Project Manager

GP Strategies Corporation is one of the world’s leading talent transformation providers. By delivering award-winning learning and development solutions, we help organizations transform through their people and achieve meaningful change. GP Strategies has delivered our innovative consulting, learning services, and talent technology solutions to over 6,000 organizations globally.

From our global experience working across thousands of projects and initiatives over the past 55 years, we’ve learned that relationships, business, work, innovation, strategy, and transformation are all about people. And, to put it simply, GP Strategies is about our people – an extensive global network of learning experts. Additional information can be found at www.gpstrategies.com.

Key responsibilities include:
• Partner with Talent and Learning program leads to understand their sourcing requirements.
• Recommend or find a supplier to support the Partners’ strategic goals.
• Negotiate business and legal terms in compliance with Microsoft policies and standards.
• Draft or renew Statement of Works (SOWs) per Microsoft approved forms.
• Maintain strong relationships with both supplier contacts and program owners.
• Act as SME/Trusted Advisor for program owners on contracted processes and procedures
• Monitor RFI/RFP (Requests for Information/Proposals)
• Supply weekly status reports on volume and processing timeframes.
• Document and improve end to end processes.
• Help resolve procurement and operational issues.
• Prep and readiness for key supplier performance reviews, engagements, and meetings.
• Manage the tools and processes needed to support the program.
• Partner with Corp Procurement to strengthen sourcing insight and program management ability across TLI.
• Backup and support other TLI business management and operation management team members as needed.

Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
• Contracting – be knowledgeable about the contracting stages and lifecycle.
• PO knowledge – have a good understanding of PO flow, uses, and content.
• Negotiation – be comfortable with negotiating policy and business terms.
• Collaboration – able to work with partners and stakeholders to understand their needs, source them within the timeline while following policies and standards.
• Process Improvement – committed to process improvement and to increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of the souring process.
• Problem Solving – able to manage escalations, develop options, and implement solutions.
• Detail oriented – have the urge and ability to focus on legal and business terms.

With more than 4000 employees in over 30 countries, diversity at GP Strategies is second nature! Beyond our locations, our culture focuses on performance and revolves around respect, fairness, and working collaboratively to achieve our goals. We support our People, no matter who they are or where they are from, because we all have valuable and unique perspectives and approaches. That’s how great ideas are born, which enable us to work smarter.

GP Strategies is committed and proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other federally protected class.