About this role
<p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;background-color:#ffffff;color:black"><strong>At Chain IQ, your ideas move fast.</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;background-color:#ffffff;color:black">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.</span></p> <p> </p><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Join our Team</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">It is an exciting time at Chain IQ and our team in Romania/Poland are looking for a Senior Consultant in IT.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Chain IQ generate value far beyond cost reduction. We transform our client’s indirect procurement towards a world-class, resilient, ethical and digitalized end-to-end function. We promote a culture of collaboration and shared excellence while encouraging an open and honest exchange of ideas. We offer the potential for significant corporate growth and career development.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Our ambition is to strengthen the existing highly experienced team to provide the best in industry support to our growing client base.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Role Purpose</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The primary purpose is to deliver value-add sourcing services to clients in a structured, professional and consistent manner.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Responsibilities</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We are currently seeking a Senior Consultant to join the Contract Specialist Team. The Contract Specialist needs to be a dynamic, highly client-focused individual with proven experience within IT Category.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Main responsibilities will include:</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Accountable for end-to-end contract management process (elaboration, approval, signature) in close cooperation and under the guidance of clients’ legal teams.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Supporting the Sourcers in identifying the appropriate templates and in drawing up contracts based on client’s standard terms and conditions.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Assist & advise the Sourcers in the contractual negotiations of the terms and conditions, if needed, with the purpose of achieving optimal compliance and contractual outcomes in line with client’s standards and requirements – but also to accelerate the processing of contracts.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Review, approve and negotiate contracts in accordance with the terms and conditions as defined by client by identifying and raising risks associated with any agreement (in line with Chain IQ’s scope of responsibility).</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Assist requesters with any question related to the contracting process.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ensure that the contracts are compliant with regulatory, audit and policy requirements as defined by client.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Support the implementation of new regulatory or contracting policies and procedures for evaluating risk and approving contracts.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Identify improvements/ simplification or efficiency of the contract standard templates and flagging those to Chain IQ management for discussion with the clients.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Adhere to the client’s corporate standards including using the defined contract templates, pre-defined clauses and sourcing tools and processes in delivery of sourcing initiatives.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Provide training and guidance to the Chain IQ Sourcing community on contractual topics, as required.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Establish and maintain strong relationships with Chain IQ sources, client and supplier stakeholders, specifically client legal teams.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ensure functional KPI`s, SLA`s and other performance objectives are met (if any).</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Requirements</strong></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">3+ years’ experience in Contract Management within IT Category</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strong understanding of end-to-end sourcing and procurement processes</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Proven experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating IT contracts</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Solid knowledge of regulatory, audit and compliance standards</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills• Ability to advise Sourcers and internal clients on contractual risks</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Strong analytical mindset with ability to identify process improvements</span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Fluent English; additional languages are an advantage (DE, FR)</span></li> </ul><p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background-color:white"><strong>Join a truly global team.</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background-color:white">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.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background-color:white"><strong>Chain IQ – Create. Lead. Make an impact.</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color:black;background-color:white"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;background-color:white"><em>Information for agencies: </em></span><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;background-color:white"><em>Applications sent or uploaded by placement agencies or similar are not desired, will therefore not be considered and will be deleted.</em> </span></span></p> <p> </p>