Senior Category Manager Senior Procurement Manager (I) Senior Category Manager Location: Dublin/Leeds/London/Cluj Reporting to: Lead Category Manager Role Purpose The Procurement function in Flutter is responsible for the governance of external third party spend of over £6bn per annum across the various business units. Business Owners are supported in the management of this spend by a Sourcing team based. To ensure a cohesive and co-ordinated approach to supplier spend management across the business, Flutter has a Group Category Management team led by the Director - Global Supplier Partnerships and Category Management The Technology Category Manager is a strategic role within this team responsible for procurement, category planning, strategy and SRPM across our global technology spend in partnership with our divisional procurement teams and business stakeholders. A key element of the role is leading on strategic business partnering and performance management with Global suppliers across all our Group brands to optimise their spend and delivery. The ability to influence at Director and LT level is critical to this role to achieve cross divisional co-ordination of projects and strategies. Leadership on category planning / savings budgets, SRPM (Supplier Risk and Performance Management) and project management across Flutters four Divisional Procurement teams is a vital aspect of this role. It requires strong influencing and organisational skills to gain cross divisional alignment on Technology category spend management, helping set and deliver long term vision and priorities for the category and inspiring Divisional Category Managers to follow. Accountabilities & Responsibilities Establishing positive relationships with Senior level internal Technology stakeholders; building a strong understanding of strategic business direction, requirements and priorities and translating that across key Technology supplier partners and spend categories Developing global category sourcing strategies and spend management plans to deliver against business objectives for Technology Driving Flutters SRPM Minimum Standards programme across our global Technology supplier base to handle both Performance and Risk effectively Driving value and synergy savings via handling negotiations on a global basis Continually looking for performance and process improvements both internally in procurement and with our suppliers Leading business reviews with premier global IT suppliers and stakeholders to review vendor performance, risk management, future opportunities, and/or challenges and oversee implementation of actions following these Acting as a “trusted advisor” to Senior Flutter IT leaders in terms of supplier performance and spend management Evaluating supplier core proficiencies and competitiveness using industry cost models and bench-marking analysis from industry sources Providing IT leadership with key category insights and trends using industry reports such as those developed by Gartner, Identifying sourcing opportunities by using spend analysis and engaging with stakeholders to consolidate requirements over categories, suppliers and geographies Leading the fundamentals of Flutters Global sourcing and supplier engagement activities including RFx, spend analysis, contract analysis, bid evaluation, negotiations, and supplier consolidation Providing advice to internal stakeholders on procurement strategies and maintaining procurement ethics and governance in accordance with Flutter’s global policies Skills & Capabilities The ability to manage across all levels on a strategic and operational basis in a large sophisticated organisation In-depth experience in outstanding procurement practices (category management, benchmarking, RFX, end to end contract management, etc.) Strong negotiator with experience in setting negotiation strategies and conducting negotiations Strong experience assessing risk and concisely explaining complex issues to key business owners. Very customer-focused and takes the time to understand the needs of the business Strong analytical skills including the ability to quickly analyse, distil and draw conclusions on large amounts of disparate data Ability to lead multiple simultaneous projects Excellent written and oral communication skills Hard-working self-starter with the highest level of integrity and ethics Qualifications & Experience Extensive experience of relevant strategic procurement experience in a Global Sourcing role with a multinational corporation with global contracts Degree or equivalent experience level education or relevant CIPS qualification Experienced in working in a large global organisation About Flutter Flutter is the world’s leading online sports betting and iGaming operator, with a market leading position in the US and across the world. Our ambition is to use our significant scale and our challenger mentality to change our industry for the better. By Changing the Game, we believe we can deliver long-term growth while promoting a positive, sustainable future for all our stakeholders. We are well-placed to do so through the distinctive, global advantages of the Flutter Edge, which gives our brands access to group-wide benefits to stay ahead of the competition, as well as our clear vision for sustainability through our Positive Impact Plan. Flutter operates a diverse portfolio of leading online sports betting and iGaming brands including FanDuel, Sky Betting & Gaming, Sportsbet, PokerStars, Paddy Power, Sisal, tombola, Betfair, MaxBet, Junglee Games and Adjarabet.On May 31, 2024, Flutter moved its primary listing to the New York Stock Exchange. With a greater proportion of our future profits encouraged to be generated in the US, and given FanDuel’s 1 position in that market, we believe a US primary listing is the natural home for the Group. Benefits: Uncapped Holiday Allowance (you read that right) Enhanced Pension Scheme (please ask for your location and we will share) Bonus Scheme Life Assurance Income protection Private healthcare (with option to add dependent) £/₤1,000 annual self-development learning fund & Access to thousands of Udemy courses Invest via the Company Share save Scheme, Discount vouchers, Volunteering days. Enhanced Parental Leave and paid time off for appointments. Reward portal eg. electric car scheme, gym membership discounts etc. Wellbeing scheme On-site Gym, Canteen and Gaming area plus many more