GEP

Sourcing Lead - Knowledge Services

Job Locations (City + Country) MX
ID 2024-30963
Category
Knowledge Services - Sourcing Support
Position Type
Full-Time Employee
Posted Date
1 month ago(4/4/2024 1:19 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

  • Monitor and research trends in the industry as well as “Best Practices” and pursue and adopt these as appropriate for assigned commodity area.
  • Solicits bids, leads auctions, negotiates with suppliers, makes recommendations, qualifies and contracts with new vendor
  • Manage internal customer relationships by leading cross functional sub-category teams, developing deep category knowledge and to aggressively track and improve non-compliance with preferred supplier(s)
  • Maintain good level of public relations with outside suppliers as well as a strong partnership with internal stakeholders
  • Manage and optimize functional sourcing support activities while ensuring adherence to client’s corporate standards.
  • Draft and/or evaluate scorecards. Conduct complex supplier’s performance validation events and drive improvement initiatives.
  • Conduct complex/adhoc supplier profiling and financial risk assessment. Should be able to do industry benchmarking and market intelligence reports independently

What you should bring

  • Knowledge of project management and sourcing
  • Financial analysis and quantitative skills
  • Business acumen: Understanding how markets work
  • Change Mgmt. Skills: Effective influencer who can make persuasive arguments
  • Negotiation skills includes building eAuction strategies
  • Excellent communication – written and verbal

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