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. We deliver practical, effective procurement services and technology that enable procurement leaders to maximize their impact on business operations, strategy and financial performance. Named a Star Performer in Everest Group's Peak Matrix of Procurement Services Providers, Winner in the HfS Blueprint Report on Procurement Outsourcing Providers and to the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 for nearly a decade, GEP is also ranked a leader on Gartner's Magic Quadrant analysis of the world's top sourcing and procurement software providers. Clark, NJ-based GEP has 10 offices and operations centres in North and South America, Europe and Asia. To learn more, please visit http://www.gep.com.

About the function / Business Line: Consulting

Job Location: Airoli, Navi Mumbai

Position Title: Senior Consultant

Key Result Areas/Job Description:

- Delegating effectively and give constructive feedback to the team

- Capable of Creatively using data sources to develop fact base where data is hard to access

- Responsible for handling complex analyses

- Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently and delivering consistent positive results

- Interface with customers to understand their sourcing and procurement functions & provide these services which would help them achieve their goals of cost benefit, timeline and Quality

- Capable of identifying implications of entire team's work. Also capable of developing sound recommendations based on own work

- Should be capable of structuring logical documents. Authoring client ready documents

- Delivering presentations confidently, discusses basic issues well with the clients

- Participating and driving the customer's engagement cycle from lead to operations

- Contributing to team understanding of client culture. Giving suggestions on how team could be more effective

- Develop sourcing strategies & processes in line with customer's business goals & policies

- Monitoring and analyze trends of key commodities as input to sourcing initiatives

- Should be self-motivated and able to show measurable results on a continuous basis

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

- Carrying out sourcing, RFQs events, auctions, supplier on-boarding on GeP hosted Platform for clients

- Flexibility to travel abroad as well as within India

Required Competencies

- Proficiency in written, oral communication, presentation skills

- Ability to communicate effectively both face-to-face and on phone, with clients in US/Europe

- Excellent Analytical abilities and business acumen

- Should be a self-starter, self-motivated who can work effectively under minimal supervision

- Consultative Skills - e.g. Industry best practices, Process definition, cross functional experience/exposure etc.

- Excellent time management and prioritization abilities

- 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.

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