Title:  Sourcing Professional Services

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Chain IQ is a global AI-powered leader in indirect procurement, headquartered in Baar, Switzerland, with operations across major delivery centers and 26 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.

To learn more about Chain IQ, our services, and the clients we support around the world, please visit our website at https://chainiq.com/about-us/.

We are seeking an experienced Procurement Category Expert – Professional Services with 10+ years of experience to join our team in Pune, India. The successful candidate must bring strong, hands-on sourcing and category experience across both Consulting and HR Services. The role requires deep understanding of the supplier landscape, commercial models, sourcing strategies, negotiation levers and contracting considerations within these categories. Experience in Marketing and/or Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is highly desirable and would be considered a strong advantage.

Key Requirements

• Consulting Sourcing: Strong and proven sourcing experience within Consulting and Professional Services is essential, including experience managing complex consulting engagements, supplier negotiations, and commercial models.
• HR Services Sourcing: Strong and proven sourcing experience within HR Services is essential, ideally covering areas such as recruitment, contingent workforce, HR consulting, learning & development, mobility, benefits, or other HR-related services.
• Strategic Sourcing: Demonstrated ability to independently manage complex end-to-end sourcing initiatives, from requirement definition and market analysis through RFP/RFQ, negotiation, supplier selection, contracting, and implementation.
• Commercial & Negotiation Expertise: Strong understanding of Professional Services commercial models and proven ability to develop and execute negotiation strategies that deliver measurable commercial value.
• Stakeholder Management: Strong experience working with senior business stakeholders, challenging requirements constructively, influencing decisions, and translating business needs into effective sourcing strategies.
• Experience: Approximately 10+ years of relevant strategic sourcing, procurement, or category management experience within complex, international organizations. Big 4 consulting experience is preferred.
• Language: Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

Nice-to-Have Experience

• Financial Services Experience: Previous procurement or sourcing experience within banking, financial services, or another highly regulated industry is a strong advantage. Familiarity with complex governance, third-party risk, compliance and control environments is highly valued.
• Client-Facing Experience: Experience operating in a client-facing environment and managing senior client stakeholders is highly desirable. The candidate should be comfortable representing procurement professionally, managing expectations, influencing decisions, presenting recommendations, and building trusted relationships with demanding stakeholders.
• Marketing Procurement: Experience sourcing marketing agencies, creative services, media, digital marketing, market research, events, or related services is an advantage.
• BPO Procurement: Experience sourcing Business Process Outsourcing, managed services, outsourced operations, or other complex service arrangements is an advantage.
• Experience with e-sourcing platforms, procurement analytics, contract lifecycle management, and related procurement technologies.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is an experienced Professional Services sourcing expert with strong hands-on experience across both Consulting and HR Services.

Must-have

• Consulting sourcing experience
• HR Services sourcing experience
• Strong strategic sourcing and negotiation capabilities
• Senior stakeholder management experience

Nice-to-have

• Financial Services experience
• Client-facing / client stakeholder management experience
• Marketing sourcing experience
• BPO sourcing experience

The individual should combine deep category knowledge with strong commercial judgement and be credible in front of senior client stakeholders. We are looking for someone who can operate independently, challenge requirements constructively, navigate complex stakeholder environments and act as a trusted procurement advisor rather than simply execute sourcing events.

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