English – written and verbal is a must.

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