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About the role
- Procurement Specialist at Chain IQ managing professional services sourcing across various sectors in Switzerland. Leading end-to-end procurement processes while being a subject matter expert.
Responsibilities
- Lead clients through end-to-end lifecycle of category strategy development, issuance of competitive tenders, and compliant contract negotiation and execution.
- Act as a subject matter expert in Professional Services procurement, in categories including consulting and legal, advising clients on supplier capabilities and best practices.
- Develop and implement sourcing and procurement strategies to drive value for clients.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on supplier offerings, providing insights into strategies and developing innovative solutions with a focus on Category Strategies and initiatives, Development and Execution.
- Strategic Sourcing & Category Management for professional services including areas such as Consulting, Legal Services, Audit and HR Services.
- Analyzing market trends, supplier capabilities, and cost structures to identify and deliver savings and value improvement opportunities
- Supplier Selection & Negotiation Leading RFPs, RFIs, and competitive bidding processes.
- Negotiating contracts, pricing, service levels, and performance metrics.
- Stakeholder Management, partnering closely with clients to understand needs, timelines, and strategic priorities.
- Supplier Relationship & Performance Management, manage ongoing supplier relationships to ensure quality, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Resolve issues related to delivery, quality, or cost.
- Analyze spend data to identify savings opportunities and efficiency gains.
- Mitigate risks related to supplier reliability, compliance, and market volatility.
- Supporting the sourcing lead and team leads in conducting sourcing initiatives which vary in terms of complexity, scope and scale, both global and domestic.
- Managing the process of market tenders and subsequent evaluation of bid proposals across a cross-functional team to determine supplier selection.
- Understanding business requirements and shaping deals to meet those requirements.
- Drafting contracts based on standard terms and conditions.
- Negotiating contracts to achieve optimal commercial terms.
- Maintaining market awareness of professional services supplier landscapes and contributing to sourcing area plans and business development.
- Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with our business partners, key suppliers, and multiple client groups.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred (Supply Chain concentration or MBA is a plus)
- Minimum 5+ years (ideally 10+) in Professional Services Sourcing, with contract and commercial negotiations, ideally in categories like Consulting, Tax, Accounting, Audit, Legal Services and HR Services
- Proven sourcing and negotiation experience with major suppliers
- Ability to draft and negotiate contracts with minimal legal support, ideally including structuring contracts with multiple Schedules, Annexes and Attachments globally
- Experience in identifying savings opportunities and leading negotiating strategies
- Strong relationship management, deal structuring, vendor management, and procurement expertise
- Proven capability with multi-million-dollar sourcing projects
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills in English
- German proficiency is highly desirable and considered a strong advantage
- Ability to prioritize initiatives under tight deadlines
- Professional, committed, motivated, and flexible team player, dedicated towards delivering meaningful results
- Client/stakeholder focus within the corporate environment with the gravitas to influence senior stakeholders and executive project sponsors
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects, often to tight deadlines, and deliver results
- Experience in working with market leading sourcing tools and systems
Benefits
- Dynamic and international environment
- Professional development opportunities
- Global team events
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