job specification

At ING we are looking for an IT Senior Buyer

Your role and work environment:

We are looking for a talented and enthusiastic senior buyer with a strong expertise in the purchase of IT goods and services, to become a member of the Procurement team for Spain and Portugal

Your key responsibilities:

As an IT Senior buyer, you will:

1. Negotiate with suppliers in cooperation with the Business owners the candidate will take part in the negotiation to buy goods or services within the IT category, ensuring cost efficiency, meet business needs and assure compliance with ING´s policies and procedures.

2. Maintain and develop the relationship with suppliers: The candidate will be responsible, together with the business owner, of maintaining an adequate level of relationship with suppliers, ensuring that the service provided corresponds to what was agreed in the contract, and developing the relationship with the supplier to maximize the return for ING. He/she will guarantee a unique voice from ING towards the supplier irrespective of the number of ING users of the services rendered. He/she will use different approaches, differentiating by annual expenditure, business impact, client satisfaction, innovation….

3. Manage contracts: He/she will take part in the preparation of the contracts to ensure that they incorporate the services and conditions agreed and that are compliance with ING´s internal policies; he/she will participate in checking that the services are rendered with the quality levels agreed in the contract. He/she will make follow up of the contract along its life cycle preparing termination plans

4. The candidate will ensure a fluent communication with Head Office (report on negotiations and efficiency projects, cooperation in cost optimization, global contracts…)

5. Engage with HO and Local Business Owners to generate Local Agreements in order to implement the Global agreements negotiated by HO..

What are we looking for?

Want to know if this job is made for you? These are some of the qualities that we value the most for this role. And if the shoe fits… don’t hesitate to apply!

Education:

- ADE or Engineer degree

Technical skills:

- MS Office

- Knowledge of Accounts payable and procurement systems i.e. Ariba, Adquira, Peoplesoft

- Strategic Sourcing: Preparation of RFP´s and knowledge in the design of supplier selection criteria to score the offers, e-auctions.

- Knowledge of IT remuneration schemes, typical Software/IT SLA´s, commercial and contractual terms

- Knowledge in: strategic sourcing (RFI, RFP, supplier selection criteria), Software/IT KPI´s/SLA´s, IT ratecards design, knowledge of typical remuneration schemes used in this category; IT negotiation levers .

- Knowledge of top players/suppliers in the IT market

- Capable to work autonomously, to take decisions, manage priorities

- Fluent in english

Previous experience:

- 5 years in a Procurement department, managing the IT category

- Experience in complex negotiations and multinational agreements

- Experience in e-auctions

What do we offer?

The time you spend at work, the challenges you face or the lessons you get are very important, but… What about your personal life? At ING we want your work to fulfill you in every way, and that is why we take care of even the smallest details.

Check out what is waiting for you!

Be flexible my friend.

Our model is all about flexibility and accountability. Keeping both our customers and our colleagues’ needs in mind, you determine together which days you work at home and which you come to ING MAD to offer your best self. Do your thing.

Restaurant card.

So that thinking about what to have for lunch doesn’t take up your time or your cravings.

Our house will be your home.

In our offices you can find electric mobility solutions, doctor, hairdresser, gym, The Good Service (to help you with your errands) and much more!

Health insurance.

For you and all your family (spouse/partner and children).

Life insurance.

We help you protect what matters most to you.

Flexible remuneration.

In addition, you will enjoy our flexible remuneration model, through a more tax-advantaged way, you will be able to access other services such as nursery, transport card, training aids…

Free company shuttle.

It doesn't matter where you live. We have 6 routes (North, Central, South, A5, A42 and A6) to get you to our ING office in Madrid comfortably.

Banking benefits.

Special loans with more beneficial conditions.

Special mortgage conditions after 6 months working at the bank.

And you can benefit from our pension plan after 1 month with us!

More vitality and more belonging

360º care of the employee (physical, mental, social connection & purpose).

Physiotherapy service on site.

Clinics with professional, world-class athletes.

Gympass service.

Employee Networks: Rainbow Lions (LGBTQI+), Leonas & RIÑG.

International Remote work program.

Get to know Us

We are a team of more than 1700 people sharing one idea: doing our bit in helping our clients create a better future for themselves , by providing them with the tools they need to get where they want to go.

A fully online bank where technology, innovation, simplicity and transparency are the main ingredients, and the first one to work with agile methodologies .

And although we are based in Spain, we are lucky to work in an international bank with presence in more than 40 countries.

We are proud to have a diverse team, and we are committed to continue developing a culture of Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging to foster a culture of collaboration and innovation that represents all collectives in the society.

And even though we look orange on the outside, we are green on the inside . Our ambition in Sustainability is Empowering (y)our Sustainability journey . We are embarking on our path, for us, but we are also there for when our clients decide to embark on this journey.

Making things happen, helping others be successful, always being one step ahead—that’s our DNA. If you look at yourself in the mirror and your reflection matches our way of being and working…we are looking forward to meeting you!