Senior Sourcing Analyst - Knowledge Services

Welcome to GEP! Who We Are GEP, with over 30 offices internationally, is the fastest growing procurement and supply chain solutions firm – consulting, software and managed services. GEP has succeeded by being smart and creative; solving complex problems and finding opportunities for the world’s largest organizations. How You Grow at GEP We recognize people who make a genuine difference, work hard and drive achievements. Results are noticed and rewarded. It’s how you will grow a career at GEP, and in a much shorter time frame than at other firms. Celebrating Everyone GEP succeeds through the ideas and creativity of our team members so we embrace people of all experiences, nationalities, abilities, cultures, races, gender identities, sexual orientations and ages. What makes you unique and different is celebrated and will help GEP stand out even more. And we are a women-founded and -owned company so our foundation is making GEP a great place to work for women, a place where women can learn, advance and give back. Are You One of Us? What you will do Manage an end-to-end procurement process by finding suitable suppliers, executing requests for proposals and preparing price analysis. · Monitor and research trends in the industry as well as “Best Practices” and pursue and adopt these as appropriate for assigned commodity areas. Work effectively with peers and others to operate a proactive supplies and consumables environment for the business. · Conduct RFx sourcing and benchmarking for the commodities and services assigned and create analysis to support recommendations for periodic changes in supply. · Understand standard purchasing practices and techniques, independently work with suppliers and receiving locations to quickly reconcile discrepancies with purchase orders, requisitions, supplier’s deliveries and invoices. · Analyze quotations, manage day to day supplier interfaces including PO’s/discrepancies/deliveries, etc. · Participate as member of Sourcing Team to ensure compliance with all procurement processes. · Supplier and basic market research. · Conduct and managing supplier evaluations for our clients. · Support clients with day-to-day ad-hoc sourcing requests, various cost, change management & supplier performance management. · Analyze spend data. Collect data, compiling & analyzing the results to present a consistent analysis to clients. Requirements and Other Skills • Education: Minimum bachelor’s degree (or in progress) in Science, Business or Engineering or similar stream or a combination of high school education and relevant experience. Experience: 3-5 years previous work experience, Managing the procure to pay process, RFX auctions process (Must), procurement process experience. • Languages: required to be fluent in Spanish and English Other skills · Work well in a team setting and able to work without close supervision. · Good organizational skills and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously. · Possess strong quantitative, analytical and communication skills. · Self-starter, sense of urgency, works well under pressure, ability to work in high-velocity environment. · Knowledge of project management and sourcing. · Financial analysis and quantitative skills. · Business acumen: Understanding how markets work. · Change Management Effective influencer who can make persuasive arguments. Excellent communication – written and verbal. Familiarity with Microsoft office suites, Outlook, ERP/ P2P systems knowledge.