Procurement Expert (IT)

Allegro; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid model (4/1)

RSU incentive plan

Annual bonus

Well-located offices and tools

Fringe benefits cafeteria plan

English classes

Training budget

Volunteer day

Social events

Job summary

Allegro seeks an experienced IT Software Procurement lead to manage the software category across On-Premise, Cloud, and SaaS. You will negotiate with global suppliers, optimize the contract portfolio, and mitigate vendor risks while aligning with Allegro Group needs.

You will collaborate with IT, Finance, Legal, DPO, and Security to ensure compliant and cost-effective sourcing, and drive TCO optimization through market benchmarking and technology trends.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of IT software procurement experience in large-scale environments.
• Proof knowledge of licensing models for On-premise, Cloud, and SaaS.
• Strong negotiation maturity for discussions at all levels.
• Flexible and proactive in dynamic settings.
• Excellent analytical skills with MS Excel or Google Sheets.
• Ability to consolidate volumes across Allegro Group.
• Knowledge of IT contract structures (SLA, GDPR, audits, exit strategy).
• English fluent business/negotiation communications (min. B2).

Responsibilities

• End-to-end management of the Software category (On-Premise, Cloud, SaaS) and contract portfolio.
• Conduct complex negotiations with global IT suppliers and local partners (RFx and Sole Source).
• Mitigate risks and control vendor dependencies; manage renewals and terminations.
• Coordinate needs across Allegro Group; consolidate purchasing terms.
• Collaborate with IT, Business, Finance, Legal, DPO, and Security to mitigate risks.
• Monitor IT/AI trends, benchmarks, and drive TCO optimization.

Skills

IT Software Procurement

Licensing models

On-premise/Cloud/SaaS

Negotiation maturity

Flexibility

Analytical skills

MS Excel

Google Sheets

English (B2)

Legal awareness

SLA/GDPR knowledge

Tools

MS Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

• End-to-end management of the Software category (On-Premise, Cloud, SaaS), strategy building, and contract portfolio optimization.
• Conducting complex negotiation processes, negotiating contracts with global IT suppliers and local partners in RFx and Sole Source modes.
• Mitigating risks and controlling vendor dependencies, concentration control, licensing optimization, and execution of renewals, amendments, and contract terminations.
• Managing needs across Allegro Group. Supporting Group companies, volume consolidation, and optimization of purchasing and cooperation terms.
• Partnership with Internal Stakeholders, close collaboration with IT, Business, Finance, Legal, DPO, and Security to mitigate risks and fulfill business needs.
• Market monitoring, technology development, and TCO optimization. Tracking IT/AI trends, rate benchmarking, and initiating optimization projects.

Requirements

• IT Software Procurement experience (min. 5 years) in conducting complex IT procurement projects in a dynamic, large-scale environment.
• Knowledge of licensing models, practical familiarity with On-premise, Cloud, and SaaS models.
• High negotiation maturity, confidence in conducting discussions at all organizational levels, assertiveness, and determination in achieving goals.
• Flexibility and efficient operation in a highly dynamic environment, proactivity in developing solutions.
• Strong analytical skills and experience with tools such as MS Excel / Google Sheets. Experience using AI tools is a plus.
• Ability to build synergy, experience serving corporate groups — identifying common needs and consolidating purchase volumes.
• Legal awareness, knowledge of IT contract structures (SLA, GDPR, audits, exit strategy) enabling effective cooperation with Legal, Security, and DPO.
• English language skills (min. B2), fluency in conducting business and legal negotiations as well as preparing documentation.

What we offer:

• Space for innovation, working in a technologically advanced organization with real opportunities to improve processes and build tools based on AI.
• Flexible working hours in a hybrid model (4/1) - our hours can start between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. We also have 30 days of occasional remote work.
• Long term discretionary incentive plan based on Allegro.eu shares (restricted stock units).
• Annual bonus based on your annual performance and company results.
• Well-located offices (with e.g. fully equipped kitchens, bicycle parking, terraces full of greenery) and excellent work tools (e.g., raised desks, ergonomic chairs, interactive conference rooms).
• A wide selection of fringe benefits in a cafeteria plan - you choose what you like (e.g. medical, sports or lunch packages, insurance, purchase vouchers).
• English classes that we pay for related to the specific nature of your job.
• A training budget, inter-team tourism and an internal learning platform where you will find multiple trainings.
• An additional day off for volunteering, which you can use alone, with a team, or with a larger group of people connected by a common goal.
• Social events for Allegro people - Spin Kilometers, Family Day, Fat Thursday, and many other occasions we enjoy.

#goodtobehere means that:

• You will shape the future of e-commerce - creating innovative, pioneering solutions that set new market standards. We have over 21 million active buyers across 6 countries and collaborate with more than 164k Partners.
• You will join a team you can always count on - we have on board top-class specialists who have sharing knowledge, experience, and best practices in their DNA. Want to get to know them better? Listen to the Allegro Podcast.
• You will be part of a team that always aims to stay one step ahead of the market - we act quickly, dynamically, and at the highest level, because only then we can genuinely shape the future of e-commerce.
• You will build your own development path - with access to diverse business areas, large-scale international projects, internal mobility, inter-team tourism, and regular feedback from your manager, you will drive your growth.
• You will see that mistakes are opportunities to learn - we believe that no matter how well we execute, we can always get better.