Sourcing Professional Services - Senior Consultant

chainiqgro•Rosemont, ND

6d•$110,000 - $145,000•Onsite

About The Position

Chain IQ is a global AI-driven Procurement Service Partner seeking a Senior Consultant in Professional Services for their Chicago team. This role requires a strong background in HR Services sourcing and will support major clients in shaping and executing HR procurement strategies. Chain IQ focuses on transforming indirect procurement into a resilient, ethical, and digitalized function, going beyond cost reduction. The company promotes collaboration, innovation, and impact, offering a dynamic and international environment. They are Great Place to Work-certified and are looking for individuals to help shape the future of procurement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Finance, Economics, or related field (advanced degree preferred)
4+ years of hands-on sourcing or procurement experience, including commercial evaluations and contract execution
Minimum 2 years of direct HR Services category sourcing experience — this is a mandatory requirement for this role due to client portfolio needs
Strong background collaborating with legal, finance, and global category teams
Proven ability to manage senior stakeholders and suppliers across regional and cultural boundaries
Skilled in negotiation, financial analysis, market intelligence, and supplier management

Nice To Haves

Talent Acquisition & RPO
Payroll & Benefits Administration
HRIS / HCM solutions
Learning & Development / Training Services
Contingent Workforce Programs (non-IT)
Talent & leadership consulting
Assessment, coaching, and other HR-related services

Responsibilities

Working with stakeholders to define business needs, project scope, timelines, budgets, and success criteria
Challenging and shaping HR-related demand before requirements are finalized
Translating business objectives into multi-year sourcing roadmaps for Professional Services, including HR
Ensuring HR sourcing requests align with Professional Services category strategy, preferred suppliers, frameworks, and rate cards
Supporting updates to category strategy based on market trends and client needs
Conducting deep market analysis across HR services (labor trends, pricing drivers, delivery models, etc.)
Building and refining a high-performing supplier ecosystem, including niche and strategic HR providers
Designing sourcing strategies for HR services that maximize long-term value
Evaluating alternative delivery models (RPO, MSP, managed services, consulting, hybrid)
Leading complex RFI/RFQ/RFP processes, including advanced scoring frameworks
Driving alignment across client and internal stakeholders
Analyzing proposals across cost, capability, methodology, risk, diversity, innovation, and compliance
Identifying supplier-led innovation opportunities in HR
Performing rate benchmarking, cost validation, scenario comparison, TCO, ROI, and financial risk assessments
Facilitating evaluation workshops and preparing recommendation decks
Communicating sourcing outcomes, tradeoffs, and long-term value
Leading commercial and operational negotiations with HR suppliers
Covering pricing, rate cards, deliverables, SLAs, milestones, and performance-based incentives
Managing SOWs, MSAs, and contract redlines
Aligning commercial terms and resolving legal and operational issues
Managing alignment with business stakeholders, finance, legal, and governance boards
Overseeing execution, archiving, PO creation, and transition to vendor management and operations teams