Transition Procurement Lead

Chain IQ Group AG

Procurement Solution Lead at Chain IQ coordinating client onboarding programs for procurement solutions. Ensuring strong stakeholder alignment and disciplined execution in a dynamic environment.

Posted 7/17/2026full-timeZürich • 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in procurement and supply chain management, with a strong focus on client onboarding, stakeholder alignment, and transition governance. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and translate complex requirements into actionable deliverables while ensuring adherence to best practices and delivery standards.

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Procurement OperationsStakeholder ManagementCross-Functional LeadershipSource-to-Contract ProcessesProcurement Technology

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Hard Skills

ProcurementSourcingTransformationConsultingManaged ServicesCommercial AwarenessDecision-MakingTransition GovernanceOnboarding ChartersReadiness Criteria

Soft Skills

LeadershipCommunicationFacilitationInfluencingStructured Working Style

Tools & Technologies

Digital Procurement SolutionsProcurement TechnologyAnalytics

Industry Keywords

Supply ChainClient Service Delivery ModelsIndirect Procurement Operating Models

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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 necessarily 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.
Provide subject matter input and guidance on procurement solution topics, ensuring that decisions are pragmatic, scalable, and aligned with Chain IQ delivery standards.
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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Dynamic and international work environment
Opportunities for professional development