Sourcing Manager (Indirect Category)

Position- Sourcing Manager

Job Location- Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Years of Experience Required- 10 to 15 yrs.

Required Educational Qualifications- Bachelor’s Degree, MBA

Hit the Ground Running with GEP, a Leading Global Technology Firm

Who we are :

GEP is the global leader in unified procurement and supply chain solutions for direct and indirect spend. GEP helps global enterprises operate more efficiently and effectively, gain competitive advantage, boost profitability, and maximize business and shareholder value.

What we need :

Sourcing Manager with 10-15 yrs. relevant purchasing or Supply chain experience.

What you’ll do :

• Execute Complex and strategic sourcing projects of categories / sub-categories to include translating business requirements into clear statements of Work, solicits bids, leads auctions.
• Should prepare negotiation scripts and negotiate with suppliers, makes recommendations, helps on-board, qualifies and contracts with new vendor and ensures compliance
• Demonstrated ability to apply and translate business expertise to breakthrough thinking that significantly impacts the clients long-term strategic position, thought leaders
• Manage and optimize functional sourcing support activities while ensuring adherence to clients corporate standards. Provide necessary information input to enablement group
• Engage with internal & external business partners to ensure that decisions are based on the broad scope of the organization and achieve optimum daily execution
• Manage project allocation, support team members during kick off meeting and share best practices
• Monitoring performance satisfaction, ensuring all SLAs accountable for are met and drive continuous improvement initiatives, participate in recruitment
• Manage team What you’ll bring :
• Excellent knowledge of project management and sourcing
• Strong Financial analysis and quantitative skills
• Business acumen : Understanding how markets work
• Change Mgmt. Skills : Effective influencer who can make persuasive arguments
• Negotiation skills
• Excellent communication – written and verbal

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