Procurement Expert

Job description

Allianz Services is part of Allianz Group, one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers and has succeeded in becoming one individual business segment by combining various businesses from different parent companies. Allianz Services is running service delivery operations in Romania, India, Mauritius and Morocco as well as is operating Consulting hubs in Germany, USA, Italy, France and Singapore with almost 6000 colleagues globally.

 

Allianz Services Romania has a key role in the transformation of the Group by improving operations and creating a superior experience for customers, offering actuarial, financial, IT, HR and governance services. Our team counts over 1000 passionate professionals whose main assets are the expertise and top qualifications, combined with multilingual skills, ranging from English, German, French and Italian, to Portuguese, Spanish and Romanian.  

 

At Allianz Services Romania, we aim to attract best talents and create an inspiring environment for our people to develop, while unceasingly caring for our community and for shaping a better future together!

 

Job role
 

The Procurement Expert leads negotiations for IT & NON IT categories, including but not limited to IT (Hardware, Software), Business Services, Insurance Goods and Professional Services to secure advantageous terms and conditions. He / she develops and coordinates commercial negotiations with suppliers that are supportive and aligned with business objectives while striving to build long term and reliable partnerships.

 

What you will do
 

·  Negotiate quotes and contracts with suppliers coordinating support from Legal, TPRM, Compliance, Finance and Business Units to execute purchases.  
·  Manage key suppliers through Supplier Relationship Management practices such as contract management, scorecards, business reviews and other methods required to ensure the company’s best interests are served. 
·  Establish and maintain positive relationships with internal stakeholders, cross-functional colleagues and suppliers.
·  Reviews purchase requisition & purchase order claims along with contracts in compliance of company policy. 
·  Identifies and discusses defects and delivery problems with suppliers and negotiates refunds or the respective resolving.
·  Makes recommendations for improvements of the procurement processes, leads and drives respective projects towards completion achieving optimal SLA.
·  Engage with internal customers, be successful in one-to-one communication as well as in group settings to make a positive impact, ensure customer satisfaction and continuous improvement
·  Drive improvement initiatives in Quality, Reporting, Cost Reduction, Procedures, Supplier Audits. 
·  Ensure Vendor Integrity Screening in line with Allianz Technology Global Procurement Standards. 
·  Support Global Procurement initiatives, coordinate and execute sourcing plans in alignment with the strategic vision of Allianz Technology and local business needs.

     

 

What you bring

·  Higher education degree in a technical or business field or comparable discipline
·  Relevant work experience in a procurement role, minimum 2 years
·  Process and project management training and / or certification desirable
·  Job-related international experience
·  Familiar with the presentation techniques and an experienced communicator
·  English: fluent in spoken and written (Spanish would be a plus).
·  Legal knowledge and contracting experience.
·  Knowledge of SAP, ARIBA, MS Office (Word, Excel, Power point)
·  Ability to understand and analyze legal documents.
·  Negotiation skills and understanding of local and global commercial aspects. 
 

 

You have

·   Applies negotiation and financial analysis skills.
·   Possesses analytical and critical thinking; attention to detail with an ability to organize, multi-task and prioritize a rapidly changing set of objectives.
·   Knowledge and understanding of relevant contracts, agreements and suppliers.
·   Engagement and collaboration skills with understanding of organization and process-related customer requirements.
·   Ability to communicate effectively with suppliers and customers both written and verbal.
·   Lives the four Allianz People Attributes: Customer & Market Excellence, Collaborative Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Trust.
·   Has good knowledge and some practical experiences of processes, procedures and concepts within own discipline and understands them within context.
·   Performs a range of tasks in familiar and partly new work situations. Solves problems based on practice and precedent.

 

 

What we offer
 

Come to the Allianz side! We have attractive compensation and incentives:

·  Fixed salary compensation along with fixed benefits.
·  Flexible benefits that can be individually customized, so that they best suit your needs.

Fixed Benefits -  We place people at the core of what we do, this is why we are committed to your personal wellbeing and professional growth.

·  Additional vacation days (work tenure, Allianz tenure, special events, Paid day for child medical check-up)
·  Rewards and Recognition Program (Team Excellence Award, Anniversary Awards, Above & Beyond Awards, Thank you for your contribution!)
·  Complete training curricula available (tailored courses): International Certifications (Agile, Lean Six Sigma, Prince, ITIL, IFOA, ACCA, IACCM etc.), Comprehensive Leadership Programs, LinkedIn Learning, German Language Courses for any level
·  All you can read with Bookster
·  Share Purchase Plan
·  Allowances for special events (Birth Allowance, Losing a Family Member)
·  Flexible working environment (work from home, hybrid)

 

FlexiBenefits -  We care about the performance of our employees and we know it can only be reached by ensuring your proper work-life balance: Medical services , Private pension, Internal Tourism, Meal Tickets and many other benefits of your choice.

 

 

The personal information that you may provide to us (including sensitive information) may be provided to Hiring Managers for the purposes of assessing your suitability as a candidate.

Only suitable candidates will be contacted. All applications will be treated with confidentiality.

 

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 diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We 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 ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

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