Category Manager - Procurement

William Hill; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the betting and gaming industry is looking for a Category Manager for Technology & COO. In this pivotal role, you will manage procurement processes, supplier relationships, and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment, contributing to significant savings and innovations.

Benefits

Industry-leading maternity and paternity leave

Discounts at high-street retailers

Financial compensation and pension schemes

Health & wellbeing support

Hybrid working options

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of key contractual clauses.
• Proven experience in best-in-class sourcing.
• Demonstrated achievements in the procurement tech sector.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end procurement processes for the Technology category.
• Develop and deliver category strategies based on market trends.
• Lead sourcing activities including RFPs and negotiations.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Category management

Procurement processes

Education

Bachelor's degree

CIPS (MCIPS)

Job description

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Here at evoke plc we're looking for a highly motivated Category Manager for Technology & COO, which encompasses various subcategories, such as hardware and software requirements across cloud infrastructure, data centres, network security, end-user computing, IT services, telecommunications, data and analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML).

You'll also be supporting compliance, risk and fraud prevention, and customer operations. Your responsibility is to manage the Technology and COO supply base and support the Head of Category in delivery of business and procurement objectives.

This is a great opportunity if you thrive in a fast-paced environment. You're tenacious and resilient a proactive self-starter that enjoys proactively driving continuous improvement within Procurement, driving savings and new market innovations.

What you will be doing:

• Owning and managing the end-to-end procurement processes for the Technology category to deliver lasting value, which ensuring compliance requirements are met
• Driving procurement initiatives via collaboration and thought leadership, whilst being a trusted advisor to the business
• Developing and delivering a robust category strategy based on spend analysis, market trends, and business requirements
• Tracking supplier performance against contracted KPIs, whilst continuously seeking opportunities to drive innovation
• Leading sourcing activities including RFPs, negotiations, and supplier selection
• Delivering cost savings and mitigate risk, whilst ensuring compliance and the delivery of value add through, best-in-class procurement practices
• Managing key supplier relationships to ensure quality, service delivery and SLAs are met and conduct recurring performance reviews with key suppliers, whilst driving for improved collaboration and innovation
• Monitor contract performance against the negotiated and contracted SLAs, ensuring non-compliance or underperformance issues are addressed promptly whilst providing best-in-class procurement support, whilst ensuring a high level of stakeholder satisfaction

Who we are looking for:

We are committed to responsible gambling, and we are looking for people who can support our ethos. To apply to this post, you will have:

• Excellent knowledge of key contractual clauses and experience in best-in-class sourcing and category management
• Clear and demonstrable achievements in Procurement with tech industry experience (preferred)
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with proven ability to influence at senior levels
• Bachelor's degree preferable and member of CIPS (MCIPS) preferable.

What we offer:

Our roles offer more than just a job, you’ll become part of the evoke family! We have created an environment where our people can thrive. Check out some of the fantastic benefits on offer:

• Family Support Industry-leading maternity and paternity leave and paid time off if you have caring responsibilities.
• Perks and discounts- Discounts at a range of high-street retailers
• Financial compensation, pension, and bonus schemes.
• Health & wellbeing Tools and services to help support your well-being, including support with mental health and financial education. You will also have access to gym discounts and our cycle to work scheme.
• Hybrid working Our employees can work from home up to 80% of the time with 20% of office time built in to ensure we get some face-to-face collaborative team time - and the chance for a coffee and a catch-up!

More about evoke:

We’re a business that embraces change and progress. The power behind big name brands William Hill, 888 and Mr Green, evoke is the new name for 888 Holdings. Marking a new sense of purpose, direction and ambition for the business, there couldn’t be a more exciting time to join us as we accelerate our journey to bring even greater delight to our customers with world-class betting and gaming experiences. That’s the future. That’s evoke.

At evoke, you’ll benefit from flexibility and a culture built on trust. We’ll give you the space to be yourself and the tools you need to protect our customers while they play. We’ll invest in your future to help you develop your unique strengths and build a career that’s right for you.

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At evoke, we prioritise diversity, equity, and inclusion for the benefit of our company, employees, and communities. We foster a welcoming and safe workplace that values all forms of diversity and provides opportunities for growth.

Sound good? Then you belong at our place! The first step in the recruitment process is kickstarting your application, followed by an initial screening call and an interview stage.

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