Senior Sourcing Manager - Knowledge Services

About GEP

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, and leading government and public institutions.

We deliver practical, effective services and software that enable procurement leaders to maximize 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 diverse work team.

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Senior Sourcing Manager - Knowledge Services

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Client in co-creating Sourcing team's vision, strategies and objectives to deliver against broader business objectives
• Own the execution against identified initiatives to build credibility for the GEP team in the eyes of the Client
• Sell while delivering – upsell work at the Client on the back of superb delivery
• Partner closely with key stakeholder teams to understand critical business needs, trends and strategies
• Understand projects financials and bottom-line impact of staffing and other changes
• Provide SME-level input to help solution new deals
• Manage a team of junior sourcing professionals – including day to-day coaching, training, and ongoing development
• Coaching subordinates and direct reports, build the future leaders of the organization
• Participate in Firm Building initiatives

Primary Skills / Minimum Qualifications

• 13-16 Years of Experience in Strategic Sourcing.
• Experience across industries & categories.
• Strong strategic abilities coupled with analytical ability and collaborative style
• Ability to motivate oneself & others, ability to self-direct, & prioritize
• Ability to handle diverse clients & scope of work
• Strong business acumen
• Ability to inspire, delegate
• Intuition, ability to anticipate & proactively address situations
• Ability to network across levels and functions
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills