Allianz Technology is the global IT service provider for Allianz and delivers IT solutions that drive the digitalization of the Group. With more than 10,000 employees located in 55 countries around the globe, Allianz Technology works together with other Allianz entities in pioneering the digitalization of the financial services industry.

What you do:

Responsible for reviewing, negotiating and facilitating approvals of contracts with non-insurance vendors under general direction from Management, while adhering to the Purchasing & Contracting Policy and sourcing governance; ownership of vendor enterprise vendor relationships, systems administration of vendor-related tools, analysis of the marketplace, generating and analyzing reports, and other activities in support of the Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Team.

A successful candidate will have background in:

• Develop Requests for Quote (RFQs), Statements of Work/Requirements, and review and negotiate low-value, low risk contracts (from templates and supplier paper) with vendors, adhering to sourcing governance.
• Support Requests for Information (RFIs), Requests for Proposal (RFPs) and scoring/evaluation engagements under the leadership of Sourcing Managers.
• Develop relationships with key Business Areas, including interviewing users to determine parameters of proposed transactions.
• Vendor Management of enterprise products and services, including dispute resolution, customer service, system administration, and analysis of trends for expense reduction.
• Manage sourcing-related process and systems, including participation in project teams to select new systems.
• Continuously improve the accuracy, efficiency and results of the vendor related processes.

 What you bring:

• 4-5 years of experience required: Purchasing/Contract experience
• High school diploma required
• Four-year degree preferred: BS/BA degree and/or CPM Certificate

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.

Great to have you on board.  We care for tomorrow.