Sourcing Outsourcing & Offshoring

As a Tactical Sourcer for ONO Category at Chain IQ, your role involves covering different sub-categories in ONO for high-value and complex deals. Your responsibilities include: - Relationship Management: - Proactively foster effective collaboration and ensure strong communication with key client stakeholders and colleagues to deliver defined business goals. - Develop key client stakeholder matrix per category/location, maintaining regular engagement and driving high levels of client engagement and satisfaction. - Act as the key contact person for the IT category with expertise in one of the sub-categories (ITO/BPO) and sourcing initiatives. - Strong negotiation and communication skills. - Solution-oriented and contribute to the value proposition in the sourcing and procurement domain. - Team management experience with collaborative skills. - Crisis management and resilience approach. - Sourcing Planning: - Perform spend and contract analysis to identify sourcing and cost reduction opportunities. - Formulate category-specific cost models for appropriate business needs. - Define and implement commodity strategies and sourcing area plans for the global region, especially APAC. - Ensure alignment of regional/local interests and requirements of APAC clients to global sourcing categories. - Client and Stakeholder Relationship Management: - Foster effective collaboration and ensure strong communication with key client stakeholders and colleagues. - Develop key client stakeholder matrix per category/location. - Ensure appropriate supplier relationship management for assigned suppliers. - Act as the key contact person for all global locations on the allocated category (Outsourcing & Offshoring). - Lead process improvement discussions and projects to enhance productivity and customer satisfaction. - Management of Sourcing Initiatives: - Lead and execute ONO sourcing projects end-to-end within agreed timelines and service quality. - Deliver allocated savings targets by managing sourcing initiatives effectively. - Adhere to defined sourcing policies and processes. - Ensure high ethical standards in supplier and client engagements. - Sourcing Support: - Provide sourcing subject matter expertise and solutions to support client engagements. - Engage in sourcing planning and project execution across a dynamic, multi-client environment. Your qualifications should ideally include a university degree in economics or Supply Management, additional Sourcing/Procurement certification, and strong oral and written English skills. A minimum of 10-12 years of experience in strategic sourcing, particularly in IT Professional Services Category, is required. Chain IQ offers a first-class benefits package and is a Great Place To Work certified in multiple countries. Join our innovative and high-performing team to contribute to global procurement transformation.,