Junior IT Vendor Manager (m/f/d) 80-100%

As a leading Swiss construction and real estate service provider, Implenia develops, realizes, and manages living spaces, work environments, and infrastructure for future generations in Switzerland and Germany. Additionally, Implenia offers tunnel construction and related infrastructure projects in other markets. The company combines the know-how from highly qualified consulting, development, planning, and execution units under one roof into an integrated, multinational leading construction and real estate service provider, employing around 9,000 people across Europe.

More information at implenia.com .

At Implenia, we actively shape the digital future of our organization. As an internal cross-functional unit, we work closely with the specialist departments as well as a variety of IT service providers and partners to provide innovative and stable IT services.

To strengthen our team, we are looking for a motivated Junior IT Vendor Manager with a willingness to learn, who acts as an interface between the specialist departments, Legal, and external providers and supports them.

Your workplace is our headquarters in the Ambassador House in Opfikon, with the possibility to also work partially from home office.

What you will do:

• You support IT procurement, especially in tenders (RfX), single-sourcing processes, as well as the drafting and negotiation of IT service and license agreements.
• You maintain and manage contracts in the contract management system, ensuring transparency and up-to-dateness.
• You monitor the performance of external IT service providers based on Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and actively manage their performance.
• You analyze risks in the provider environment and proactively develop measures to minimize risks.
• You enjoy market observation, conduct benchmarks, and identify optimization potentials in costs, performance, and innovation.
• You check invoices and the budget.
• You prepare decision-making bases and contribute to the continuous development of vendor management processes.

Why you succeed:

• You have completed a degree or comparable education (e.g., business/informatics, supply chain, law) and bring at least 3 years of experience in a similar role in an international environment.
• Initial experience in IT vendor or supplier management as well as procurement is an advantage.
• You have basic knowledge of contract law, IT service management, and are familiar with ITIL processes, which you apply practically.
• We expect confident handling of MS Office (PowerPoint, Excel); experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP) is desirable.
• You are characterized by strong communication skills, teamwork, and organizational talent; you work structured, methodically, and possess good numerical understanding as well as analytical skills.
• Very good German and English skills, both spoken and written, complete your profile; French skills are an advantage.

What we offer you:

• A multicultural working environment with the chance to help shape a livable future
• State-of-the-art technologies and a modern workplace at a sustainable company
• A company that promotes talents and the further education of its employees
• The security of a financially healthy, broadly positioned group with strong roots in Switzerland
• An exciting selection of benefits:
  • 5 weeks of vacation and 9 paid bridge days
  • an in-house pension fund with a very good coverage ratio and 3 contribution levels
  • numerous discounts on well-known providers of products and services

Why our employees enjoy working with us, they tell you themselves in the following video: https://youtu.be/wtuhlIfjJq8

If you recognize yourself in this description and want to become part of Implenia, we look forward to your application.

At Implenia, we value and live diversity. Our recruitment process is therefore focused on promoting diversity, equality, and inclusion.

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