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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 Position description:

Managing the end-to-end procurement process by finding suitable suppliers, executing requests for proposals, and preparing price analyses

• Daily communication in English and German
• Collecting data, compiling & analyzing the results
• Conducting and managing supplier evaluations for our clients
• Supporting clients with day-to-day ad-hoc sourcing requests, various cost, change management & supplier performance management
• Building and maintaining relationships with both clients and suppliers

Primary Responsibilities

• Providing guidance and training to more junior colleagues

We think you’ll be successful in the role if you:

• are fluent in English and German (spoken and written)
• experience in strategic procurement & having performed end-to-end S2C activities
• have been responsible for identifying opportunities for savings and defining your own demand, in addition to sourcing execution and negotiation activities
• are proactive – you need to have a hands-on approach to your work and not be afraid to ask the right questions
• are adaptable to various work settings, categories, situations (and problems 😊)
• can organize your time and prioritize your tasks (project management skills)
• possess strong quantitative, analytical and communication skills
• are very good friends with Excel: data analysis & visualization (formulas, Pivots), working with large data sets, etc.