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.
What you will do
- Help understanding client needs to provide flawless service.
- Recommend actions and help clients to implement them.
- Work closely with middle management and clients to create customized high impact solutions.
- Analyze client spend data and creating deliverables for the project.
- Support developing sound recommendations contributing to program objectives (cost savings).
- Deliver presentations and communicate confidently with the client.
- Be responsible for handling complex analyses.
- Participate and drive the client’s engagement cycle from lead to operations.
- Contribute to team understanding of client culture. Give suggestions on how team could be more effective.
- Start developing sourcing strategies & processes in line with client’s business goals & policies.
- Monitor and analyze trends of key commodities as input to sourcing initiatives.
- Carry out sourcing, RFQ events, auctions, supplier management and negotiations.
What you should bring
- Bachelor’s Degree required
- 5+ years of consulting Procurement experience in top consulting firms, as well as Procurement Outsourcing Background (e-auctions & Retail)
- Language proficiency in Spanish and English. Portuguese is a plus.
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite: including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel (ability to create formulas and to analyze data)
- Open to Travelling to client´s site up to 80% if required, travels within and outside the country
- Demonstrated excellent quantitative, analytical, and communication skills
- Capable of creatively using data sources to develop fact-based approaches
- Capable of structuring logical and client-ready documents
- Leadership ability
- Good Presentation skills
- Good client management skills
- Business problem-solving skills with strong analytical and reporting skills
- Good presentation skills
- Demonstrated highly motivated team player with the ability to work with minimal supervision
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.