Senior Procurement Specialist (M/F)_2507

Job role

Global Sourcing and Procurement is looking for a Senior Procurement Specialist (M/F) to support the procurement of IT services at the Italian Associate Company of Allianz Technology.

The resource will be part of the Global Sourcing and Procurement Division and will support the Local Procurement Head in providing the better IT solutions to the Business in terms of cost and quality, ensuring the alignment with the Global IT Strategy defined at Group level.

Key Responsibilities

• Support Business in transforming IT needs in Purchase Requests, planning and monitoring the supply plan and ensuring the solution is provided on-time, on budget and with the expected quality.

• Plan and manage the different phase of a tender

• set up the relevant documentation
• define the list of suppliers
• run the RFI/RFP/RFQ
• review and ranking the received proposals
• Run negotiations and support contracts preparation
• Active supplier management (selection, evaluation, development) together with Business and aligned with the Global IT Procurement strategy, Risk Management and Compliance
• Contribute to the identification of optimal solutions in order to reducing IT costs and streamlining processes, collaborating with Global Head of IT Categories
• Ensures IT products and services are purchased in the most cost- and time-efficient
• Support and promote the continuing development of our international Global Procurement community
• Key Requirements
• Master’s Degree in Economics or Engineering or equivalent experience
• 5+ year proven experience in purchasing activities
• 5+ year experience as Project Manager or Service Manager
• Past experience in working for a matrix organization within a multi-cultural context
• Excellent in communication skills, with proven ability to communicate with all company levels
• Agile attitude/mentality
• Result orientation and Customer centricity focus
• Strong ability to work autonomously and under pressure
• Excellent Office package knowledge (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook)
• Fluent in Italian and English, a third language will be a plus
• Other Skills/Competencies
• Team-working and self-motivated
• Flexibility
• Reliability
• Confidentiality
• Coaching

What We Offer

• Starting annual compensation from 49,000 €
• In addition, welfare and benefits are provided in line with the applicable CCNL level and company policies
• Permanent contract: Liv. 6 CCNL ANIA - Disciplina dei rapporti fra le imprese di assicurazione e il personale dipendente non dirigente
• We offer a hybrid work model which recognizes the value of striking a balance between in-person collaboration and remote working incl. up to 25 days per year working from abroad.
• We believe in rewarding performance and our compensation and benefits package includes a company bonus scheme, pension, employee shares program and multiple employee discounts (details vary by location).
• From career development and digital learning programs to international career mobility, we offer lifelong learning for our employees worldwide and an environment where innovation, delivery and empowerment are fostered.
• Flexible working, health and wellbeing offers (including healthcare and parental leave benefits) support to balance family and career and help our people return from career breaks with experience that nothing else can teach.
• About Allianz Technology

With its headquarters in Munich, Germany, Allianz Technology is Allianz’s global IT service provider and delivers IT solutions that drive the group’s digitalization.

With more than 11,000 employees in over 20 countries around the world, Allianz Technology is tasked to run, optimize, transform, and innovate the infrastructure, applications, and services together with Allianz companies to co-create the best customer experience.

We service the entire spectrum of digitalization - from one of the industry’s largest IT infrastructure projects that spans data centers, networks, and security, to application platforms ranging from workplace services to digital interaction.

In short: We deliver comprehensive end-to-end IT solutions for Allianz in the digital age.

We are the backbone of Allianz.

Find us at: www. linkedin. com/company/allianz-technology.

Commitment to Integrity, Fairness & Inclusion

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world.

Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer.

Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

We at Allianz believe in a strong inclusive culture that encourages people to speak their minds, get involved and question the status quo.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love, or what you believe in.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of race, ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

To Recruitment Agencies

Allianz Technology has an in-house recruitment team that sources great candidates directly.

Therefore, Allianz Technology does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or search firm recruiters.

When we do work with recruitment agencies, that engagement is formalized by a contract.

Fees will only be paid when there is a contract in place.

Without a contract in place, we will not accept invoices on unsolicited resumes, even if the candidate was ultimately employed by Allianz. 102311 | Procurement | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Technology | Full-Time | Permanent Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world.

Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer.

Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us.

At Allianz, we stand for unity: we believe that a united world is a more prosperous world, and we are dedicated to consistently advocating for equal opportunities for all.

And the foundation for this is our inclusive workplace, where people and performance both matter, and nurtures a culture grounded in integrity, fairness, inclusion and trust.

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.

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Let’s care for tomorrow.