Senior Sourcing Consultant - Marketing & Professional Services

Chain IQ Group AG; Köln; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Chain IQ Group AG is seeking a Tactical Sourcing Consultant to manage end-to-end sourcing activities for Marketing and Professional Services in the local German market. You will combine commercial and contractual expertise with strong stakeholder management to deliver measurable savings, service quality, and risk reduction.

Working in an international, collaborative environment, you will help build a resilient, digitally enabled procurement function and contribute to ongoing category leadership

Qualifications

• Four+ years of tactical sourcing experience in Germany.
• Experience with local German supplier market for Marketing/Professional Services.
• Knowledge of HR services and/or consulting is required.
• Strong end-to-end sourcing, negotiations and savings delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end tactical sourcing activities, including RFx processes, eAuctions, tenders, supplier evaluations, and bid analyses.
• Lead commercial and contractual negotiations to optimize pricing, statements of work, service quality, and risk.
• Collaborate closely with sourcing, operations, and buying teams to deliver effective procurement outcomes.
• Build trusted relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers, ensuring compliance with agreed processes, systems, and standards.
• Analyze spend, identify cost optimization opportunities, and develop robust recommendations.
• Track and report savings against agreed KPIs, SLAs, and targets.
• Drive continuous improvement and share category expertise across the team.

Skills

Tactical sourcing

Commercial negotiations

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

German and English

Tools

Source-to-Contract tools

RFx processes

Job description

At Chain IQ, your ideas move fast. 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.

At Chain IQ, your ideas move fast. 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/.

Role Purpose

As a Tactical Sourcing Consultant for Marketing and Professional Services, you will manage end-to-end tactical sourcing activities in the local German supplier market for a major German client in the consumer goods and retail sector. You will combine commercial and contractual expertise with strong stakeholder management to deliver measurable savings, service quality, and risk reduction. Working in an international and collaborative environment, you will help build a resilient, responsible, and digitally enabled procurement function.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end tactical sourcing activities, including RFx processes, eAuctions, tenders, supplier evaluations, and bid analyses.
• Lead commercial and contractual negotiations to optimize pricing, statements of work, service quality, and risk.
• Collaborate closely with sourcing, operations, and buying teams to deliver effective procurement outcomes.
• Build trusted relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers, ensuring compliance with agreed processes, systems, and standards.
• Analyze spend, identify cost optimization opportunities, and develop robust recommendations.
• Track and report savings against agreed KPIs, SLAs, and targets.
• Drive continuous improvement and share category expertise across the team.

Requirements

• At least four years of tactical sourcing experience, including hands-on experience in the local German supplier market for Marketing and Professional Services; knowledge of HR services and/or consulting is required.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end tactical sourcing, commercial negotiations, and savings delivery.
• Experience with source-to-contract tools and strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate bids, develop data-driven recommendations, and identify cost opportunities.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, stakeholder management, and organizational skills.
• A proactive, delivery-focused, and collaborative approach, with the ability to manage priorities independently.
• Fluency in written and spoken German and English.

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.