Strategic Partners – GP Stakes Spend Management eSourcing Associate

Blackstone

12d • Onsite

About The Position

Blackstone Strategic Partners is a global leader in illiquid fund investing with $94B of assets under management. The platform provides liquidity and investment solutions across private markets, including secondaries, GP Stakes, and co-investments. Within Strategic Partners, the GP Stakes business manages approximately $11B of AUM and invests in minority ownership interests in leading private equity firms globally. The Associate will support the GP Stakes Spend Management Team, with primary responsibility for coordinating, scaling, and institutionalizing an eSourcing program across the GP Stakes portfolio. The team focuses on generating tangible value for underlying GPs through group purchasing, eSourcing, and broader spend management initiatives. This role offers the opportunity to help build and expand a formal, portfolio-wide eSourcing program, driving year-over-year adoption and measurable financial impact. The Associate will work closely with portfolio company stakeholders and the Blackstone Sourcing Center to embed eSourcing as a standard operating best practice for both existing and newly acquired GP Stakes investments. The position requires strong relationship-building, program management, and change-management skills, with success driven through influence and partnership rather than direct authority.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; preference for Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, or Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in eSourcing or strategic sourcing roles within large, complex, global organizations
• Demonstrated expertise across end-to-end sourcing processes, eSourcing tools, and value delivery
• Proven track record of generating quantifiable sourcing impact across direct, indirect, and capital spend categories
• Strong analytical, project management, and stakeholder-influencing skills, and can operate as a change agent
• Advanced Excel proficiency required

Nice To Haves

• experience with Ariba and spend-visibility platforms preferred
• Prior experience in private equity or multi-portfolio environments is a plus
• Lean / Six Sigma training and procurement transformation experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide central leadership and program management for the GP Stakes eSourcing initiative across the global portfolio
• Establish, manage, and track aggressive eSourcing impact targets at both the portfolio and company levels, with annual savings goals exceeding $100M
• Oversee pipeline development, reporting, issue resolution, and portfolio-wide coordination
• Maintain eSourcing databases and facilitate recurring practitioner forums and monthly council meetings
• Support a select group of portfolio companies through deeper, hands-on engagement to demonstrate eSourcing capabilities and results
• Drive awareness and adoption through training sessions, best-practice sharing, and user communities
• Encourage portfolio companies to dedicate resources and capabilities to eSourcing initiatives
• Leverage Blackstone’s Spend360 spend-visibility platform to improve data transparency and identify new sourcing opportunities
• Use spend analytics to support compliance with negotiated contracts and usage management tools
• Partner with the Blackstone Sourcing Center to execute eSourcing events on behalf of portfolio companies
• Contribute to the ongoing development of eSourcing processes, tools, and best practices
• Support Blackstone conferences and events where eSourcing program representation or thought leadership is required

Benefits

• comprehensive health benefits, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, and FSA benefits
• paid time off
• life insurance
• 401(k) plan
• discretionary bonuses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level