Transition Procurement Lead

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.

Role Purpose As a senior member of the Transition & Transformation Excellence team, you will shape and enable successful client onboarding programs.

You will translate client requirements, contractual scope, and procurement operating model considerations into a practical and scalable onboarding setup, acting as the key interface between transition management, procurement, client engagement, technology, and specialist functions.

Responsibilities Lead a workstream and coordinate related activities during client onboardings.

Translate client requirements and commercial commitments into clear transition deliverables.

Provide leadership across cross‑functional teams, ensuring alignment, clarity, and disciplined execution without relying on formal reporting lines.

Support the development of onboarding charters, governance inputs, milestones, roles, decision points, and readiness criteria from a procurement solution perspective, providing subject‑matter input and guidance on procurement solution topics.

Facilitate discussions with internal and client stakeholders to clarify requirements, dependencies, risks, and decision points.

Ensure that key solution decisions are documented and aligned with transition governance, timelines, and readiness milestones.

Support go‑live readiness and handover into steady‑state operations.

Contribute to the continuous improvement of Chain IQ’s transition methodology, playbooks, templates, and reusable delivery standards.

Your Profile You are a senior professional with strong experience in procurement, sourcing, transformation, managed services, or consulting.

You are comfortable operating in complex client environments and can connect strategic direction with practical delivery requirements.

You bring strong ownership, sound judgment, and the ability to align multiple stakeholders around a common solution.

You are structured, pragmatic, and able to create clarity where requirements are still evolving.

Required Experience and Skills A degree in business, procurement, supply chain, business administration, or a related discipline.

Strong experience in procurement, sourcing, procurement operations, transformation, consulting, or managed services.

Good understanding of indirect procurement operating models and Source‑to‑Contract processes.

Strong leadership skills, with the ability to guide cross‑functional teams, influence stakeholders, and drive decisions in complex environments.

Proven ability to work across functions and align stakeholders around shared objectives.

Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

Ability to translate complex requirements into practical and actionable deliverables.

Commercial awareness and understanding of client service delivery models.

Structured, pragmatic, and delivery‑oriented working style.

Confidence in engaging with senior internal and client stakeholders.

Familiarity with procurement technology, analytics, or digital procurement solutions is beneficial.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills; fluency in English is required, additional languages are an advantage.

What Success Looks Like Success in this role means that assigned topics are clearly owned, well coordinated, and effectively translated into the transition setup and execution.

You will help ensure that transitions are delivered with strong continuity, clear accountability, and a scalable approach across clients while contributing to the continuous improvement of Chain IQ’s delivery model. #J-18808-Ljbffr