Director of Category Management and Sourcing

Director of Category Management and Sourcing

Location – Dublin, Leeds or London

Hybrid 

Permanent 

We’re looking for a Director of Category Management and Sourcing to join us at Flutter.

The Procurement function in Flutter is responsible for the end-to-end procurement of over $6bn of external third party spend across the global organisation.

This role, reporting to MD of Procurement and Partnerships, is a key role in the Procurement leadership team and will be responsible for developing and delivering Category Management capabilities across Flutter, maximising coordination across the company and delivering incremental commercial value to the business whilst mitigating risk. The ability to influence and deliver both internally and externally with our key partners up to ExCo and Board level and across Divisions and Functional experts is critical to the success of this role.

The role requires deep strategic insight on Flutter globally to synthesise and articulate our priorities, educate strategic partners about Flutter’s priorities to create long term plans that deliver value. The is a leadership role, working collaboratively across Flutter, will enable the Flutter Edge by showing up as one organisation with our suppliers where doing so adds strategic value to Flutter.

What you’ll do  

Deliver global category plans across our strategic categories, working closely with existing Procurement teams in Flutter Functions and our Regions across $6.6bn of spend (which is forecast to grow)
Lead high value and high impact strategic initiatives to create value with our suppliers and optimise costs. Partner closely with existing Procurement teams to ensure Flutter maximises its leverage and value.
Develop and manage key strategic supplier partnerships, focusing on long-term relationships that drive mutual value particularly in the areas of technology, marketing and payments, operations, sports and casino.
Lead initiatives across Flutter on innovation and continuous improvement in products, processes and technologies in conjunction with strategic suppliers. This role will facilitate joint problem-solving and identify opportunities for co-development and value-added collaboration.
Equip Flutter's global stakeholders with the necessary tools, capabilities, resources, and knowledge to effectively identify, synthesise, engage and deliver strategic partnerships with Flutter across the globe working closely with ExCo and senior leaders to achieve this.
Collaborate closely with ExCo, senior leadership and internal stakeholders globally to align supplier activities with Flutters objectives and key results.
Establish and monitor performance metrics (OKRs) for strategic suppliers; work with suppliers to improve performance, delivery and identify areas for value creation.

Work collaboratively with internal teams such as procurement, technology, marketing and legal to ensure strategic supplier partnerships align with business needs and deliver results.
Establishing strong relationships with senior stakeholders at ExCo and Board level, across Divisions and specialised Functions to identify, assess and optimise Strategic Partnerships across Flutter globally
Management of a team of Strategic Partnership specialists who provide guidance and support to Divisional leadership teams
Provide leadership and direction to the overall function as part of the Flutter Functions Procurement Leadership team

How you’ll do it 

You’ll have significant experience in a global organisation in a leadership or strategy role with an external view
Proven experience in global strategy execution and delivery
Proven leadership skills dealing with diverse team members and colleagues
Ability to influence and engage with Senior colleagues up to and including ExCo and Board and across divisions and functional experts on a global scale
Experience in large complex organisations delivering large strategic procurement projects and high value negotiations
An expert communicator with proven collaboration skills explaining complex issues internal and external stakeholders globally
Extremely customer-focused and takes the time to understand the needs of the business
Experienced in working in a large, global, federal organisation
Strong analytical skills including the ability to quickly analyse, distil and draw conclusions on large amounts of disparate data with experience in optimising commercial models and assessing total cost of ownership and make vs buy opportunities
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Passionate self-starter with the highest level of integrity and ethics

What’s in it for you 

We are a flexible employer; whether you have personal commitments or a hobby that brings you joy, we want you to bring your best self to work and feel empowered to do so. We also like to share our success; after all, you make it happen. We have an excellent benefits package that can be personalised to you: 

Bonus scheme

Flexible holiday allowance!

Enhanced pension scheme

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Income protection

£1,000 annual self-development learning fund

Invest via the Flutter Sharesave Scheme

Enhanced parental leave

About Flutter 

We are a world leader in online sports betting and iGaming, with a market-leading position in the US and across the world. 

We have an unparalleled portfolio of innovative, diverse and distinctive brands including FanDuel, Sky Betting & Gaming, Sportsbet, PokerStars, Paddy Power, Sisal, tombola, Betfair, MaxBet, Junglee Games and Adjarabet. 

With our global scale and challenger attitude, we excite and entertain our customers in a safe and sustainable way. Using our collective power—the Flutter Edge—we aim to disrupt the sector, learning from the past to build a better future for our customers, colleagues and communities. 

We’re committed to being an inclusive employer, and we encourage people from all backgrounds, ways of thinking and working to apply. You don’t need to meet every requirement listed to be considered. 

If you need any adjustments to make this role work for you, let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate. 

Director of Category Management and Sourcing

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