IT Buyer Specialist - maternity cover

Generali Italia SpA; Mogliano Veneto; In loco; EUR 35.000 - 50.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading insurance company based in Italy is seeking an IT Buyer Specialist responsible for negotiating IT service contracts globally. The ideal candidate has experience in purchasing within IT, particularly with cloud services. Strong negotiation and analytical skills are essential, along with fluent English. This position offers the opportunity to be part of a major player in the insurance industry, contributing to innovation and digitization efforts.

Competenze

• 1-3 years of work experience with Purchasing in Information Technology.
• Experience with procurement of cloud services (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and IT services.
• Ability to manage a wide array of different stakeholders.

Mansioni

• Negotiate Local and Global contracts with suppliers.
• Identify cost reduction and optimization levers.
• Ensure application of state-of-the-art methods and tools.
• Manage internal suppliers and monitor performance.
• Conduct tenders and negotiations.

Conoscenze

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Operational focus

Fluent English

Formazione

University level degree or comparable

Descrizione del lavoro

Main focus of the Unit is the negotiation for GHO & Country Italy of IT service contracts applying T&C’s with latest provisions regarding Security, Data Privacy and Compliance.

The IT Buyer Specialist has the mandate and the responsibility for negotiating at global level IT Procurement (software, hardware, networking telecommunication and services) for the Generali Group.

Main tasks are:

• Negotiation of Local and Global contracts with suppliers
• Identification of cost reduction and optimization levers for the defined sub-categories and active analysis of optimization levers in regards to demand volume and specifications
• Ensure application of state of the art methods and tools (e.g. demand management, design-to-cost, TCO)
• Responsible for the achievement of savings target as aligned with the respective Category Manager
• Active management of the main category‑internal suppliers as well as their integration into demand and specification management processes, monitoring of supplier performance, gathering of customer feedback
• Responsible for performing tenders and conducting negotiations

Requirements

Our ideal candidate will meet the following requirements:

• 1-3 years of work experience with Purchasing in Information Technology
• University level degree or comparable
• Experience with procurement of Cloud services (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) SW Licenses and Maintenance, HW Products and maintenance, IT Services (Application development and maintenance, infrastructure services, operations, IT consultancy).
• Problem-solving and analytical skillset
• Communication skills and ability to manage a wide array of different stakeholders
• Strong operational focus, ability to drive topics and deliver results
• Fluent English, another European language is a plus

Company Profile

Generali is a major player in the global insurance industry – a strategic and highly important sector for the growth, development and welfare of modern societies. Over almost 200 years, we have built a multinational Group that is present in more than 60 countries, with 470 companies and nearly 80,000 employees.

GOSP - Generali Operations Service Platform is a joint‑venture between Generali and Accenture and provides IT and Procurement services to Generali Group companies. Our purpose is to accelerate the Group’s innovation and digitization strategy through the Cloud and shared platforms. Based in Italy it has 6 branches across Europe and employs about 1,200 people