Global IT Sourcing Lead

Chain IQ; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Chain IQ in Jersey City seeks a Sourcing IT Expert to lead strategic technology sourcing and supplier governance. You will shape enterprise sourcing strategies, drive high-value engagements, and guide negotiations across software, cloud, hardware, and services.

You will partner with Legal, Security, Risk, and Finance to ensure governance and risk mitigation while delivering measurable business value and cost efficiency. A strong background in multinational tech procurement is required.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of strategic sourcing, category management, or procurement experience.
• Experience leading complex, high-value technology sourcing initiatives in multinational, matrixed organizations.
• Proven ability to develop category strategies and influence technology investment decisions.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills with executives and senior leaders.
• Advanced commercial and financial acumen including TCO, financial modeling, and business case development.
• Extensive experience negotiating technology, outsourcing, cloud, software licensing, and managed services agreements.

Responsibilities

• Shaping sourcing strategies and supporting executive decision-making with stakeholders across business, technology, procurement, finance, legal, and risk.
• Providing deep category expertise and market intelligence across software, cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, telecom, hardware, and services.
• Leading enterprise-wide category, sourcing, and supplier strategies aligned with roadmaps and market trends.
• Driving high-value sourcing engagements from opportunity identification to contract execution.
• Designing commercial and negotiation strategies to optimize cost, value, risk, and supplier innovation.
• Mentoring peers and supporting capability development in technology sourcing.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Financial modeling

Sourcing strategy

Market intelligence

Vendor management

Tools

SAP Ariba

Coupa

Jaggaer

Archlet

Apadua

SAP

Power BI

Excel

CLM tools

Job description

Chain IQ in Jersey City seeks a Sourcing IT Expert to lead strategic technology sourcing and supplier governance. You will shape enterprise sourcing strategies, drive high-value engagements, and guide negotiations across software, cloud, hardware, and services.

You will partner with Legal, Security, Risk, and Finance to ensure governance and risk mitigation while delivering measurable business value and cost efficiency. A strong background in multinational tech procurement is required.