Title:  Strategic Sourcing Manager - Professional Services & HR

At Chain IQ, your ideas move fast.

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 Strategic Sourcing Manager - Professional Services & HR is responsible for leading strategic sourcing initiatives, commercial negotiations, and supplier management activities across a portfolio of Professional Services and HR Services categories.

The position supports sourcing initiatives across one or more Professional Services and HR Services categories, including consulting services, contingent workforce, talent acquisition, employee benefits, learning and development, and other knowledge-based services.

Leveraging strong category expertise, market intelligence, and stakeholder management capabilities, the Strategic Sourcing Manager serves as a trusted advisor while ensuring supplier performance, contractual compliance, and alignment with business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing initiatives across one or more Professional Services and HR Services categories, including consulting, contingent workforce, talent acquisition, employee benefits, learning and development, and related service categories.
• Develop and execute category strategies that optimize cost, quality, service delivery, supplier performance, and risk management while supporting business and workforce objectives.
• Partner closely with Human Resources, business leaders, Finance, Legal, Risk, and Procurement stakeholders to identify sourcing opportunities and deliver value-driven procurement solutions.
• Manage complex sourcing events including RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, supplier evaluations, competitive bidding processes, and commercial negotiations.
• Negotiate contracts, pricing structures, service level agreements, and commercial terms to achieve favorable business outcomes while ensuring appropriate contractual protections.
• Provide category expertise and market intelligence across Professional Services and HR Services categories, supporting sourcing strategies, supplier selection, commercial negotiations, and stakeholder decision-making.
• Establish and maintain strategic supplier relationships, performance reviews, scorecard management, and continuous improvement initiatives to drive supplier accountability and innovation.
• Analyze spend, market trends, supplier capabilities, and benchmarking data to identify savings opportunities, improve sourcing effectiveness, and support category planning activities.
• Ensure compliance with corporate procurement policies, regulatory requirements, risk management standards, and contractual obligations while serving as a trusted advisor on sourcing best practices.
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Human Resources, Finance, Data Analytics, or a related field. Professional procurement certifications are advantageous.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in strategic sourcing, procurement, category management, consulting, or commercial roles.
• Experience sourcing and managing one or more Professional Services and/or HR Services categories within a corporate procurement, consulting, procurement services, or shared services environment.
• Experience supporting sourcing initiatives, supplier negotiations, RFx activities, contract management, and supplier relationship management.
• Proven ability to manage supplier evaluations, commercial negotiations, and sourcing projects that deliver measurable business value.
• Strong understanding of supplier relationship management, service levels, governance frameworks, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Strong analytical, commercial, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• Experience working within global and matrix organizations is advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of procurement best practices, contract management, and risk mitigation principles.
  
  

What We Offer

Total Compensation: Up to $135,000, including annual discretionary bonus eligibility.

Compensation is based on experience, skills, qualifications, location, and applicable laws.

Total rewards include medical, vision, dental, 401(k), and extensive paid time off options.

Join a truly global team.

We offer a dynamic and international environment where high performance meets real purpose. We're proud to be Great Place to Work-certified and even prouder of the people who make that possible. Let’s shape the future of procurement - together.

Chain IQ – Create. Lead. Make an impact.

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