Senior Procurement Manager

Gamesys ,
London, Greater London
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Gamesys Group is one of the world's leading gaming operators, with millions of players and 1300+ employees. We believe passionately in what we do. Quite simply, we craft entertainment with care, building trusted brands and creating great experiences that always put the player first. Our award-winning brands - including Virgin, Jackpotjoy, Monopoly, Heart and Vera&John - are some of the best known in the industry. Join us and you'll be joining a big, international group with some great brands and an exciting future. You'll feel part of one global family, working with smart people, and delivering a great experience for our players. There's one thing we expect from you, over and above everything else. Be yourself. One of the values in our DNA is 'stay wonderfully weird' - and that applies to all of us. The Role Gamesys is currently recruiting for a Senior Procurement Manager to join the team here in London. The role is a newly created role within the Finance team to take control of our overall Procurement strategy, current relationships/spend. This is a stand alone role and will suit someone who can think strategically, whilst still wanting to be involved in the day to day managing of procurement. You will be responsible for all technical procurement, achieving maximum value for all current and future relationships, the overall procurement strategy for Gamesys and identifying and evolving best practice moving forward. You will need to be comfortable with B2B outsourcing, procuring large in-house tech, managing 3rd party platforms and annual audits of company spend. Key Duties and Responsibilities * Create and enforce compliance with procurement policies whilst retaining agile business culture * Create and improve best-practice based procurement processes (e.g. leadership of high-value/strategic sourcing efforts) * Own the future development around procurement, in particular tooling * Assist and advise internal stakeholders to secure advantageous terms. Assistance includes tendering, negotiation, contract award and management, supply chain engagement, stakeholder engagement and ongoing contract management. * Lead on large procurement and secure cost savings in sole source situations * Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements * Review requested purchases for compliance with the procurement policy and prudent business practices, and approve or decline them * Provide procurement training and develop training materials * Provide reports on procurement to management including category, department and location * Must have a consistent of assessing and approaching risk Candidate Profile: * Skilled in negotiating and networking * In depth understanding of technology sourcing * Must have experience with tenders * Knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as knowing the market * Experience in researching, collecting, analysing and using data in decision making * Able to work effectively in compliance with internal policies and external constraints * Organised; strong project management ability; self-directed on work initiatives; strong attention to detail * Able to manage competing priorities and deadlines * Collaborative, collegial working style * Written and spoken communication in English * Minimum 3 years' experience in a procurement and sourcing role

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