Third Party Relationship Manager - Europe

Job description

Location: Dublin

 

Allianz is the home for those who dare – a supportive place where you can take the initiative to grow and to actively strengthen our global leadership position. By truly caring about people – both its 83 million private and corporate customers and its 142,000 employees – Allianz fosters a culture where its employees are empowered to collaborate, perform, push the boundaries and challenge the industry. 

Allianz Partners (AzP) provides diverse expertise in automotive, international health & life, travel insurance, assistance and direct sales and is at the forefront of the Allianz B2B2C offering. United under one brand, Allianz Global Assistance, Allianz Global Automotive and Allianz Care are specialist areas combining forces to push boundaries and create tomorrow’s solutions to deliver an enhanced experience to our clients. Our 15,000 employees are based across 34 countries and combine 58 different languages and 60 nationalities, reflecting the truly diverse nature of Allianz Partners. Our DNA is unique: we dare and care, anytime, anywhere. If this sounds like you, come and join us. 
 

What we need

Allianz Partners Medical Provider Management has a unique and exciting job opportunity available for someone who has the knowledge and relationship building skills to drive strategic excellence across all global Allianz Partners medical entities. This candidate will be the core liaison between our internal departments and external Third Party Partners. 

 

What you will do

 

•     Strategically source, on board and manage relationships with Third Party Partners (TPPs) in the Europe region.
•    Support on the delivery of monthly, quarterly and annual reporting for the MPM function, with a particular focus on collection of data from Third Party Partners.
•    Establish and maintain governance in relation to a range of transformational topics within MPM
•    Implementation of vendor management framework in region including regular TPP review meetings, reporting and audits, driving value and KPI delivery
•    Ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory group or functional requirements including Group Outsourcing Policy
•    Pro-actively innovate within the MPM function, and collaborate across AzP departments in order to drive efficiencies within the department
•    Managing issues and complaints with Third Party Partners.
•    Support the transformation and new business project teams as required, building outsourcing framework and relationships
•    Developing new initiatives for use in order to manage costs and increase savings through partnerships with our medical Third Party Partners.
•    Other activities as directed by the TPP Manager, TPP Assistant Manager or Head of Central Provider Management from time to time.

 

What you need

 

Experience & qualifications required
o     Experience in the health insurance / TPA / travel insurance / assistance or related industries and/or experience in relationship management / contract management / procurement (preferably in medical / health related industries)
o    Educated to degree level or appropriate professional qualification

 

Technical competencies
o     Logical thinking mind set and ability to problem solve
o    Strong communication (verbal & written), presentation and interpersonal skills
o    Analytical skills
o    Negotiation
o    Contract law
o    Business and commercial acumen
o    Relationship and stakeholder management
o    Able to use a range of standard (Microsoft Office) and non-standard IT applications to support and enhance the work; 
o    Fluent in written and verbal English language; Other European languages a distinct advantage  

 

Behavioral competencies
o    Solution and delivery focussed
o    Demonstrated ability to prioritise and follow up
o    Self-motivated and proactive
o    Outstanding organisational and time management skills
o    Flexible and efficient. Ability to multitask and prioritise daily workload
o    Autonomous
o    Collaborative
o    Results driven and strategic thinker
o    Discretion and confidentiality

 

Benefits

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work in growing multicultural company committed to empowering its employees and furthering their development. A competitive remuneration and benefits package is offered, including healthcare, pension, life & disability, travel subsidy, discounts on home and car insurance, sports & social club and support for professional studies.
 

55927 | Procurement | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Partners | 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. 
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.
Join us. Let's care for tomorrow.