Sourcing Professional Services

Chain IQ Group; Mumbai; In loco; INR 2.500.000 - 4.200.000; Tempo pieno

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Chain IQ is seeking a senior Sourcing Professional Services expert to lead category workstreams, interviews with senior stakeholders, and development of executive-ready deliverables in Navi Mumbai. You will shape category strategies, identify savings opportunities, and collaborate with global procurement teams to drive value.

Your profile combines deep Professional Services category expertise, hands-on strategic sourcing experience, and a consulting mindset with strong communication skills to

Competenze

• 8–10 years of relevant experience in a similar position.
• Strong commercial acumen and contract understanding in the Professional Services category.
• Experience in client-facing roles and/or consulting/advisory.

Mansioni

• Lead category-specific workstreams during opportunity assessment projects.
• Conduct interviews with senior stakeholders to understand operating models and demand drivers.
• Challenge sourcing and procurement approaches.
• Analyze spend data, supplier landscapes, and key contracts.
• Identify savings and optimization opportunities (quick wins and structural).
• Translate findings into category strategies and supplier approaches.
• Prepare executive-ready deliverables and presentations.
• Lead client-facing discussions with senior stakeholders.
• Coordinate with Chain IQ lead buyers, SMEs, and sourcing teams.
• Validate savings logic and recommendations.
• Contribute to internal knowledge and playbooks.

Conoscenze

Management Consulting

Legal Services

Auditing & Tax Advisory

Digital & Analytics Advisory

Executive Search

Strategic Sourcing

Contract Negotiation

Client-Facing

Problem Structuring

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Title: Sourcing Professional Services

Location: Navi Mumbai, IN

Date: Oct 9, 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Professional Services category-specific workstreams during opportunity assessment projects
• Conduct interviews with senior stakeholders (e.g. CFO, CIO/CTO, CHRO, Functional Directors, Head of Operations, Head M&A) to understand operating models and demand drivers
• Challenge the status quo of sourcing and procurement approaches
• Analyze spend data, supplier landscapes, and key Professional Services supplier contracts
• Identify and quantify savings and optimization opportunities (quick wins and structural improvements)
• Translate findings into category strategies and supplier approaches
• Prepare structured, executive-ready deliverables and short presentations (e.g., category one-pager summaries, deep dives)
• Lead client-facing discussions and challenge senior business and procurement stakeholders where required
• Orchestrate inputs and benchmark data from your Chain IQ lead buyers, SMEs, and sourcing teams
• Validate assumptions and ensure robustness of savings logic and recommendations
• Contribute to internal knowledge building, playbooks, and Professional Services category insights

Your Profile

We are looking for senior profiles combining three dimensions of expertise:

1. Category Expertise

• Deep expertise in the Professional Services category and expert‑level expertise in one or several Professional Services sub-categories:
  • Management & Strategy Consulting
  • Legal Services
  • Audit, Tax & Accounting Advisory
  • Digital & Analytics Advisory
  • Contingent Workforce & Staffing Services
  • Professional Training & Capability Development
  • Executive Search & Professional Recruitment
• Strong understanding of global and regional supplier landscapes, pricing models, and key levers for optimizing outcomes

2. Procurement Experience

• Proven hands-on experience in strategic sourcing / procurement
• Track record of delivering measurable savings and optimizing outcomes
• Experience negotiating complex supplier contracts

3. Consulting Mindset

• Experience in client-facing roles and/or consulting/advisory
• Ability to structure complex problems and communicate clearly

Additional Requirements

• 8-10 years of relevant experience in a similar position
• Strong commercial acumen and contract understanding in the Professional Services category
• Ability to identify value opportunities quickly with limited data
• Structured, analytical, and able to operate in ambiguity
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

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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