Project Manager

With one shared mission of opening the world through education, EF is a multicultural and multilingual community of team members working across 55 countries all around the world. Bring your talents, your perspective, and your ambition. In return, we offer a vibrant, dynamic working environment, and a fulfilling international career.

**EF Educational Tours** makes it possible for thousands of North American students every year to see the world and discover new cultures through our professionally guided tours.

We are now looking for an **innovative and analytical entrepreneur with excellent organizational skills** to manage projects and initiatives relevant for our Procurement team from ideation to implementation.

You and your team of analysts will manage stakeholder, and function team member expectations and contributions in relation to the procurement processes.

**OBJECTIVES FOR THIS ROLE**
- Set Procurement team up for success - Understand what team needs in order to:

- Be successful in each internal role.
- Maximize value which Procurement brings to stakeholders and ultimately to whole Business.
- Identify and map areas of excellence vs. opportunities by collecting, documenting, mapping feedback and input internally and externally; ideate, propose, design, set up and manage projects/initiatives with ultimate goal of continuously improve Procurement team internal and external value proposition.
- Procurement Process Management - Act as gate keeper and point person for all processes internal to Procurement and/or cross-functional. Ensure smooth flow of information, eliminate bottlenecks and train team members on requirements of their individual contribution to each piece of the process. Be the expert of tools and systems which team members are required to use, manage team expectations while making decisions on Engineering road maps which define evolution of these tools.
- Support Procurement Management team in setting right KPIs, help Procurement Managers translating organizational KPIs into team and individual goals. Continuously monitor KPIs metrics and support Procurement Managers being proactive and strategic on reaching them and/or escalating challenges.
- Develop a strong and thriving team of specialists through a successful onboarding experience, on-going professional development and consistent and timely feedback focusing on staff engagement and retention

**YOU**
- Experienced in Project management
- 1-3 years of general management experience of either direct reports or stakeholders
- An organized problem solver with ability to prioritize, determine solution and delegate the execution
- Experience in working with data
- Good working knowledge of reporting tools such as PowerBI and great command of Excel
- Power Apps and SQL knowledge is an advantage
- Strong communication skills
- Innovative and ability to drive and communicate change
- A self-starter who enjoys being able to shape your own role and demonstrate the value you brings with actual facts.
- Works Independently and can define and work out autonomously intermediate steps to reach bigger set objectives.
- Strong and proven analytical skills
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic and international environment
- Fluent in English
- Another European language is an advantage

**WHY YOU WILL LOVE WORKING WITH US**

People at EF make things happen. We encourage you to take full ownership of your work, regardless of your level or experience. EF team members often say we operate like the world’s largest startup because this boundless entrepreneurial spirit is built into our organization’s DNA.

EF offers a **wide range of benefits** ready for our team members to enjoy during weekends, after work and with friends & family, including:

- Discounted passes to local destinations and tourist hot-spots such as mt. Titlis or Kunsthaus Zurich.
- Full reimbursement of the SBB ‘halb-tax’ travel card, covering country-wide public transportation.
- Free membership for our newly built gym or get involved with our variety of sports teams.
- Seasonal and monthly office events including holiday parties, ski trips and pay-day happy hours.
- Discounts on a wide range of local restaurants, shops, hotel stays and EF products.
- 15% off in-house childcare service

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**ABOUT US**

If you ask anyone at EF what they like most about their work, you will usually hear the same answer: the people. Visit any of our offices or schools, and you’ll find the same welcoming, energizing, and fun atmosphere — because our people are the heart of everything we do. We support one another, cheer each other on when we win, and learn together when we fail.

Since 1965, we have helped millions of people see new places, experience new cultures, and learn new things about the world and about themselves. Our culturally immersive education programs—focused on language, travel, cultural exchange, and academics—turn dreams into international opportunities.

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