Strategic Sourcing Manager

hace 1 mes

San José, San José, Costa Rica GEP Worldwide A tiempo completo
About GEP Worldwide

GEP Worldwide 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.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Strategic Sourcing Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing category-specific requirements and scopes of work, conducting spend analytics, and initiating and structuring efficient RFx's. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in procurement, excellent analytical and negotiation skills, and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

Key Responsibilities
  • 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 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 execute the GEP sourcing process from start to finish, including 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 and 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.
Requirements
  • Education: Minimum Bachelor's degree (or in progress) in Science, Business, or Engineering or similar stream or a combination of relevant experience.
  • Experience: 3-6 years previous work experience managing Strategic Sourcing is a must, procure-to-pay process, RFX auctions process, and procurement process experience.
  • Languages: Fluent in Spanish and English (spoken and written). Portuguese is a plus.
  • Intermediate to high financial and quantitative analysis skills.
  • Strong sourcing skills, including sourcing methodology and process, e-Sourcing technology, RFX development, facilitation, and management.
  • Auction development, including parameters.
  • Supplier engagement.
  • Negotiation strategy development.
  • Team Management (Team of Analysts).
  • Requires low amount of guidance and direction.
  • Familiarity with various best practice sourcing approaches and techniques.
  • Strong ability to handle client issues and escalations with sensitivity and diligence, eliminating a need for further escalation.
  • Excellent project management skills, including project planning, time management, multitasking, and critical path definition.
  • Strong customer service orientation, including demonstrated communication during issue resolution and relationship management skills.
  • Willingness to learn and master client-specific processes, terminology, political environment, systems, and unique requirements by various business groups.

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