Strategic IT Buyer (m/f/d)

You develop and implement sustainable IT procurement strategies for RheinEnergie and its investments; in particular, with the focus on managed services, SaaS and cloud solutions In addition, you plan and tax all IT procurement activities – closely coordinated with the respective departments You advise IT, including the Head of Division, on commercial issues related to IT products and services You also take the supplier management: You select suitable IT service providers, control them actively and answer the Supplier Relationship Management You conduct complex contractual negotiations independently – including SLAs, KPIs and Exit strategies, and are responsible for the alerts to achieve optimal economic results Furthermore, you test market and technology trends to identify optimization potentials and introduce innovations into the purchasing process Together with IT, Legal, Data Protection and Information Security, you ensure that regulatory requirements (e.g. GDPR, ISO27001) are complied with

You have completed a Master's degree in Business Administration, Economic Engineering, Business Informatics or a comparable qualification In addition, you bring 3–5 years of professional experience in strategic purchasing, ideally focusing on IT topics such as managed services, cloud or SaaS You have solid knowledge in national and international contract law – especially SLAs, KPIs and Exit strategies Communication and negotiation skills: You conduct complex contract negotiations at management level and communicate clearly Sensitivity: Even in difficult situations, you manage to enforce decisions and strategies Conflictability: With conflicts of interest, you go professionally and find solution-oriented ways Analytical and strategic thinking: You analyze complex facts and plan future-oriented shopping strategies in the long term Responsibility: Self-employed and proactive work is of course yours Team capability: The cooperation in interdisciplinary teams (IT, Legal, Data Protection) lies with you Knowledge in procurement law, in particular in EU tenders, is advantageous Experience in supplier management and risk assessment Project management skills, especially with regard to IT projects, are desired

This place is remunerated with the remuneration group 13 in accordance with the collective agreement for utilities (TV-V). This corresponds to a gross annual salary of around 76,000 – 105,000 euros (depending on professional experience and qualification). In addition to the tariff remuneration, our employees receive numerous special benefits and benefits such as an additional variable remuneration, depending on the company's result, in the form of premiums and incentives, as well as an occupational pension at a value of 8.7% of the respective gross annual salary. We are developing together! We focus on people. We support our employees on their professional path of life from employee talk to a wide range of training. .