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Management Consultant - Procurement

Management Consultant - Procurement

GEP WorldwideDurban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
6 days ago
Job description

GEP delivers transformative supply chain solutions that help global enterprises become more agile and resilient, operate more efficiently and effectively, gain competitive advantage, boost profitability and increase shareholder value.

Fresh thinking, innovative products, unrivaled domain expertise, smart, passionate people — this is how GEP SOFTWARETM, GEP STRATEGYTM and GEP MANAGED SERVICESTM together deliver supply chain solutions of unprecedented scale, power and effectiveness.

Our vision is to build an enterprise where everyone contributes to making GEP better, more interesting, more satisfying place to be, and a better place to spend a significant part of our lives.

We call it “the beautiful company”.

CONSULTING DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

As a global leader in procurement consulting, GEP helps Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises build and manage high-performance procurement organizations to rapidly achieve more efficient, more effective operations, with greater strategic reach and increased business impact.

We guide enterprise procurement teams toward a new operating model — one where strategy, technology and operations combine to deliver game-changing business outcomes.

ROLE OVERVIEW

You will be involved in multiple phases of a consulting engagement, from initial research through final implementation. Almost immediately, you will join a project team, working at a client location, sharing your ideas, solving problems and providing solutions in the areas of procurement and supply chain management. Over the course of your career at GEP, you will continuously build your project management and client management skills and further develop your communication and presentation abilities. You will work with teams and clients from varied industries across Europe and globally to help develop and implement procurement and supply chain strategies and play a key role in client engagement teams that deliver successful business results for the client.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Superior problem-solving skills, quantitative and analytical ability
  • Demonstrated leadership skills in a professional / academic / extracurricular setting
  • Ability to effectively communicate complex ideas in written and verbal forms
  • Strong eagerness to learn and effectively challenge oneself and others
  • Ability to collaborate with colleagues in teams of varying background and cultures
  • Flexible to travel at least 25-30% of the time

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Lead strategic sourcing, category management projects and procurement transformation projects
  • Analyze data to identify savings opportunities and make recommendations / actions
  • Conduct primary and secondary research to support project deliverables
  • Own and deliver projects that drive bottom-line success for our clients
  • Develop fact-based, data-driven, creative solutions for complex projects
  • Conduct successful negotiations with suppliers and stakeholders to create an optimal working relationship
  • Liaise with senior colleagues to gain client project buy-in and successfully implement
  • Understand client needs to flawlessly deliver and gain confidence at the highest levels
  • Work closely with GEP and client teams spread geographically across time zones and cultures
  • Build and shape opportunities to create intellectual capital and expertise to develop internal knowledge
  • Assist with business development activities and other firm building initiatives
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