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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• Develop category specific requirements and scopes of work consistent with business requirements and client sourcing strategy. 
• Conduct spend analytics and utilize analytical expertise to deliver a comprehensive total cost of ownership assisting the client business in delivering measurable cost savings.  
• Initiate and structure efficient RFx’s, participate in supplier negotiations and support negotiation strategies based on supplier proposals and spend analytics.  
• Utilize your well-developed sourcing skills to manage supplier selection processes and provide data and recommendations to ensure informed business awards while developing contractual  agreements in collaboration with our client’s business and legal departments. 
• Collaborate with Client Category Managers and/or SMEs on project strategy; determine sourcing approach and methodology to be applied based on the strategy. 
• Lead and/or execute the GEP sourcing process from start to finish, e.g., spend data collection and analysis, supply market analysis and supplier discovery if needed. 
• Manage suppliers during the sourcing process, including conducting supplier orientation and training on the sourcing process then following up with suppliers on milestone activities. 
• Perform in-depth analysis of proposals submitted, facilitate supplier evaluations, draw conclusions, prepare comprehensive summaries, and present to the client in a concise manner. 
• Prepare negotiation scripts and negotiate with suppliers, make recommendations, help on-boarding other team members, qualify and contract new vendor and ensure compliance. 
• Manage and optimize functional sourcing support activities while ensuring adherence to clients' corporate standards. 
• 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.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Science, Business, Engineering or similar stream.
• Experience: 3 - 5 years previous strategic sourcing work experience, procure to pay process and events (RFX, auctions, spot buy). 
• Languages: required to be fluent in English 

OTHER SKILLS  

• Category / sub-category experience
• Effective influencer who can make persuasive arguments. 
• Negotiation skills. 
• Excellent communication – written and verbal. 
• Familiarity with Microsoft office suites, Outlook, ERP/ P2P systems knowledge (RQ).