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Sourcing Professional Services - Senior Consultant
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Chain IQ is a global AI-driven Procurement Service Partner, headquartered in Baar, Switzerland, with operations across main centers and 16 offices worldwide. We provide tailored, end-to-end procurement solutions that enable transformation, drive scalability, and deliver substantial reductions in our clients' indirect spend. Our culture is built on innovation, entrepreneurship, ownership, and impact. Here, your voice matters - bold thinking is encouraged, and action follows ambition.
Role Purpose
The scope of the role relates to the indirect spend of clients across the Professional Services category. An emphasis on Consultancy / Advisory services, but the role will be responsible ultimately for all Professional Services subcategory sourcing for the Client including Tax, Audit, HR (incl benefits, wellbeing, resourcing and L&D) and Legal.
Being a dynamic, highly client-focused individual with proven experience the individual will have experience in working with the main suppliers both in the UK and globally of Professional Services. The individual will be responsible for delivering sourcing initiatives covering the end-to-end sourcing lifecycle and will need to have a global awareness of the different markets for the provision of services.
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Main responsibilities will include:
- Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders
- Leading assigned sourcing initiatives, which vary in terms of scope and scale from routine renewals to more strategic purchases, under own initiative with minimal oversight required
- Conducting market tenders and managing the evaluation across a cross-functional team to determine supplier selection
- Understanding business requirements and structuring deals to meet those requirements
- Negotiating deals to achieve optimal commercial terms
- Drafting contracts based on standard terms and conditions
- Maintaining market awareness for assigned categories, leveraging experience to contribute to sourcing area plans and opportunity assessments
- Adhering to the Chain IQ corporate standards, including using the defined sourcing tools and processes in delivery of sourcing initiatives
- Identifying and implementing opportunities to deliver savings for Clients and drive benefits through smarter/efficient sourcing
- Mentoring/coaching less experienced team members and supporting them in more complex deals as required
Requirements
- Educated to University standard or equivalent – MCIPS desirable
- Minimum 5-10 yrs experience in sourcing across specific categories
- Demonstrates proven market knowledge of Professional Services, with skills to apply knowledge to drive maximum value for clients
- Proven capability of running large multi-million / complex global deals, including all aspects of the tender process
- Hands on approach for deal execution, manage deals end to end on their own with minimal oversight
- Highly organised and results driven, can lead a cross-functional team
- Client/stakeholder focus within the corporate environment with the gravitas to influence senior stakeholders
- Experienced negotiator and excellent communication skills
- Ability to structure complex deals and develop sourcing strategies
- Experience in understanding contracts and ability in contract drafting, with limited requirement for specialist legal support. Ability to manage multiple priorities, often to tight deadlines, and deliver results
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