Sourcing Professional Services - Expert

Chain IQ; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Chain IQ, a global AI-driven procurement service partner, seeks a visionary Sourcing Professional Services Expert to join our team in London. You will shape sourcing for Consultancy, Advisory, Tax, Audit, Resourcing, and Legal, collaborating with internal stakeholders and clients to redefine how services are delivered globally.

You will architect end-to-end sourcing initiatives, lead multi-million global deals, mentor others, and ensure value through smarter, more efficient sourcing within Chain

Qualifications

• Educated to University standard or equivalent; MCIPS desirable.
• 5-10 years experience in sourcing across professional services categories.
• Proven market knowledge of professional services to drive value for clients.
• Experience running large multi-million/global deals and tender processes.
• Hands-on end-to-end deal execution with minimal oversight.
• Highly organized, results-driven with cross-functional leadership.
• Strong client/stakeholder focus and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• Ability to structure complex deals and sourcing strategies.
• Experience drafting contracts with limited legal support.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain strong stakeholder relationships.
• Lead assigned sourcing initiatives from renewals to strategic purchases.
• Conduct market tenders and evaluate across cross-functional teams.
• Understand business requirements and structure deals accordingly.
• Negotiate deals to achieve optimal commercial terms.
• Draft contracts based on standard terms and conditions.
• Maintain market awareness and contribute to category plans.
• Adhere to corporate sourcing tools and processes.
• Identify opportunities to deliver client savings through smarter sourcing.
• Mentor/coaching of less experienced team members on complex deals.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Strategic sourcing

Team leadership

Communication skills

Influencing senior stakeholders

Deal execution

Education

University degree or equivalent

MCIPS desirable

Job description

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Title: Sourcing Professional Services - Expert

Location: London, GB

Date: Aug 23, 2026

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.

Role Purpose:

Are you a visionary sourcing expert with a passion for transforming how organisations look at their Professional Services requirements? At Chain IQ, we're looking for a bold, strategic Professional Services Subject Matter Expert with deep Consultancy, Advisory and interim labour expertise to join our Professional Services Sourcing team and help redefine the way these services are delivered across the globe, within our Clients.

In this high-impact role, you won't just manage sourcing initiatives - you'll architect them. Your primary focus will include Consultancy, Advisory, Tax, Audit, Resourcing (temporary and perm) and Legal. You will work as part of a team responsible for delivering the whole Professional Services category, collaborating with internal stakeholders and external clients to craft sourcing strategies that unlock value, spark innovation, and elevate operational performance.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Main responsibilities will include:

• Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders
• Leading assigned sourcing initiatives, which vary in terms of scope and scale from routine renewals to more strategic purchases, under own initiative with minimal oversight required
• Conducting market tenders and managing the evaluation across a cross-functional team to determine supplier selection
• Understanding business requirements and structuring deals to meet those requirements
• Negotiating deals to achieve optimal commercial terms
• Drafting contracts based on standard terms and conditions
• Maintaining market awareness for assigned categories, leveraging experience to contribute to sourcing area plans and opportunity assessments
• Adhering to the Chain IQ corporate standards, including using the defined sourcing tools and processes in delivery of sourcing initiatives
• Identifying and implementing opportunities to deliver savings for Clients and drive benefits through smarter/efficient sourcing
• Mentoring/coaching less experienced team members and supporting them in more complex deals as required

Requirements:

• Educated to University standard or equivalent - MCIPS desirable
• Minimum 5-10 yrs experience in sourcing across specific categories
• Demonstrates proven market knowledge of Professional Services, with skills to apply knowledge to drive maximum value for clients
• Proven capability of running large multi-million / complex global deals, including all aspects of the tender process
• Hands on approach for deal execution, manage deals end to end on their own with minimal oversight
• Highly organised and results driven, can lead a cross-functional team
• Client/stakeholder focus within the corporate environment with the gravitas to influence senior stakeholders
• Experienced negotiator and excellent communication skills
• Ability to structure complex deals and develop sourcing strategies
• Experience in understanding contracts and ability in contract drafting, with limited requirement for specialist legal support. Ability to manage multiple priorities, often to tight deadlines, and deliver results

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. Lets shape the future of procurement - together.

Chain IQ - Create. Lead. Make an impact.