GEP

About GEP

Company Overview: 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, leading government and public institutions. We deliver practical, effective services and software that enable procurement leaders to maximise 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 global diverse work team. For more information please visit us on GEP.com or check us out on LinkedIn.com. What you will do: We are looking for a Sr Purchasing Specialist for the GPS/IT categories with at least 5 years of experience in the field who can quickly and accurately process purchase orders in a fast-paced environment and can consistently meet challenging performance targets while working in a team. This role also requires experience in delivering excellent customer support. Purchasing: Negotiation with national and international suppliers, negotiation of prices, stocks, delivery times, services, developments, etc. Development of negotiation strategies, negotiation rounds. Establish and analyze the scope of purchasing projects Establish project development plans, times, costs, budgets, etc. Search and development of new suppliers of indirect material, creation of article catalogs. Support in the preparation of annual contracts for various plants in LATAM Preparation of sourcing analysis and presentations for support in purchasing decisions and for presentation of projects. Maintain communication with PTP team for support between areas and ensure creation of purchase orders. Identify savings and reports benefits in the GPS & IT team. Review purchase requisitions, identify sources of supply and create POs in line with the standard operating procedures Identify and resolve PO/PR processing issues Update the Vendor Master Records/Updates/New Vendor Setup in system Select contract / supplier to fill requisitions in accordance with approved Purchasing strategies Determine if requested items are available in catalogue and implement predefined action Establish and follow up on shipping dates with suppliers, resolve issues with supplier/requestor for shipping dates Work with supplier and end user to resolve invoice, damaged / returned goods, and ship date issues Research and resolve invoice discrepancies & account disbursements Establish and follow up ship dates with suppliers Maintain professional interactions with outside suppliers as well as a strong partnership with client users Manage facilities. Customer Support: Attention to stakeholder emergencies Communication with stakeholder to follow up and recognize new savings projects in their areas Work on determining the scope of savings projects or improvements determined by purchases or users Create and coordinate work teams for the correct development of savings projects Follow-up of projects at closing, maintaining communication with the work team Review inbound requests (phone/email) and provide resolution in line with the standard operating procedures Determine if request can be resolved within the team or needs external teams support Triage ticket within the ticket system and update the system per SOP Follow with the required stakeholders / team members for open requests Route high-complexity tickets to Sr. customer support team members for resolution Manage policies. What you should bring: Professional experience Knowhow in customer service and supplies management processes. Experience in national and international negotiations. Experience in development of savings projects Experience in purchasing and negotiation of IT purchase projects Experience in projects and negotiation of professional and general services projects Knowledge of industrial and office cleaning processes. Policies management (maintenance, support, backups, etc.). Facilities management. Experience purchasing (Travel, IT Services, Consulting, Audit, Tax Services, Infrastructure, Software, App Implementations,etc) categories Education: Bachelor’s Degree (field related). (No freshers/No recently graduates). Experience: 5 years previous procurement work experience. Experience working with at least 2 of the following categories: Travel, Fleet, Taxes, Audit Services, Consulting, Recruiting, Temp Labor, Consulting IT, Hardware, Software. Experience participating in hybrid projects. Knowledge of P2P tools - end user functionality, ERP/P2P systems SAP/Oracle (a plus) Other skills Strong knowledge of purchase to pay processes Strong knowledge in prices assessment. Adhere to all organizational procurement policies and procedures Team player, open-minded, high motivation, positive, can-do attitude, flexibility Highly effective communication skills with stakeholders & suppliers Outstanding problem-solving, creative thinking, analytical and stress management skills.

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Company Size: 1001 - 5000

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