Sourcing Manager - Claims Legal And Technical

Allianz Management Services Ltd; Ledston; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Annual bonus

Contributory pension

Flexible holiday options

Job summary

Allianz Management Services Ltd is seeking a Sourcing Manager for the Claims Legal and Technical category within Procurement. You will own subcategories, develop strategy, and work with Claims, Legal, Compliance and external law firms to secure value.

You’ll lead complex sourcing projects and negotiations to optimise costs, while maturing performance measurements with SRM. Travel to any Allianz office is required; hybrid working is supported.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, or Category Management.
• Claims Legal experience — understanding of legal services landscape and panel management.
• Strong negotiation skills with proven impact on value.
• Proven ability to independently create and execute category strategies.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influence capacity.
• Solid analytical skills with spend data insight capability.
• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement best practices; familiarity with modern procurement systems.
• Nice to Have: CIPS qualification or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of key subcategories within the Claims Legal and Technical portfolio and develop strategy.
• Lead complex sourcing projects, tenders, and contractual negotiations for cost optimisation.
• Build strong relationships with Claims, Legal and Compliance stakeholders.
• Drive supplier innovation through market engagement with SRM.
• Manage risk across the legal supply chain and mitigate issues early.
• Champion sustainability and ethical sourcing in procurement activities.
• Hit targets on savings, KPIs and value-add measures year over year.

Skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder mgmt

Analytics

Sourcing best practices

Procurement 3+ yrs

Claims Legal experience

Category strategy

CIPS

Education

CIPS qualification

Job description

Sourcing Manager - Claims Legal and Technical

Role Description

Procurement at the Heart of the Business

Procurement at Allianz sits at the centre of how the business makes decisions. We own the commercial relationships that shape cost, risk and customer outcomes, and we do it in partnership with senior leaders across the organisation rather than at arm's length from them.

Following a transformation and investment in 2025, we are a team of almost 100 professionals with deep capability across category management, sourcing, Supplier Relationship Management, governance, and data and analytics. That combination makes us a credible partner across the whole supply chain, in both indirect and claims, and it means you join a function with the expertise and mandate to get things done properly.

We’re now looking for a Sourcing Manager to join the Claims Legal and Technical category within our Procurement team. You’ll take ownership of key subcategories within this portfolio, working alongside the wider category team to deliver real commercial value. If you’ve got the commercial instinct, the legal know-how, and the drive to build something meaningful — keep reading.

The Opportunity

Claims Legal and Technical is one of the most commercially significant and complex areas of our direct spend with high fee spend, high indemnity and reserves. There are many opportunities to impact the shape, quality, value and partnership we have and continue to create with our Allianz partners, driving value, managing risk, and finding smarter ways to get things done.

Reporting directly to the Senior Category Manager, you will develop and execute strategy for your assigned subcategories from the ground up, working closely with internal stakeholders across Claims, Legal, and Compliance, as well as external law firms and technical service providers, to make sure we’re getting the best outcomes for the business and our customers.

Location:

Any Allianz office. Please note that travel will be required as part of the role.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Taking ownership of key subcategories within the Claims Legal and Technical portfolio — developing and challenging business needs/ specifications and broader strategy, and executing it independently
• Leading complex sourcing projects, tenders, contractual and commercial negotiations that deliver genuine cost optimisation and value. Working collaboratively with your SRM counterpart(s), building innovation into our contractual commitments alongside maturing how we talk about and measure performance.
• Building strong relationships with stakeholders across Claims, Legal, and Compliance — becoming their go-to procurement partner
• Driving supplier innovation through proactive market engagement and collaboration with our Supplier Relationship Management team
• Managing risk across the legal supply chain — identifying issues early and putting strategies in place to stay ahead
• Championing sustainability and ethical sourcing within procurement activities, aligned with Allianz’s corporate responsibility commitments
• Hitting your targets — savings, KPIs, and value-add measures that improve year on year

Salary Information

Pay: Circa salary between £50.000-£60.000 per year. Pay is based on relevant experience, skills for the role, and location. Salary is only one part of our total reward package.

About You

You are a tenacious, commercially sharp procurement professional who works proactively rather than waiting to be directed. You are curious about how the claims legal market operates and bring working knowledge of it, you are confident turning spend and performance data into insight that changes decisions, and you build the kind of relationships — internally and with suppliers — that let you influence outcomes rather than simply administer them.

What You’ll need:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, or Category Management
• Claims Legal experience — you understand the legal services landscape, panel management, and how law firms and the claim journey operate
• Strong negotiation skills
• Proven ability to independently create and execute category strategies
• Excellent stakeholder management — clear, confident communication with the ability to influence up to Claims SLT and Exco levels
• Solid analytical skills — comfortable with data, spend analysis, creating insights to drive decisions
• Knowledge of sourcing and procurement best practices and experience with modern procurement systems

Nice To Have:

• CIPS qualification or equivalent
• Responsible Artificial Intelligence usage.

Why Allianz Procurement?

• Genuine ownership of high-profile, strategically important subcategories
• Direct access to senior stakeholders — your work will be visible and valued
• A procurement function that’s growing and investing in its people and capabilities
• The chance to shape outcomes — from major sourcing programmes to supplier innovation and sustainability initiatives
• A collaborative, supportive team that values fresh thinking and continuous improvement
• Competitive salary, bonus, and excellent benefits — plus hybrid working

What We Will Offer You

Recognised and rewarded for a job well done, we have a range of flexible benefits for you to choose from- so you can pick a package that’s perfect for you. We also offer flexible working options, global career opportunities across the wider Allianz Group, and fantastic career development and training. That’s on top of enjoying all the benefits you’d expect from the world’s number one insurance brand, including:

• Flexible buy/sell holiday options
• Hybrid working
• Annual performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Development days
• A discount up to 50% on a range of insurance products including car, home and pet
• Retail discounts
• Volunteering days

Our Ways of Working

Do you need flexibility with the hours you work? Let us know as part of your application and if it’s right for our customers, our business and for you, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen. Here at Allianz, we are signatories of the ABIs flexible working charter. We believe in supporting hybrid work patterns, which balance the needs of our customers, with your personal circumstances and our business requirements. Our aim with this is to help innovation, creativity, and you to thrive - Your work life balance is important to us.

Inclusive Support & Accessibility

At Allianz, we are committed to fostering building an inclusive, accessible workplace where everyone can thrive. As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates and offer tailored adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace, whether that’s assistive technology, ergonomic equipment, flexible working arrangements, mentoring or coaching. We want to encourage candidates to speak with us about any adjustments they may need. We’re here to support you.

If you have a disability or long‑term health condition and meet the essential criteria, you can choose to be considered through our Offer an Interview Scheme.

Closing date 19/10/2026

We reserve the right to close the advert early if we reach enough applications.

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