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Who We Are At Inverto North America, we're shaping the future of procurement and supply chain-and we're doing it with ambition, pace, and purpose. Backed by BCG and driven by our own entrepreneurial spirit, we work globally with market-leading clients to deliver strategies that make businesses stronger. Our people are at the heart of that impact. We're experts in our field, and we don't stand still. We grow our capabilities, expand our offering, and scale our global presence-together. Our success opens new doors for everyone here, and we make sure that growth is shared. As we build and expand our team of technology sourcing leaders, we're looking for someone who brings tech Sourcing expertise, strategic clarity, collaborative energy, and a clear ambition to lead. If you want to make a tangible difference, build lasting client relationships, and shape what comes next-we'd love to have you with us. What You'll Do As a Manager in Tech Sourcing, you'll lead the charge on delivering high-impact, enterprise-level sourcing projects. From optimizing infrastructure costs to sourcing SaaS and cloud services, you'll work at the heart of clients' strategic priorities-bringing clarity to complexity and driving results that stick. You won't just execute-you'll shape direction. You'll lead stakeholder conversations, translate workshop insights into clear sourcing strategies, and deliver recommendations that enable confident, business-critical decisions. You'll also take an active role in shaping our next client wins-bringing your sourcing know-how to proposal development, supporting pitch delivery, and helping to secure new opportunities with clarity and conviction. As part of our Tech Sourcing leadership team, you'll help build the future of our offering. That means sharing knowledge across teams, supporting innovation, and contributing to service and product development. You'll also play a key role in developing our people-mentoring colleagues and supporting talent growth as we scale our impact together. This is your opportunity to lead from the front, grow with purpose, and shape what's next-alongside a team that shares your drive. As part of a high-growth company, with accelerated opportunities you will be responsible to: Lead and deliver strategic tech sourcing projects. Own end-to-end project delivery across critical IT categories-including infrastructure, SaaS, cloud services, and managed services. Manage complex stakeholder landscapes, oversee 3rd-party providers, and ensure results are aligned with client goals. Engage with IT and procurement leadership. Prepare and lead high-level client meetings and workshops, translating technical complexity into actionable recommendations that drive commercial outcomes. Turn data into decisions. Analyze supplier performance, review contracts, and identify sourcing levers through structured benchmarks, client interviews, and financial analysis. Build robust business cases to support procurement transformation. Shape the evolution of Tech Sourcing. Develop new sourcing products, improve delivery tools, and bring forward innovative ideas to evolve Inverto's growing Tech Sourcing practice. Contribute to winning new work. Bring credibility and expertise to pitch presentations, proposal development, opportunity assessments, and strategy discussions-both as a project leader and subject-matter expert. Collaborate with leadership on go-to-market narratives and tailor offerings to client needs. Support and scale expertise. Act as a knowledge multiplier across projects. Train and mentor junior colleagues, guide project teams, and enable consistent delivery through shared tools and best practices. Build and maintain knowledge assets. Lead benchmarking exercises and improve internal databases to support faster, data-backed decisions across the team. Shape our internal community. Take ownership of functional roles within the Tech Sourcing Centre of Excellence-supporting recruitment, training, and team growth. What You'll Bring 5+ years of relevant professional experience in IT sourcing across multiple sub-categories Bachelor's degree from an accredited university (Master's preferred) Proven ability to lead client engagements, manage teams, and shape project direction Experience building and maintaining strong client relationships across procurement and IT functions Strong working knowledge of data analysis, contract review, and supplier negotiations Excellent communication, presentation, and client management skills Results-driven mindset with a proactive approach to delivery Business-fluent written and spoken English language skills Willingness to travel to work with clients and Inverto teams. At times, this role will require significant travel to client sites. The amount of travel will depend on client needs and nature of projects An authentic, entrepreneurial spirit that thrives through team collaboration Who You'll Work With Talented colleagues who are experts in procurement, tech sourcing and beyond Highly driven individuals who bring energy and focus to every challenge Entrepreneurial thinkers with a strong growth mindset People who are genuinely passionate about procurement and supply chain topics Teammates with real-world experience in creating value for companies and clients Colleagues who are authentic, collaborative and always ready to help the team succeed Additional info YOU'LL BE BASED IN: This role is currently open in Chicago and Atlanta. YOU'LL BE TRAVELING: Moderate travel is anticipated and will vary based on specific project locations. FOR U.S. APPLICANTS: The first-year base compensation for this role starts at $200,000. In addition to your base salary, you will also be eligible for an annual discretionary performance bonus and BCG's Profit Sharing and Retirement Fund (PSRF) contribution. BCG also provides a market leading benefits package described below. At BCG, we are committed to offering a comprehensive benefit program that includes everything our employees and their families need to be well and live life to the fullest. We pay the full cost of medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees - and their eligible family members. That's zero dollars in premiums taken from employee paychecks. TOGETHER, WE BENEFIT. All our plans provide best in class coverage: Zero-dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for Inverto employees, spouses, and children Low $10 (USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 in orthodontia benefits Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities Fully vested Profit-Sharing Retirement Fund contributions made annually, whether you contribute or not, plus the option for employees to make personal contributions to a 401(k) plan Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement Generous paid time off including 12 holidays per year, an annual office closure between Christmas and New Years, and 20 vacation days per year (earned at 1.66 days per month) Paid sick time on an as needed basis Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost. 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