GEP - Category Manager - MRO/GPS/Marketing Services/IT/Logistics

Category Manager with GEP (MRO/GPS/Marketing Services/IT/Logistics

Allow us to introduce ourselves :

Our company is GEP Worldwide, a privately held multinational company providing consulting, outsourcing and software to enterprise procurement and supply chain management. We understand the ground game market by market and bring together passionate people with high caliber skillsets to form creative problem solving procurement strategies for our Enterprise clientele. In addition to our US location, GEP Worldwide has 12 offices and operations which span Europe, Asia, Australia, North and South America.

You've heard of the rest, here's just a few reasons you should join the best:

Through the hard work of our dedicated team, our beautiful company along with our intuitive cloud based procurement products have most recently been awarded:

- Top Supplier at the EPIC Procurement Excellence Awards in 2015

- Top 50 Companies to Know in the Spend Matters Almanac

- Ranked among the Top Ten in Procurement management software

GEP Worldwide operates as a holistic firm, where work-life balance is strongly promoted from the top down. Our culture is unique and although we are international we strive to maintain a very family oriented environment. Our company offers the opportunity to set yourself on a career path trajectory based on merit, which can carry you through retirement no matter the current stage in your career. Look out world we are on the move, the possibilities are endless and we invite you to evolve with us and join the GEP journey!

What's in a title :

Join our GEP Worldwide family as a Category Manager

As a Category Manager, you will carry on the GEP Worldwide tradition of excellence ensuring the onward progress and success of our growing client list.

Some key responsibilities for this role include the following :

- It's GO time

- Must take complete Ownership of team's performance (SLA- s/KPI- s) and provide aggregate reporting on entire team's performance and utilization.

- Responsible for stakeholder relationship management and providing periodic updates

- Act as single point of contact for team. Must exhibit the ability to manage entire operations related to sourcing and procurement activities

- Oversight of contract execution by proactively engaging with client stakeholders, Law, Audit, etc.

- Assurance of continuity of services by maintaining qualified alternative sources, robust Disaster Recovery Plans, recommendation of industry best practices.

- Must demonstrate effective resource management skills

- Well versed in identify opportunities for additional business growth

Lead by example :

- While our Category Managers take ownership of a team of sourcing & procurement professionals it is anticipated you will be willing to pinch-hit where necessary to carry out strategy and solutions if the need arises.

- Play nice in the sandbox

- You will be required to collaborate with various stakeholders and team members to ensure client delight. Higher responsibility of employee satisfaction and growth leading to minimum attrition

- Higher responsibility of employee satisfaction and growth leading to minimum attrition

- Be the change you wish to see

- Advocate, evangelize and implement best practices within your team.

- Participating in Recruitment and other firm building initiatives

- Identifying user/staff training needs and devising and managing user training program

- Sharing is caring

- Mentor junior team members by sharing your professional knowledge and experiences to assist in shaping the future of GEP Worldwide.

What you need to succeed :

- 7+ yrs. relevant purchasing or Supply chain experience. Min. 2 yrs. Category mgmt.

- Bachelors (RQ), MBA (PF) CPIM, CSCP or CPM certification (PF)

- Strong industry experience and category SME

- Strong Financial analysis, quantitative skills & cost modelling

- High degree of motivation, the ability to prioritize and self-direct and sound interpersonal skills.

- Strong knowledge Excel, Access, Word; PowerPoint, Outlook, ERP/ P2P systems knowledge

- Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills required

- Excellent people management and mentoring skills

Candidates with strong experience in categories of Professional Services/Marketing Services/IT/MRO/Logistics will be considered. Candidate should be willing to relocate to Dublin/UK/United States.