Sourcing Operations & Tactical Buying

GLOBAL LEADER IN INDIRECT PROCUREMENT

Our purpose is to transform non-strategic procurement costs into strategic company value – ‘non-core for you, core for us’.

- We unlock important client value derived from latest procurement technologies, collective purchasing power of our clients as well as leading market insights and domain expertise.

- We deliver tailored high-quality services based on understanding our client’s business and strategy. We adopt a client-centric approach which supports cultural match and business integration building trust for long term business partnerships.

- We apply latest risk, sustainability and social responsibility practices strengthening procurement resilience. This supports ethical operations, business standards and biodiversity whilst minimizing environmental impact.

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- Proven successful track record in a similar role
- Minimum three (3) year experience in related sourcing category
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
- Ability to multi-task and perform under pressure
- Focused to deliver savings and to constantly find cost reduction opportunities for the clients
- Excellent analytical skills and mindset
- Good problem-solving, relationship management, escalation management and influencing skills with a strong customer-service orientation
- Good understanding of sourcing processes and best practices
- Ready to interact with stakeholders from all organizational levels
- A delivery-focused sourcer and a team player who feels comfortable creating their own profile and credibility
- Previous experience in working with any of the Source to Contract tools: SAP, Ariba, Ivalua, etc.
- Excellent English (German is an advantage) - written and verbal communication skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office

Tactical Sourcer will report to Head of Sourcing – Manager and will have the following main responsibilities:

- Managing the daily activities within the procurement process, serving as the primary interface with business owners and supplier representatives
- Execute tactical sourcing projects, low, medium & high complexity (i.e. spot buy, RFx) using the client and the internal systems and complying with client’s policies & procedures
- Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with internal, client and supplier stakeholders
- Drafting contracts based on the client standard terms and conditions and negotiating the contractual clauses to ensure compliance with the client’s requirements
- Negotiating commercial conditions and contractual terms with vendors with support from Contract Manager, if needed
- Performing supplier evaluation and bid analysis; provide input and recommendations
- Performing spend analysis to proactively identify savings opportunities
- Forecasting and reporting savings
- Supporting and run RFx, eAuction; creating and managing events in e-sourcing tool
- Adhering to the client’s corporate standards, including using the defined sourcing tools and processes in the delivery of sourcing initiatives
- Ensuring the functional KPIs, SLAs and other performance objectives are met
- Proactively looking for optimization opportunities

Chain IQ is a leading global independent indirect procurement service company providing strategic, tactical, and operational procurement services for its clients. Chain IQ operates from 6 main centers and 14 offices around the world – headquartered in Switzerland with hubs in Zurich, New York, London, Singapore, Mumbai and Bucharest to service more than 49 countries (including Germany, Poland, China, Hong Kong, Japan and Australia) and over 60 clients. Chain IQ’s growing team of 650+ experts is known for generating significant value via 3rd party spend management through volume bundling from its global clients, digitalization of procurement processes as well as achieving latest ESG standards.

In order to provide our clients continuously with an excellent service, we want to further strengthen our team and are therefore looking for an experienced Procurement Specialist.

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• Fun / Relax Area
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