Vendor Contract Management Specialist

Allianz Services is proud to serve and be part of Allianz Group, one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers. Our global footprint, with more than 7,300 employees located across ten countries and four continents, enables us to unlock value for our partners across the insurance value chain and deliver superior client experience within Allianz Group. At Allianz Services, we have a strong specialization in core insurance operations, shared services, business analytics, engineering, and management consulting. Our people and our trusted relationships with partners are what matter most. These are rooted in our values of compassion, integrity, and expertise and we strive to continuously evolve, improve, and deliver excellence while contributing successfully to the transformation of Allianz. Caring actively for the environment, for people, and for our customers is what makes us a great place to work and together we are shaping a better and more caring tomorrow.

Job role

We are looking for a motivated and results-oriented Vendor Contract Management Specialist to join our team, responsible for managing supplier relationships and supporting the full lifecycle of vendor contracts within our global organization. This role acts as a central point of contact between internal teams and external service providers, ensuring alignment, transparency, and continuous performance improvement. The role involves close collaboration with Procurement, Finance, IT, and multiple internal stakeholders, as well as interaction with international suppliers and combines contracts oversight and governance, third party risk management, and operational coordination.

What you will do

• Manage the full lifecycle of supplier contracts, including creation, amendments, renewals, monitoring, updates, and closure, ensuring accurate documentation control.
• Maintain, archive, and ensure accuracy of all contract records across internal systems including reporting dashboards and governance documentation.
• Analyze financial and commercial impacts of contractual changes, validate pricing from negotiations, and perform cost analyses (actual vs. planned, cost–benefit).
• Organize and lead vendor governance forums, including Operational Committee (OpCom) meetings, preparing agendas, materials, minutes, and tracking follow-up actions.
• Monitor vendor performance KPIs with global delivery leads and escalate deviations, risks, or service issues in a timely manner.
• Act as a liaison between Procurement, internal stakeholders, and external vendors, supporting issue resolution, due diligence, and interpretation of contractual clauses.
• Ensure compliance with internal policies (Compliance, Anti Corruption, TPRM), including due diligence, risk assessments, access management, and security requirements.
• Support audits and contribute to continuous improvement of contract management processes, tools, workflows, and governance practices.

What you bring

• 5–7 years Professional experience in contract management, procurement, vendor management, or a similar role within a corporate environment.
• Experience working with external service providers in a structured, performance driven environment
• Strong analytical and financial skills, including the ability to interpret contractual terms and perform cost and performance analyses.
• Advanced proficiency in English (written and spoken) and solid command of MS365 tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); experience with SAP, ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence or similar systems is an advantage.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities, with the capacity to collaborate effectively across teams and interact confidently with vendors and senior stakeholders.
• High attention to detail, organizational discipline, and the ability to manage multiple contracts and tasks simultaneously in a fast paced environment.
• Proactive, solution oriented mindset, demonstrating accountability, compliance awareness, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

• Analytical and customer oriented mindset, with a genuine interest in technology, digital transformation, and innovation (e.g. IT, automation, or GenAI).We highly welcome candidates with a genuine interest and affinity for Information Technology (IT) and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), as these attributes are considered valuable assets to our team.
  
  

You have

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or other Economic related field.
• Professional experience in Vendor Management, Procurement, or Contract Governance.
• Experience working with external service providers in a structured, performance driven environment.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret KPIs and operational data.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.