GEP

Strategic Buyer with French or German

Job Locations (City + Country) CZ-Prague
ID 2025-34441
Category
Knowledge Services - Sourcing Support
Position Type
Full-Time Employee
Posted Date
4 weeks ago(12/5/2025 6:53 AM)

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.

 

For more information please visit us on GEP.com or check us out on LinkedIn.com.

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What you will do

  • 3-5 years of expertise in strategic sourcing
  • Proficiency in English and French or German (both written and spoken)
  • Knowledge of the principles and practices of large-scale centralized purchasing
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills in order to comfortably engage with all levels of management in client organizations
  • Strong analytical, reporting and presentation skills i.e. regarding creating baselines, performing market tests/analyses, summarizing the key points succinctly by email/in presentation
  • Experience with leading and executing negotiations
  • Ability to manage multiple procurement projects at once and assess new purchase requirements based on spend risk etc.
  • Knowledge of variety of categories would be advantageous (trends, suppliers, industry specifics and terminology, legal frameworks)
  • Advantage: Any business process improvement methodology such as TQM, Six Sigma, APEX etc.
  • Benefits that we offer:

    • 🌴 25 days of annual leave
    • 🏋️ Pluxee Benefits
    • 🍽️ Meal vouchers
    • 📘 LinkedIn Learning Access
    • 🤒 4 sick days (covers short time sickness)
    • 🤝 1 extra day off for volunteering
    • 🗣️ Language lessons - Free sessions at the company premises!
    • 🎉 Team buildings and company events
    • 🍏🍭 Fruits and Sweets Days
    • 🌟 Generous referral bonus
    • 🌐 Membership in vibrant internal communities
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What you should bring

  • are fluent in English and French OR German 
  • have at least one year of experience in strategic procurement & have 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.
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