Senior Strategy Manager - Procurement & Supply Chain

GEP Worldwide; Clark (NJ); On-site; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health coverage

401(k) with a 3% company match

Paid time off

Job summary

GEP Worldwide is seeking a Senior Manager for its Strategy Consulting team in New Jersey. You will lead complex engagements, translate priorities into value creation programs, and develop teams to deliver outcomes for senior clients across procurement and supply chain.

As a trusted advisor, you will guide teams through governance, change plans and benefit tracking, while expanding account opportunities and shaping client propositions. A strong consulting background and MBA are highly valued.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of relevant experience in strategy or management consulting.
• Experience advising senior executives, managing multiple workstreams and delivering quantified performance improvement strategies.
• Depth in procurement, supply chain or operations strategy and demonstrated ability to connect decisions across functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex engagements and programs across procurement and supply chain.
• Advise senior finance, procurement, supply chain and business leaders on cost transformation, supplier strategy, operating models and capabilities.
• Direct opportunity assessments and challenge business cases, balancing EBITDA, working capital, service and risk implications.
• Oversee engagement economics, resource planning, quality and delivery risks; resolve issues and align with client sponsors.
• Guide clients from strategic choices into implementation priorities, governance and benefit tracking.
• Develop account opportunities, shape proposals and contribute to pitches with practice leadership; identify opportunities to extend client impact.
• Coach engagement managers and consultants, build team capabilities and strengthen cross-functional collaboration.
• Develop thought leadership, methodologies and propositions connecting procurement and supply chain to enterprise performance.

Skills

Strategy consulting

Executive communication

Financial fluency

Engagement leadership

Procurement & supply chain

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA or advanced degree

Job description

Who We Are

GEP, with over 30 offices internationally, is the fastest growing procurement and supply chain solutions firm – consulting, software and managed services. GEP has succeeded by being smart and creative; solving complex problems and finding opportunities for the world’s largest organizations.

Welcome to GEP

Who We Are

GEP, with over 30 offices internationally, is the fastest growing procurement and supply chain solutions firm – consulting, software and managed services. GEP has succeeded by being smart and creative; solving complex problems and finding opportunities for the world’s largest organizations.

How You Grow At GEP

We recognize people who make a genuine difference, work hard and drive achievements. Results are noticed and rewarded. It’s how you will grow a career at GEP, and in a much shorter time frame than at other firms.

Celebrating Everyone

GEP succeeds through the ideas and creativity of our team members so we embrace people of all experiences, nationalities, abilities, cultures, races, gender identities, sexual orientations and ages. What makes you unique and different is celebrated and will help GEP stand out even more. And we are a women-founded and -owned company so our foundation is making GEP a great place to work for women, a place where women can learn, advance and give back.

Are You One of Us

As a Senior Manager in GEP’s Strategy Consulting team, you will lead complex engagements and coordinated programs across procurement and supply chain. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior clients, translate strategic priorities into value creation programs and develop the teams that deliver them. Alongside delivery leadership, you will help deepen client relationships and shape new consulting opportunities.

What you’ll do

• Lead complex engagements or related programs, integrating procurement and supply chain workstreams into a coherent strategy and delivery roadmap.
• Advise senior finance, procurement, supply chain and business leaders on cost transformation, supplier strategy, operating models and organizational capabilities.
• Direct opportunity assessments and challenge business cases, balancing EBITDA, working capital, service and risk implications.
• Oversee engagement economics, resource planning, quality and delivery risks; resolve issues and maintain alignment with client sponsors.
• Guide clients from strategic choices into implementation priorities, governance, change plans and benefit tracking.
• Develop account opportunities, shape proposals and contribute to pitches with practice leadership; identify opportunities to extend client impact.
• Coach engagement managers and consultants, build team capabilities and strengthen cross-functional collaboration.
• Develop thought leadership, methodologies and propositions that connect procurement and supply chain to enterprise performance.

What you’ll bring

• Typically 8–12 years of relevant experience, with a strong foundation in strategy or management consulting and a record of leading complex client engagements.
• Experience advising senior executives, managing multiple workstreams and delivering credible, quantified performance improvement strategies.
• Depth in procurement, supply chain or operations strategy and demonstrated ability to connect decisions across functions.
• Strong commercial judgment, financial fluency, executive communication and experience managing engagement economics.
• Evidence of developing consulting leaders and contributing to proposals, account expansion or new business discussions.
• Bachelor’s degree required; an MBA or relevant advanced degree is valued.

Salary Range

$170,000 – $190,000 annually, based on experience and qualifications.

Additional Compensation

Eligible for a performance-based bonus tied to individual and company performance.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, and vision), 401(k) plan with a 3% company match, paid time off, company holidays, and professional development opportunities.

Why GEP?

• Lead broader client programs and influence decisions that shape enterprise performance.
• Combine delivery ownership with account development and a visible role in building consulting capability.
• Bring your ideas into client propositions and develop future engagement leaders.

We value rigorous consulting training, diverse industry experience and demonstrated impact. Candidates from leading strategy and management consulting firms are encouraged to apply.