Head of Supplier Management

evoke; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join evoke as the Head of Supplier Management, where you will lead a new team and build capabilities around supplier management. Your role involves enhancing supplier relationships, driving performance metrics, and ensuring commercial value while fostering innovation within the procurement function. You will play a crucial part in positioning evoke as a 'customer of choice' among suppliers, offering a collaborative work environment and excellent benefits.

Benefits

Industry-leading maternity and paternity leave

Employee discounts at high-street retailers

Health & wellbeing support services

Access to gym discounts and cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of Supplier Management best practice with evidence of successful delivery.
• Experience in fast-paced, ambiguous conditions.
• Data-driven experience of supplier performance tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement an enterprise supplier management framework.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance metrics.
• Act as an escalation point for performance issues.

Skills

Supplier Management best practice

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Data driven decision making

Job description

We are evoke, one of the world's leading betting and gaming companies. The Group owns and operates internationally renowned brands including William Hill, 888, and Mr Green.

We're looking for a Head of Supplier Management to build a newly created team & capability around how we generate value with & from our third party partners.

In this role you will reports into the Group Procurement Director; Procurement sit within the evoke Finance function and are responsible for the management of all third party spend across the evoke group.

You will be accountable for establishing and leading supplier management capability at evoke. With a key objective of improving value delivery and leading a reset of positioning evoke as a 'customer of choice' with strategically identified partners.

You'll lead a small team of supplier managers across multiple categories/suppliers, and will be responsible for shaping post contract relationships, supplier strategy, performance management & risk mitigation. Working closely with Procurement team to improve commercial discipline and embed supplier management into sourcing strategy & execution.

What you'll be doing:

• Designing and implementing an enterprise supplier management framework
• Establishing and managing key metrics to drive performance of identified suppliers
• Driving performance, innovation, commercial value and ESG elements within our supply base
• Managing supplier strategic relationships, manage contract performance, delivery & reputational risk
• Up skilling business teams and embed supplier management best practice across the organisation
• Acting as escalation point for significant performance/contract issues.

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:

• Expert knowledge of Supplier Management best practice, across a global and disparate supply base and be able to evidence successful build & delivery of Supplier Management capability in a green/brownfield environment
• Experience working at pace and in conditions of ambiguity with excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills
• Experience of managing direct and matrix style teams with contracting skills
• Data driven and pragmatic experience of supplier performance tools and their implementation.

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.

Apply:

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.

Apply today to kickstart your application with the evoke Family!

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