Company Description

Sports betting, gaming and interactive entertainment is changing, and we're leading that change. By putting people first. By placing exciting, engaging and entertaining experiences at more fingertips than ever before. We're pulling into pole position by pushing boundaries further. With innovation. With technology. But most importantly, with people like you. Because when you join Entain, it's your game. So let's win together.

Job Description

Role Purpose

Entain is seeking an experienced Procurement Category Manager - Retail & Property to play a pivotal role within our global procurement organisation. This is a high-impact, strategic position with end-to-end accountability for shaping and delivering the commercial strategy across Retail and Property spend, including Property, Facilities Management, Utilities and Shop Services.

Managing over £140m of annual spend, you will balance cost optimisation, risk management, service performance and long-term strategic alignment. Acting as a commercial leader to the Retail community, you will ensure that third-party partnerships and procurement strategies directly enable business growth, operational excellence and capital efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Retail & Property stakeholders to translate business strategy into clear, aligned category roadmaps
• Develop and execute medium- and long-term category strategies that create competitive advantage and drive supplier competition
• Lead strategic sourcing initiatives and complex RFx processes, ensuring appropriate governance, scale and risk management
• Identify and deliver step-change value across cost, specification, service models and revenue enhancement
• Provide strong commercial leadership across all Retail & Property expenditure
• Drive supplier performance through robust supplier management frameworks and senior-level engagement
• Deliver measurable financial impact, with ownership of P&L reporting including CAPEX, OPEX, depreciation and cash-flow implications
• Optimise buying channels and procurement processes to increase spend under management and improve contract compliance
• Identify synergies, standardisation opportunities and best practice across the organisation
• Champion team values and set clear behavioural and performance standards within the function

What You'll Be Accountable For

• Establishing and continuously evolving Retail & Property commercial strategies, identifying short-, medium- and long-term sources of value
• Acting as a trusted commercial advisor to Retail leadership, influencing key operational and investment decisions
• Driving innovation through market insights, supplier collaboration and adoption of relevant industry technologies
• Building strong internal and external networks to enhance capability, market intelligence and strategic leverage

Specialist Skills and Experience Required:

• Exceptional commercial experience (including strategy creation, implementation and benefit delivery)
• Building of Retail & Property strategies
• TCO modelling to define optimal cost structures
• Excellent people and influencing skills across all levels of the organisation
• Highly organised
• Self-motivated and can-do attitude

Qualifications

• Graduate calibre with Bachelor's degree (desirable but not mandatory)
• Post-graduate qualification (e.g. MSc/MBA) or a professional qualification such as MCIPS is desirable but not essential
• Project Management qualification desirable but not essential

Additional Information

At Entain, we know that signing top players requires a great starting package, and plenty of support to inspire peak performance. Join us, and a competitive salary is just the beginning. Working for us in the UK, you can expect to receive great benefits like:

• Generous group bonus scheme
• Hybrid working
• Private medical insurance
• Pension scheme
• Ability to buy and sell holiday
• Free subscription to wellbeing app Unmind
• Additional "It's Your Game" day off to use at either Christmas or New Year
• Entain & Enhance days - 2 paid days off to focus on your professional or personal development
• Share save scheme

At Entain, we do what's right. It's one of our core values and that's why we're taking the lead when it comes to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive future - for our people, and the wider global sports betting and gaming sector. However you identify, our ambition is to ensure our people across the globe feel valued, respected and their individuality celebrated.

We comply with all applicable recruitment regulations and employment laws in the jurisdictions where we operate, ensuring ethical and compliant hiring practices globally.