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 an Operational Sourcing Manager at Chain IQ, you will lead a team of sourcing professionals while overseeing efficient, commercially robust operational sourcing activities that support our clients purchasing needs. You will manage quickturnaround sourcing events, competitive negotiations, supplier interactions, and process governance, while also developing and coaching team members to build capabilities, uplift performance, and enable consistent service delivery.

This role is suited to an experienced procurement leader who thrives in a dynamic, highvelocity environment that leverages digital tools and AIenabled solutions. You will collaborate closely with category managers, senior sourcing leads, and crossfunctional client stakeholders across industries. The role offers strong opportunities for career growth in Singapore and across Chain IQ's global network.

Key Responsibilities

People Leadership and Team Development

Lead, coach, and manage a team of sourcers and sourcing specialists to deliver highquality, timely sourcing outcomes.
Provide guidance, mentoring, and daytoday oversight to ensure team members develop technical sourcing and stakeholdermanagement capabilities.
Foster a collaborative, performancedriven team culture aligned with Chain IQ's values and operating standards.
Conduct regular performance reviews, support career development discussions, and ensure resource allocation across sourcing tasks is well managed.

Sourcing and Negotiation Leadership

Lead fast, efficient operational sourcing activities, ensuring competitive outcomes and strong commercial value for clients.
Develop and implement negotiation strategies for lowvalue, highvelocity purchasing requirements.
Ensure accurate documentation, clean data, and highquality supplier communication throughout all sourcing processes managed by you and your team.

Supplier and Stakeholder Management

Engage suppliers to clarify requirements, validate proposals, and optimise sourcing outcomes.
Provide advisory guidance to client stakeholders on procurement processes, preferred suppliers, compliance, and best practices.
Escalate risks proactively and ensure robust communication across client and internal teams.

Operational Excellence

Drive improvements in sourcing workflows, cycle times, and process control.
Promote the adoption of digital procurement tools, automation, and AIenabled solutions across the team.
Maintain a strong firsttimeright mindset in all sourcing activities under your leadership.

Collaborative Delivery and Capability Building

Partner with category managers and senior sourcing leaders to ensure operational sourcing aligns with category strategy.
Share insights and contribute to knowledge development across Chain IQ's global organisation.
Support continuous improvement initiatives and help embed bestpractice sourcing methodologies.

Requirements

Experience and Background

7+ years of experience in procurement, operational sourcing, purchasing, or supplier management.
Prior experience leading a team or managing direct reports in a procurement environment is strongly preferred.
Demonstrated ability to manage endtoend sourcing activities in a structured procurement or sharedservices setting.

Skills And Competencies

Strong leadership skills with the ability to coach, guide, and uplift team members.
Excellent communication and stakeholdermanagement skills, with confidence in supplier and client interactions.
Analytical mindset and ability to interpret sourcing needs, evaluate proposals, and guide team decisionmaking.
High accuracy, ownership, and accountability in managing team deliverables.
Comfortable operating in a fastpaced, international environment.
Fluency in English; additional languages are a plus.

Working Style and Attributes

Collaborative and peoplefocused, with a commitment to developing talent.
Proactive, solutionoriented, and keen to embrace digital and AIenabled technologies.
Strong commitment to delivering consistent, highquality sourcing outcomes.

Category Focus

Candidates with experience in the facility management industry or sourcing facility management services will have an advantage.

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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