Sourcing & Procurement Specialist - (Part-Time, Job-Share and Full-Time)

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Sourcing & Procurement Specialist - (Part-Time, Job-Share and Full-Time)

Location: Swindon / Fareham but with flexibility.

Closing date: Friday 16th July 2021

The opportunity:

Lead the management and delivery of sourcing and contractual negotiations for Claims categories to support our overall strategic goals.

Manage key elements of sourcing deals such as deal architecture and project management in collaboration with senior stakeholders, working to contribute to the ongoing development and evolution of sourcing frameworks, processes, and best practices and ensuring compliance and management of cost variables.

This role is available part-time, job-share or full time. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people aren’t available full-time. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you may need.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead sourcing deals, e.g. deal architecture, project management, negotiation and contract development.
• Propose and lead initiatives to drive the ongoing evolution of sourcing frameworks, processes and best practices.
• Support the development of sourcing strategy and category plans with the input of analysis and insight.
• Identify, mitigate and escalate contractual related risks as well as commercial issues to ensure compliance and manage and control specific cost variables.
• Research sourcing solutions and best practices and propose and lead initiatives to drive the ongoing evolution of tools and processes to improve performance and delivery of sourcing services.
• Ensure the business is adequately protected, by executing and maintaining governance and compliance procedures and ensuring they are up-to-date and comply with local regulatory and legal requirements.
• Provide specialist advice to address specific technical queries from internal clients and deliver appropriate solutions, in line with the organization´s policies and processes and regulatory requirements.
• Attend key supplier events to build up and maintain a high degree of knowledge and insight into those categories you are accountable for.
• Understand business requirements and priorities and have the confidence to challenge the status quo.
• Responsible for obtaining all approvals as part of full management process from required functions depending on the deals.
• Model behaviours that demonstrate commitment to corporate values.
• Take action to manage your personal development and encourage others to do the same.
  
  

Your skills and experience:

• Experience in working with external Third Parties.
• A good understanding of contractual Terms and Conditions.
• Preferred recognized industry professional qualification (e.g. CIPS) – but not essential.
  
  

The reward:

The salary offered for this role is between (£45,000 - £55,000) depending on experience. As well as this we offer an excellent lifestyle benefits package which includes:

• 12% pension
• 25 days holiday plus an additional 3 volunteering days
• Annual company bonuses
• Contribution to medical cover
• Discounted technology offers
• Virtual GP appointments
• Discounted gym membership,
• Free flu jab
• Discounted gadget insurance
  
  

At Zurich, we will consider requests for flexible working on hiring. Many of our employees work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, flexible hours, job share, an element of working from home or compressed hours. Please talk to us at the interview about the flexibility you may need.

Who we are:

With about 55,000 employees serving customers in more than 170 countries we aspire to become the best global insurer as measured by our shareholders, customers and employees. If you’re interested in working in a dynamic and challenging environment for a company that recognises and rewards your creativity, initiatives and contributions - then Zurich could be just the place for you. The success of our business is built on the contributions of our highly talented employees - people who work every day to position us at the forefront of the insurance industry. We, therefore, look to hire great people and we encourage those people to give their best.

You’ll feel the support of being part of a strong and stable company. A long-standing player in the insurance industry, we make every effort to address the career development needs and plans of our employees to ensure their success in the future.

Further information:

At Zurich, we are proud of our culture. We are passionate about Diversity and Inclusion. We want you to bring your whole self to work we have a diverse mix of customers and we want our employee base to reflect that.

Our diversity and inclusion initiatives are creating an environment where everyone feels welcome regardless of protected characteristics.

With the above in mind we accept applications from everyone regardless of your background, beliefs or culture however we especially welcome applications from women, people from ethnic minorities, people with a disability and people who are LGBT+ as these groups are currently under-represented in our organisation.

We are committed to continuous improvement and we offer access to a comprehensive range of training and development opportunities. Zurich is passionate about supporting employees to help others by getting involved in volunteering, charitable and community activity through the Zurich Community Trust.

We have won numerous awards for our work on Diversity and Inclusion. We are also proud to be nominated for the 2020 Insurance Times award for Diversity and Inclusion. You can read about our awards on our website.

So make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported, Love what you do. Work for us.