Associate - Consulting

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.

What you will do

• Helps understanding client needs to provide flawless service
• Recommending actions and help clients implement them
• Working closely with middlemanagement and clients to create customized high impact solutions
• Analyzing client spend data and creating deliverables for the project
• Supports developing sound recommendations contributing to program objectives (cost savings)
• Delivering presentations and communicating confidently with the client
• Responsible for handling complex analyses
• Participating and driving the client’s engagement cycle from lead to operations
• Contributing to team understanding of client culture. Giving suggestions on how team could be more effective
• Starts developing sourcing strategies & processes in line with client’s business goals & policies
• Monitoring and analyze trends of key commodities as input to sourcing initiatives
• Carrying outsourcing, RFQ events, auctions, supplier management and negotiations

What you should bring

• Must have 2-3 years in management consulting experience in a consulting firm or a combination of consultancy and industry experience
• Demonstrated highly motivated team player with the ability to work with minimal supervision
• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Language proficiency English,Portugueseisdefinitely aplus.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite: including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel (ability to create formulas and to analyze data)
• Should be flexible to travel onsite as required