IT Procurement / Technology Sourcing Specialist — Swiss Re
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 57 days ago
Role overview
Are you a procurement professional who thrives on negotiation, loves working with technology suppliers, and enjoys making a real commercial impact on a global scale?
If so, this could be the role for you!
Join Swiss Re's global Procurement team in Bratislava and take ownership of strategic technology sourcing activities that matter.
- Are you a procurement professional who thrives on negotiation, loves working with technology suppliers, and enjoys making a real commercial impact on a global scale?
- If so, this could be the role for you!
- Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end sourcing activities, including RFIs, RFPs and RFQs across a range of IT and technology categories
Main responsibilities
- Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end sourcing activities, including RFIs, RFPs and RFQs across a range of IT and technology categories
- Analyse supplier proposals and provide well-reasoned recommendations to support supplier selection and sourcing decisions
- Drive commercial negotiations and contracting with technology suppliers, ensuring favourable outcomes for Swiss Re
- Collaborate closely with Legal, Risk, Category Managers and business stakeholders across Bratislava, Zurich, London and beyond throughout the sourcing process
- Support supplier due diligence, onboarding and procurement compliance activities
- Identify opportunities for cost optimisation and commercial improvements across categories
- Contribute to global category and supplier strategies, helping shape how Swiss Re engages with its technology supply base About the Team
- You will be joining Swiss Re's global Procurement organisation, a team dedicated to sourcing technology solutions that power one of the world's leading reinsurance companies.
- The team covers a broad range of IT categories — including software, SaaS, cloud, IT services, connectivity, licensing and hardware — and works closely with Category Managers and business stakeholders across multiple international locations.
Contacts
- We provide feedback to all candidates via email.
Additional details
- This is a role where your commercial instincts, stakeholder skills and sourcing expertise will be put to great use, with genuine opportunities to grow your career in IT procurement alongside a talented, international team. What You Can Expect
- Contribute to global category and supplier strategies, helping shape how Swiss Re engages with its technology supply base
- It's a collaborative, commercially focused environment where your contributions will have a tangible impact on Swiss Re's technology partnerships and sourcing outcomes.
- Strong commercial judgement, analytical skills and stakeholder management capabilities, with experience in an international or matrix environment Professional proficiency in English These are additional nice to haves:
- Experience in IT/technology procurement — including software, SaaS, cloud, telecom or IT services — is a strong advantage German language skills are a plus
- For Slovakia the base salary range for this position is between EUR 1,900 and EUR 3,200 per month (for a full-time role). The specific salary offered considers:
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Notes and original content
- About the Role
- This is a role where your commercial instincts, stakeholder skills and sourcing expertise will be put to great use, with genuine opportunities to grow your career in IT procurement alongside a talented, international team.
- What You Can Expect
- About the Team
- Strong commercial judgement, analytical skills and stakeholder management capabilities, with experience in an international or matrix environment
- Professional proficiency in English
- These are additional nice to haves:
- Experience in IT/technology procurement — including software, SaaS, cloud, telecom or IT services — is a strong advantage
- German language skills are a plus
- For Slovakia the base salary range for this position is between EUR 1,900 and EUR 3,200 per month (for a full-time role).
Questions about this listing
What salary does Swiss Re offer for this role?
Swiss Re lists CHF 79'000 - 134'500 gross per year for this position in Zürich. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Swiss Re offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Swiss Re during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at Swiss Re?
Use the "Apply now" button on this page — it links directly to Swiss Re's original listing at swissre.com, so your application goes straight to the employer's own applicant-tracking system. Frontaliere Ticino does not collect or forward applications itself.
