Strategic Purchaser with German - IT Professional Services

Allianz Services is proud to serve and be part of Allianz Group, one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers. Our global footprint, with more than 7,300 employees located across ten countries and four continents, enables us to unlock value for our partners across the insurance value chain and deliver superior client experience within Allianz Group. At Allianz Services, we have a strong specialization in core insurance operations, shared services, business analytics, engineering, and management consulting.
Our people and our trusted relationships with partners are what matter most. These are rooted in our values of compassion, integrity, and expertise and we strive to continuously evolve, improve, and deliver excellence while contributing successfully to the transformation of Allianz. Caring actively for the environment, for people, and for our customers is what makes us a great place to work and together we are shaping a better and more caring tomorrow.
Allianz Services is a company which belongs to the legal entity, Allianz Technology SE.
Job role

Global Sourcing & Procurement (GSP) ensures that external spend in all areas of IT and non-IT is managed in a professional and compliant way for Allianz Group. The international procurement teams negotiate global frame contracts and/or global agreements with external vendors to steer global external spend and to leverage the buying power of the Allianz Group. The "IT Professional Services Strategic Procurement" Team is responsible for all sourcing activities of the Global Category "IT Professional Services" within Allianz Group. Th category covers a wide range of services related to information technology. It includes the procurement of service like implementation, development of application, managed IT services or system integration services.

What you will do

• Run Supplier evaluations (RFIs) & Request for Proposals (RFPs); Documentation of selection rational; Process (outsourcing) contracts ensuring optimal turn-around-times; achieve optimal results in terms of Quality - Service - Technology - Price
  • Defining pricing targets based on market analysis and benchmarks in alignment with the business unit
  • Strive for optimization of specifications and drive standardization
  • Preparation of market research overviews and consultation of the business units regarding market trends, supplier landscape incl. selecting and implementing concepts to identify alternative supply channels or standardization options
  • Pro-actively address quality, performance and cost issues (Relationship Management & Supplier Management)
  • Alignment with the business stakeholders regarding demand requirements and analysis of bundling potential
  • General consulting of business units and Allianz entities relating to strategic and questions to achieve the best sourcing strategies and gain best value for money
  • Strategic spend analysis of the national and international procurement market as well as benchmarking considering "best practice" and "total cost of ownership" approaches
  • Understand and advocate use of procurement tools and processes as well as ensure compliance to internal policies, all legal requirements and the buying process

What you bring
• Degree in computer science or economics/business administration with focus on third-party management, IT Professional Service procurement (IT Consulting) or equivalent
• Several years (5 years+) of work experience in a relevant area, involving project management, IT and others
• Sound negotiations skills combined with contractual knowledge are a matter of course for you
• Be highly adaptable to a dynamic environment with self-starter attitude
• Ability to prioritize and work independently on multiple activities at the same time
• Good communication and customer orientation, as well as supplier-relationship-management skills
• German and English business fluent - additional languages advantageous
• You are proficient in the common MS-Office programs as well as different procurement tools

You have

• Strong organizational, planning and structuring skills
• Excellent communication skills, problem solving ability, team player, very organized
• Ability to build working relationships in a complex environment
• Flexible and able to think outside the box
• Self-starter and driven
• Customer oriented
• Analytical mindset

We support your well-being

We foster an inclusive and healthy workplace with a flexible hybrid working model:

• Experience access to counseling services, mental health resources, and well-being sessions designed to keep you feeling your best
• Enjoy a monthly budget via the Benefit platform, for personalized benefits packages, including comprehensive medical subscriptions, meal tickets, private pensions plans, life insurance, Allianz Tiriac insurance discounts, and many more.
• Prioritize what truly matters with time off for your birthday, extra days off for each year in Allianz (up to 5), days off for legal holidays that fall on weekends, as well as 24th and 31st of December, plus special allowances to support diverse life events.

We invest in your growth

Benefit from an extensive learning curriculum designed to support your career advancement and meet your professional needs, with access to technical and soft-skills trainings, international certifications (Agile, Lean Six Sigma, Prince, ITIL, IFOA, ACCA, IACCM and more), learning resources from LinkedIn and Allianz platforms, opportunities to advance your languages skills(German, French, English) and elevate with our leadership Program.

We value you and your work

We acknowledge and recognize your work through performance based-rewards to celebrate your achievements, team and individual recognition programs to celebrate your contributions and internal referral bonuses.

Your personal information, including sensitive data, may be shared with Hiring Managers to assess your suitability as a candidate. Only suitable candidates will be contacted, and all applications are confidential. Allianz Group, a trusted global insurance and asset management company, values employee ambitions and challenges, fostering an empowering environment. We are committed to diversity and inclusion, welcoming applications from all backgrounds, regardless of ethnicity, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation. Allianz is an equal opportunity employer, encouraging you to bring your whole self to work.

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