Senior Procurement Category Manager - Content
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Purchasing managers and directors
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£54,700
(£28.05 per hour)
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Description
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Sports betting, gaming and interactive entertainment is changing, and we’re leading that change. By putting people first. By placing exciting, engaging and entertaining experiences at more fingertips than ever before. We're pulling into pole position by pushing boundaries further. With innovation. With technology. But most importantly, with people like you. Because when you join Entain, it’s your game. So let’s win together.
We are looking for a Senior Procurement Category Manager – Content, to join our established Procurement team and growing global business.
The key purpose of this role is to optimise 3rd party spend on all Content expenditure across Entain with the creation of short/mid/long-term value optimisation strategies aligned to the objectives of the business. There will be a clear focus on Sports Data & Streaming alongside a range of other products & services that help drive our global sportsbook offering.
Reporting to the Global Head of Content Procurement, you will be part of our Global Procurement team influencing £200+m spend across multiple categories for Content.
Key Responsibilities
Sports betting, gaming and interactive entertainment is changing, and we’re leading that change. By putting people first. By placing exciting, engaging and entertaining experiences at more fingertips than ever before. We're pulling into pole position by pushing boundaries further. With innovation. With technology. But most importantly, with people like you. Because when you join Entain, it’s your game. So let’s win together.
We are looking for a Senior Procurement Category Manager – Content, to join our established Procurement team and growing global business.
The key purpose of this role is to optimise 3rd party spend on all Content expenditure across Entain with the creation of short/mid/long-term value optimisation strategies aligned to the objectives of the business. There will be a clear focus on Sports Data & Streaming alongside a range of other products & services that help drive our global sportsbook offering.
Reporting to the Global Head of Content Procurement, you will be part of our Global Procurement team influencing £200+m spend across multiple categories for Content.
Key Responsibilities
- As needed, deputise for Head of Content Procurement
- Scope out of all historic and future Content spend by supplier, business unit and geography – including International
- Engage Product, Trading & Commercial teams to understand business strategies
- Create Content strategies, ensuring commercial tension across all areas of spend and a clear roadmap of activity based on contract expiry dates and business needs
- Build a cutting-edge knowledge of the supply base, providing value adding insights to the Product, Trading & Commercial communities
- Operate agile and effective commercial processes
- Optimise buying channels, to ensure efficient transactional procurement
- Understand critical areas for Innovation and build a pipeline of opportunities to be shared with the supplier community
- Identification of global synergies and revenue improvement opportunities
- Using stakeholder and supplier networks, identify continuous improvement and step-change opportunities to improve product and service specifications
- Financial reporting of cost improvement on a P&L basis, interpreting CAPEX, OPEX, depreciation and cash flow
- Graduate calibre with Bachelor’s degree in Business (or other related degree) is desirable but not essential
- Post-graduate qualification (e.g. MSc/MBA) or a professional qualification such as MCIPS is desirable but not essential
- Project Management qualification desirable but not essential
- Technically and commercially astute
- This could be a great role for someone who's a sports fan
At Entain, we know that signing top players requires a great starting package, and plenty of support to inspire peak performance. Join us, and a competitive salary is just the beginning.
Depending on your role and location, you can expect to receive benefits like:
- Generous group bonus scheme
- Hybrid working - 2 days in the office
- Private medical insurance
- Pension Scheme - matched to 6%
- Ability to buy and sell holiday
- Free subscription to wellbeing app Unmind
- Entain & Enhance days – 2 paid days off to focus on your professional or personal development
Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.
At Entain, we do what's right. It's one of our core values and that's why we're taking the lead when it comes to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive future - for our people, and the wider global sports betting and gaming sector. However you identify, our ambition is to ensure our people across the globe feel valued, respected and their individuality celebrated.
We comply with all applicable recruitment regulations and employment laws in the jurisdictions where we operate, ensuring ethical and compliant hiring practices globally.
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