Title:  Lead Buyer IT

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.

Purpose of the Role

Deliver value add sourcing services across the full sourcing lifecycle for IT related spend (HW, SW, IT Services, ITO/BPO).
The Lead IT Buyer acts as a senior sourcing leader capable of managing complex IT categories, leading strategic BCV and AVC workstreams, engaging senior IT stakeholders (CIO, IT directors), and providing guidance to junior sourcers.

Key Responsibilities

1. End to End Sourcing Delivery

• Lead sourcing initiatives across all phases: market analysis, RFP management, supplier evaluation, negotiation, and drafting of contractual documents.
• Manage regional and global initiatives concurrently, ensuring consistent, structured delivery.

2. Category Leadership for IT / ITO

• Act as the deep subject matter expert for IT (HW, SW, application development, testing, maintenance, infrastructure, cloud, ITO, BPO).
• Maintain global market awareness across major IT suppliers and service models.
• Bring proven experience working with Tier1 IT suppliers in Switzerland, UK, and global regions.

3. BCV / AVC Contributions

• Drive or support BCV (Business Case Validation) work: contract analysis, supplier assessment, spend insights, pipeline creation.
• Lead or co-lead AVC (Accelerated Value Capture) initiatives by:

• • Generating quick win savings.
  • Developing sourcing initiative pipelines.
  • Engaging stakeholders early to validate IT opportunities.
  • Translating BCV insights into executable sourcing strategies.

4. Senior Client & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a senior interface to client IT leadership (CIO / IT Management).
• Confidently lead discussions, influence decisionmakers, and align priorities.
• Represent Chain IQ as the primary expert in client engagements involving IT categories.

5. Leadership & Team Development

• Project Lead a small team of sourcers where required.
• Coach, upskill, and support junior and tactical sourcers.
• Ensure adherence to standard sourcing processes, tools, and templates.

6. Cross Functional Collaboration

• Work jointly with legal, finance, compliance, and technical SMEs for complex deals.
• Partner with global teams for alignment on strategy and execution.

7. Governance, Tools & Documentation

• Maintain documentation quality and sourcing audit trails.
• Support digital sourcing tools (e.g., Archlet, Knowledge Hub).
• Contribute to category knowledge bases and internal best practice sharing.

Required Experience & Competencies

Technical / Category Expertise

• Deep knowledge in IT Services, Software, Hardware, ITO, BPO.
• Strong understanding of commercial models, rate cards, service towers, SLAs, and benchmarking practices.

Sourcing Mastery

• Advanced negotiation capability (commercial & contractual).
• Extensive experience managing complex RFPs, multi provider sourcing, and global supplier portfolios.

Stakeholder & Communication Skills

• Excellent communication with senior IT stakeholders.
• Ability to challenge and influence the business.

Leadership & Ownership

• Ability to take full ownership of sourcing workstreams (including BCV/AVC).
• Capable of coordinating across functions and geographies.

Other Requirements

• High client orientation.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to navigate matrix environments.
• Ability to manage multiple high priority projects simultaneously.

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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