Title:  Head Sourcing Technology Services - Manager

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.

Main responsibilities will include:

• Manage a sourcing team, complete all required performance reviews, be a positive role model and help in the people training and development of the team  
• Directly manage IT Sourcing engagements of varying spend, risk, and complexity levels on the IT Sourcing (Americas) Team, managing engagements in one or more of the following categories: Software Licensing/Maintenance, Software as a Service, other Hosted Platforms/Services, Networks, Data Center, Hardware, Desktop, and related IT Outsourcing and Managed IT Services; 
• Develop and preset cost saving and optimization opportunities to prospective new clients.
• Communicate regularly with key business stakeholders to understand strategic direction, business requirements, objectives, and priorities across assigned categories and business functions; 
• Understand the business requirements of each deal, and shape deals and contracts to meet those requirements; 
• Assess savings opportunities on all engagements, and work with clients to achieve optimal cost reductions/savings and other “value”, as appropriate; 
• Develop and maintain key IT Supplier relationships in the above-named IT Sourcing categories, and stay current on their products, services, and competitors; 
• Manage competitive bids and RFXs for IT engagements using automated tools or limited to Microsoft Office apps (depending on the client engagement), and lead the evaluation and selection process across a cross-functional team of stakeholders; 
• Draft contracts based on clients’ standard templates, and customize deal-specific commercial terms/conditions, as needed; 
• Follow required processes and procedures related to supplier engagement, contract negotiation and contract execution to ensure compliance with clients’ legal, regulatory, business, and regional policies; 
• Provide detailed project status (and associated savings) reporting on all active and completed Sourcing deals, using required Chain IQ and client tools/platforms; 
• Partner with Chain IQ colleagues globally to ensure cross-functional coordination of engagements, supplier management, process implementation, and best practices; 

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree (Supply Chain concentration and/or MBA would be a plus); 
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in IT Sourcing roles in one or more of the following categories: Software Licensing/Maintenance, Software as a Service, other Hosted Platforms/Services, Networks, Data Center, Hardware, Desktop, and related IT Outsourcing and Managed IT Services; 
• People management experience with ability to lead a team of sourcing and procurement team members of varying experience levels, motivating each to bring their best in addressing client business needs and growing as professionals. 
• Demonstrated sourcing and negotiation experience with major IT Suppliers; 
• Ability to perform contract drafting and negotiations with limited additional legal support for Master Software License, Maintenance Agreements, Supply/Task Orders/SOWs; Amendments; Service Level Agreements; etc.; 
• Ability to structure contracts with multiple concurrent Schedules, Annexes, Supply Orders, and Attachments across multiple global regions; 
• Demonstrated experience in identifying savings and cost reduction opportunities in IT contract negotiations, and developing and leading negotiation strategies to achieve those savings and other value; 
• Ability to manage engagement risk through identification and assessment of relevant hypothetical issues that could impact each engagement, and addressing such scenarios and relevant risk sharing in the contract; 
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, and ability to effectively communicate with and influence senior clients/stakeholders; 
• Ability to quickly understand and apply new concepts (e.g., business models; governance models; scaling of platform from local to regional to global; supplier pricing models; contracting options and alternatives; sourcing tools and platforms; sourcing processes, policies, and procedures); 

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.

Information for agencies: Applications sent or uploaded by placement agencies or similar are not desired, will therefore not be considered and will be deleted.