Strategic Sourcing Leader, HR & Professional Services

Chain IQ; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Chain IQ is a global AI-driven Procurement Service Partner with offices worldwide. The Senior Consultant, Sourcing Professional Services & HR, located in Atlanta, leads strategic sourcing initiatives and negotiations across HR and professional services, partnering with HR, finance, legal, and procurement to optimize cost, service, and risk.

You will manage RFx events, supplier evaluations, and ongoing supplier performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a business, supply chain, procurement, HR, finance or analytics field.
• 4+ years in strategic sourcing, procurement or category management with Professional Services spend.
• Experience sourcing across professional services including HR services, consulting, RPO, executive search, learning & development, employee benefits.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end strategic sourcing across Professional Services, HR Services, and related knowledge-based categories.
• Develop and execute category strategies to optimize cost, quality, service delivery, and risk.
• Partner with HR, finance, legal, risk, and procurement to identify opportunities and deliver value.
• Manage RFx processes, supplier evaluations, and competitive bidding.
• Negotiate contracts, pricing, SLAs, and terms to achieve favorable outcomes.
• Provide market intelligence across consulting services, RPO, executive search, learning & development, and MSPs.
• Establish supplier relationships, performance reviews, and continuous improvement programs.
• Analyze spend and market data to identify savings opportunities and improve sourcing.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies and regulations while advising stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

RFx management

Supplier negotiations

Stakeholder management

Category management

HR Services sourcing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business / related field

Job description

Chain IQ is a global AI-driven Procurement Service Partner with offices worldwide. The Senior Consultant, Sourcing Professional Services & HR, located in Atlanta, leads strategic sourcing initiatives and negotiations across HR and professional services, partnering with HR, finance, legal, and procurement to optimize cost, service, and risk.

You will manage RFx events, supplier evaluations, and ongoing supplier performance.