Procurement and Vendor Management Manager

Procurement Category Manager – German speaking – Edinburgh Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 12 countries, and more than 170 clients in 35 countries. We are an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neo banks. Our research led approach and continual innovation is powered by the passion and creativity of our colleagues. We are always looking for talented people to join us on our mission to orchestrate the financial ecosystem and democratize access to wealth management. Avaloq offers the opportunity to work closely with some of the world’s leading financial institutions as we jointly develop and shape careers. Championing a collaborative, supportive and flexible work environment empowers our colleagues to reach their full potential. performance and KPIs management savings, performance enhancement, …) within the category and performs negotiations for critical contracts and framework agreements Support the Sales organization in joint sales engagements and foster Avaloq-know-how amongst selected Vendors Proven track record of working in category and vendor relationship management for IT- or banking-services someone with a background in software- & cloud-purchasing Advanced German language skills, other languages would be an advantage Proven track record in managing complex contracting setups and achieving commercial objectives in negotiations University degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, or a similar field We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices. In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self.