Sourcing IT Expert

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

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Title: Sourcing IT Expert

Location: Jersey City, US

Date: Oct 5, 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

As a Sourcing IT Expert, you will provide strategic leadership and subject matter expertise across a broad range of IT sourcing categories. You will lead complex sourcing engagements, advise senior client stakeholders, identify market opportunities, and drive innovative sourcing solutions that balance commercial value, supplier performance, risk management, and business objectives.

You will also play a key role in shaping sourcing strategy, mentoring consultants and senior consultants, and supporting the continued growth of Chain IQ's technology sourcing capabilities.

Responsibilities

Serve as a trusted advisor to senior business, technology, procurement, finance, legal, and risk stakeholders, shaping sourcing strategies and supporting executive decision-making.

Provide deep category expertise and market intelligence across key technology domains, including software and SaaS, cloud, infrastructure, cybersecurity, telecommunications, managed services, hardware, and professional services.

Lead the development and execution of enterprise-wide category, sourcing, and supplier strategies that align with business objectives, technology roadmaps, and market trends.

Drive highly complex, high-value sourcing engagements from opportunity identification through supplier selection, negotiation, and contract execution.

Design and execute innovative commercial and negotiation strategies that optimize cost, value, service quality, risk management, and supplier innovation.

Deliver actionable market insights, benchmarking, and supplier intelligence to influence sourcing decisions, challenge requirements, and identify new value opportunities.

Lead negotiations of complex technology agreements, ensuring favorable commercial terms, operational flexibility, scalability, and effective risk mitigation.

Build and manage executive-level supplier relationships, driving performance, governance, innovation, accountability, and long-term strategic value.

Partner with Legal, Information Security, Compliance, Risk, and Supply Chain teams to ensure sourcing activities meet governance, regulatory, and contractual requirements.

Act as a sourcing thought leader by mentoring peers, sharing category expertise, supporting capability development, and driving continuous improvement and best practices across the organization.

Requirements

Education in business, procurement, supply chain, information technology, finance, or a related discipline, with 6+ years of strategic sourcing, category management, or procurement experience.

Extensive experience leading complex, high-value technology sourcing initiatives within multinational, highly matrixed organizations.

Deep expertise across key technology categories, including Software and SaaS / cloud services / infrastructure and data center / telecommunications and network services / cybersecurity / hardware and end user computing / managed services / and IT professional services

Proven ability to develop category strategies, leverage market intelligence, and influence technology investment decisions through insight-driven recommendations.

Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage, influence, and challenge senior business, technology, and executive leaders.

Advanced commercial and financial acumen, including total cost of ownership (TCO), financial modeling, business case development, benchmarking, spend analytics, savings identification, and value realization.

Extensive experience negotiating complex technology, outsourcing, cloud, software licensing, and managed services agreements, with a strong focus on risk mitigation and value optimization.

Strong understanding of supplier markets, commercial models, emerging technologies, regulatory requirements, and information security considerations.

Proficiency with sourcing, procurement, analytics, and contract management platforms, including SAP Ariba, Coupa, Jaggaer, Archlet, Apadua, SAP, Power BI, Excel, and contract lifecycle management (CLM) tools.

Demonstrated ability to combine strategic thinking, executive presence, commercial leadership, and deep market expertise to deliver measurable business outcomes and long-term client value.

What We Offer

We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to the business. The salary range for New York City metro area is $120,000 to $170,000, plus individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Individual salaries within those ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, qualifications, skills, location and applicable employment laws. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical, vision and dental coverage, 401(k), and a wide range of paid time off options.

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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Nearest Major Market: New York City

Nearest Secondary Market: Newark