Professional Services Buyer

Job Reference:: 2025-4135
Location:: Budapest
Category:: Corporate Services, Procurement, and Facilities
Solution:: Other
Role Category:: Hybrid

Your Team Responsibilities

In this role, you will be assigned to support stakeholder groups in Technology, Finance and/or Marketing with their needs for quality third party services including Temporary Labor. You will serve as trusted partner and provide sourcing expertise, business insights, market knowledge and global perspective. You will have an opportunity to influence outcomes as you navigate stakeholders and suppliers through the sourcing, selection, and contracting process. You will work closely with your stakeholder groups to understand their objectives and better anticipate and/or respond to their needs. You will be expected to have a good understanding of commercial topics relating to Professional Services including pricing models, service delivery models, SLAs, etc. You will coordinate the sourcing lifecycle which includes managing RFPs or candidate sourcing events, performing due diligence on new suppliers, coordinating third party risk and privacy assessments, and working closely with Legal on master contracts for new suppliers, and SOWs for complex engagements. You will use your negotiating skills to reach favorable terms with global suppliers and occasionally resolve service disputes.

The role owns all related administrative tasks such as onboarding and creating purchase orders.

Your Key Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to running end-to-end sourcing events (i.e. RFP, Temporary Labor requests) with key emphasis on supplier selection, price negotiation and contracting processes.  You will be responsible for educating your stakeholders on policies and processes that affect the procurement of services. In addition, you will help orient your assigned stakeholders to consider the ESG practices of their key suppliers. In addition to the strategic aspects of this role, there are recurring operational activities that you will be responsible for including issuing POs, coordinating onboarding for project resources, tracking, and supplier performance escalations.

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

General:

Hands-on problem solver with high level of resiliency

Strong can-do attitude with passion to resolving challenging situations in a dynamic environment

Confident negotiation – willingness to move out (and move others out) of comfort zone

Ability to navigate through conflicting priorities and stay focused

Humility towards work and colleagues

Near native English proficiency is a must (C2 level is expected) with outstanding communication skills

Experience at a multinational firm

Sourcing specific:

Minimum of 5 years related work experience is required in the field of procurement and sourcing at least part of which must be sourcing Professional Services

Experience managing US based suppliers and stakeholders

Mastery in end-to-end sourcing experience including supporting key stakeholders, influencing and driving high exposure decisions

Experience sourcing Technology services is great to have

About MSCI

What we offer you

Transparent compensation schemes and comprehensive employee benefits, tailored to your location, ensuring your financial security, health, and overall wellbeing.

Flexible working arrangements, advanced technology, and collaborative workspaces.

A culture of high performance and innovation where we experiment with new ideas and take responsibility for achieving results.

A global network of talented colleagues, who inspire, support, and share their expertise to innovate and deliver for our clients.

Global Orientation program to kickstart your journey, followed by access to our Learning@MSCI platform, LinkedIn Learning Pro and tailored learning opportunities for ongoing skills development.

Multi-directional career paths that offer professional growth and development through new challenges, internal mobility and expanded roles.

We actively nurture an environment that builds a sense of inclusion belonging and connection, including eight Employee Resource Groups. All Abilities, Asian Support Network, Black Leadership Network, Climate Action Network, Hola! MSCI, Pride & Allies, Women in Tech, and Women’s Leadership Forum.

At MSCI we are passionate about what we do, and we are inspired by our purpose – to power better investment decisions. You’ll be part of an industry-leading network of creative, curious, and entrepreneurial pioneers. This is a space where you can challenge yourself, set new standards and perform beyond expectations for yourself, our clients, and our industry.

MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community. With over 50 years of expertise in research, data, and technology, we power better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve transparency across the investment process.

MSCI Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy (including unlawful discrimination on the basis of a legally protected parental leave), veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. MSCI is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please email Disability.Assistance@msci.com and indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Please note, this e-mail is intended only for individuals who are requesting a reasonable workplace accommodation; it is not intended for other inquiries.

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Benefits

MSCI is committed to providing a competitive benefit package to you and, where applicable, your family. You are entitled to an extensive range of core benefits along with a range of cafeteria benefits.

Core benefits:

Life, Accident and Healthcare Insurance Package
Voluntary Pension Fund contribution
Short-term Disability/Sickness benefit
Yearly medical screenings in private healthcare
Paternity leave
Glasses contribution

Cafeteria benefits:

Széchenyi Recreation Card/SZÉP Card
Gift Card
Commuting Allowance
Voluntary healthcare fund contribution
Voluntary pension fund contribution

Development opportunities

Guided by your manager, our learning and development opportunities empower you to perform at your best, make an impact and shape your career.

Career paths are multidirectional and we believe new and challenging experiences drive personal growth and innovation. With access to LinkedIn Learning Pro and our bespoke Learning@MSCI platform, you can easily customize and tailor your learning journey to accelerate your career.

Budapest

Kassák Lajos utca 19-25
1134 Budapest
Hungary

Our Budapest office, located in the XIIIth district of the city, occupies the top three floors of the first LEED-Platinum-certified building in Hungary. As MSCI’s second-largest office, a wide variety of teams and functions are represented here, and each Wednesday we host in-person and hybrid events to nurture inter-departmental relationships. You’ll also find a wide variety of collaboration spaces, private rooms for 1:1s, relax rooms to help you recharge and showers for colleagues who like to exercise before work. Learn more about MSCI's Budapest office.

Recruitment process

Apply online

First, click Apply and upload a CV that shows us the skills and passion you could bring to this role, as well as your contact details so we can reach out to you.
Talk to our recruiter

If you look like a good match, our recruiters will arrange a chat where we’ll ask about your motivations, experience, and background, and where you can ask us anything you want to know about working at MSCI.
Interview with our team

If you like what you hear, and we think you have what we need, then it’s time to interview with your future team, either virtually or in the office. These interviews will give you a clear insight into the team and the day-to-day responsibilities of the role. Read our interview top tips.
Make your decision

If you’re successful, we’ll make you an offer and give you any further information you need to help you make your decision. If the answer is yes, it’s time for some background checks, and then we’ll welcome you on board. Learn more about our onboarding experience.