Strategic Buyer IT

Job content

DKV is part of the international Munich Re Group, one of the world’s largest reinsurers. Working for DKV means working for the Belgian market leader in private health insurance.

It also means striving for values such as customer and result orientation, integrity and involvement (organisational commitment). We are building an open and inclusive corporate culture based on trust, teamwork, transformational leadership and a sense of initiative.

Together, we put these values into practice every day to further strengthen the trust of our two million policyholders.

Responsibilities

Department: Procurement DKV Belgium and ERGO Insurance

Reports directly to the Head of Procurement

• Manage the entire portfolio of IT service purchases; including the following subcategories: SW & HW Development, Licensing, IT Consulting, Infrastructure Services, Hosting and Cloud Services, Telecommunications ...
• Define, together with the IT area, the annual purchase plan for recurring IT services as well as for the projects planned annually.
• Manage the company’s supplier panel by defining, by purchase subcategory, the criteria and requirements for the approval of suppliers in the different areas of need. Search for potential suppliers and development of current suppliers in different purchasing subcategories.
• Carry out negotiations in a comprehensive and proactive manner., Understanding and attending to the needs of the internal client and define the commercial strategy with suppliers.
• Manage and re-negotiate existing agreements.
• Monitor the performance and compliance of suppliers to ensure the achievement of quality, delivery, service and cost objectives.
• Participate, together with the Procurement Officer, in the preparation of the annual plan for DKV and in line with the Group Procurement standards.
• In addition to IT purchases, the candidate will be required to manage other types of contracts of different kinds (Marketing, Facility, HR,)
• Autonomously comply with the annual plan of the purchasing families assigned to it; ensuring that the global objectives of the Purchasing area are achieved.
• Participate in keeping up to date of the Procurement procedures as well as keep their management indicators updated for the measurement of the activity (Procurement Success).
• Perform "Make or Buy" or "ROI" analysis of Purchase projects.
  

Hard Skills

Requirements:

• Higher Degree (Business Administration, Marketing, Finance, …)
• A specific training in Purchasing will be valued
• Experience of 5 years in the IT Purchasing area
• Fluent in English with a good knowledge of Dutch and French
• Knowledge of COUPA is a plus
  

Soft Skills

• Conflict management skills, and high negotiation skills on all level of stakeholders
• A high degree of practicality, being logical, having the capacity for synthesis and being methodical is essential.
• Ability to correctly specify business needs and to draw up contracts (SLA, KPI, etc ...)
• High degree of responsibility, flexibility and autonomy.
• The ability to organize, plan and prioritize tasks is required based on the weight of the objectives pursued.
• Ability to clearly and concisely specify procedures, analysis and indicators.
• Very relational person and customer oriented
• Very alert and creative to identify business opportunities and agility to achieve it
• Proactive and decisive; able to plan their work to carry out several projects and tasks at the same time
• Good predisposition to adapt to changing needs.
  

We Offer

At DKV we offer you a varied job with growing opportunities (thanks to trainings, coaching, projects and internal mobility) and all this in the heart of Brussels (close to the Grand Place and the central station).

Besides a competitive gross salary, we offer an extensive standard package of extra-legal benefits:

• year-end premium (13th month)
• competitive insurance package (hospitalization insurance, ambulatory insurance, guaranteed income insurance and pension plan)
• discount on DKV insurance products
• free public transport
• company restaurant
• meal vouchers
• eco cheques
• gift voucher
• collective company premium (CLA 90)
• internet allowance
• homeworking allowance
  

Moreover, you can also count on an attractive leave scheme (at least 31 days), flexible working hours and the possibility to homework up to three days a week. This way of hybrid working guarantees you a good balance between work and your private life.