What you do

The Procurement and Facilities Manager is responsible for managing all procurement activities across the functional contracts /spend for (Australia and New Zealand) and all property and facilities related matters at Allianz Partners. This includes purchasing, strategic sourcing, category management, value and performance management, policy management, governance & compliance, outsourcing, strategic planning and forecasting, ensuring the effective and efficient running of the facility, including, but not limited to acting as the Local Environmental Officer, ensuring the contractual and regulatory obligations relating to the property are met (e,g, fire safety, security, property maintenance), ensuring the facility meets the business’s needs, managing the property lease and sublease contract arrangements.

 

Key responsibilities include:

Portfolio Management
• Ensure a value management framework is in place for all key contracts measuring quality and commercial performance in comparison to contract SLAs & KPIs / previous years & suppliers / external benchmarks.
• Work with Business Owners to manage any under-performing suppliers to improve performance and drive change where necessary.
• Recognise high performing partnerships and foster these relationships.
• Ensure the property lease is effectively managed,
• Working closely with the property managers, including meeting quarterly
• Maintain a portfolio of suitable suppliers and service providers for facilities related activities
• Provide reporting and performance updates for key internal stakeholders.
 

Compliance
• Ensure all contracts and relevant documentation such as insurances and licences are in place.
• Manage Vendor Integrity Screening for AWP AU to ensure 100% compliance and report on this to Group.
• Ensure alignment with the Group Procurement and Outsourcing policy.
• Manage the reporting and initiatives relating to compliance with Modern Slavery requirements
• Support the functionng of the local Outsourcing committee

 

Strategic Sourcing
• Manage the Strategic Sourcing Schedule to best support the business needs and efficiency targets.
• Manage all strategic sourcing for functional and specified network activities to ensure best solution and value for internal stakeholders. Activities include defining requirements, planning and assessment, stakeholder assessment and engagement, benchmarking, tenders and supplier selection, negotiation, contract execution, transition, relationship / contract management, record keeping.

 

Financial Management
• Manage the expense base for all functional spend to ensure supplier payments are paid according to contracts and meet
internal requirements, drive efficiencies and deliver on all annual targets. (Continuously challenge existing cost base to see
where efficiencies can be achieved).
• Manage all rebates, savings and revenues for all functional spend to deliver on all annual targets.
• Forecasting and managing the Facilities budget effectively
• Provide reporting on performance for Allianz Group as required.

 

Sustainability
• Act as the Local Environmental Officer for the Australia BU
• Manage the reporting of Group set Environmental reporting
• Drive initiatives which support sustainability in both Facilities and Procurement
• Drive Modern Slavery reporting and related initiatives

 

 

As the successful candidate for this role, you will be able to show:

Qualifications/Experience
• Tertiary Business Qualifications preferred.
• Demonstrated senior operational and people management experience
• Insurance or Financial Services Experience
• Environmental reporting experience preferred
 
Communication
• Well-developed liaison and communication skills and the capacity to negotiate and resolve conflict with clients, staff and management
• Demonstrated presentation and training skills
• The ability to inspire team members and stakeholders

 

Results Orientated
• Shows enthusiasm for challenging work
• Sets and achieves stretch goals for self (and team) with relevant metrics
• Perseveres in solving problems and taking action to complete challenging work beyond expectations
• Effectively balances competing high-priority actions

 

 

What we offer

Allianz is the home for those who dare – a supportive place where you can take the initiative to grow and to actively strengthen our global leadership position. By truly caring about people – both its 83 million private and corporate customers and its 142,000 employees – Allianz fosters a culture where its employees are empowered to collaborate, perform, push the boundaries and challenge the industry.
Dedicated to bringing global protection and care, Allianz Partners is the B2B2C leader in assistance and insurance solutions in the following areas of expertise: assistance, international health & life, automotive and travel insurance. We care for our custo-mers, and our caring nature extends our employees. We don’t just hire people, we nourish them and invest in their careers because we recognize that your development and our growth and our development go hand in hand.

As an equal opportunity employer, Allianz Partners recognizes that our strength lies in our people and we are committed to di-versity and inclusivity. So if you would like to be part of a global company that offers international career opportunities, kick-start your career and dare to join us!

 

 

Diversity and inclusion are core values at Allianz Partners Australia. We embrace individuals of all nationalities, gender identities, and cultural backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Our support extends to standing in solidarity with the LGBTIQA+ community, reaffirming our dedication to equality and inclusivity for all.

54429 | Procurement | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz Partners | Full-Time | Permanent

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer. Together we can build an environment where everyone feels empowered and has the confidence to explore, to grow and to shape a better future for our customers and the world around us. 
We at Allianz believe in a diverse and inclusive workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to bring your whole self to work, no matter where you are from, what you look like, who you love or what you believe in.
We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, disability or sexual orientation.
Great to have you on board. Let's care for tomorrow.