Vice President - TSO

Director

Hybrid

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, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We are committed to hiring and valuing a global diverse work team. GEP is proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.

What you will do

GEP is seeking a VP for our Technology Services team to maintain and grow relationships with large customers and be responsible for managing implementations and service offerings for client accounts. The candidate is expected to retain existing business and client satisfaction while pursuing profitable growth opportunities in assigned customer accounts. A key requirement for this role is to understand clients’ business requirements and ensure that the products/service are provided to the client meeting or exceeding the expectations. The VP, Technology Services, will be responsible for supporting the firm’s complete product and service offerings. The right candidate will have excellent client relationship skills and a strong technology background in procurement. Candidate should also have previous successful leadership experience in managing a team.

Responsibilities:

Establish and manage loyal relationships with key stakeholders
Conduct solution development and proposal delivery for selected clients
Form strategic account plans including areas for improvement, opportunities and action items
Genuinely care about client challenges and successes and able to demonstrate creative thinking and problem-solving skills to help client overcome challenges
Develops customer account plans for customers by leading a joint company/customer planning process that identifies relevant customer needs, prioritizes initiatives and company investments, and establishes a clear action plan for success.
Identify opportunities for client to increase usage of the current product as well expand to new products offered by GEP
Proactively manage customers’ satisfaction and service delivery by anticipating potential service problems, and monitoring satisfaction.
Understand client business requirements, propose and negotiate a technical solution and deliver solutions
Translate client business requirements for internal technical team and ensure that the product/service is delivered to client per the requirements and timeline
Display deep knowledge of GEP products and markets and is capable to deliver demos when needed

What you should bring

8 - 10+ years of demonstrated successful career record with at least 5 years in procurement and sourcing area
Previous experience in an account management role for a technology firm is strongly preferred
Familiar with online procurement/sourcing tools including RFP, Auction, Contract Management, Spend Analysis and P2P
Strong leadership skills in a client-facing environment
Excellent communication and client management skills
Experienced team leader skilled in people development, coaching and motivation
Strong teamwork, problem solving, organization and process improvement skills
Very detail oriented and proficient in MS Excel, Word & PowerPoint
Bachelor’s Degree required, Masters in business or operations preferred
Willing to travel 30 to 50%

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Vice President - TSO

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What you should bring

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