GEP - Manager - Procurement Consulting

Key Result Areas/Job Description :

- MUST have experience in procurement consulting in any of the following categories:

a) Marketing

b) IT

c) Logistics

d) General & Professional Services

- Experience in consulting solutions for US / Europe based clients with a domain expertise in Strategic Sourcing and SCM Consulting.

- Responsible for managing client expectations

- Should be capable of frequently thinking - out of the box- about client issues, and develops intellectual capital in white papers, publications, etc.

- Ensure that goals agreed between customers and Global eProcure are met

- Working on sourcing strategy, manage team of consultants and deliver Savings as projected

- Responsible for structuring and managing teams, establishing processes and ensuring seamless service delivery to client on schedule.

- Identifying the most critical aspects of a problem

- Responsible for client deliverable and benefits. Should redirect team activities based on insights

- Develop positive relationships with client e.g. CPO, buyers, sourcing and Procurement team

- Understand client needs to provide flawless service by constantly seeking to understand client's goals and concerns

- Identifying new business opportunities and supporting the Program Manager/BD in efforts to expand client relationship.

- Responsible for development of sourcing strategies and strengthen procurement effectiveness

- Ready to travel abroad to client locations

Required Competencies :

- Should have Domain Expertise of Supply Chain Management and Procurement

- Good Communication skills, Persistent & Patient, Meticulous and detail oriented.

- Resourceful and creative.

- Strong analytical skills

- Ability to understand the consulting business processes and problems

- Excellent People management and mentoring skills as the individual would have to manage a team

- Very good hands-on skills in sourcing and category expertise in direct and indirect categories across multiple industries

Preferred Requirements :

- Knowledge of foreign languages will be an added advantage.

- Masters in Operations/Materials Management, CPIM, CSCP, APICS certification would be preferred.