Role Purpose
Entain is seeking an experienced Procurement Category Manager â Retail & Property to play a pivotal role within our global procurement organisation. This is a highâimpact, strategic position with endâtoâend accountability for shaping and delivering the commercial strategy across Retail and Property spend, including Property, Facilities Management, Utilities and Shop Services.
Managing over ÂŁ140m of annual spend, you will balance cost optimisation, risk management, service performance and longâterm strategic alignment. Acting as a commercial leader to the Retail community, you will ensure that thirdâparty 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 mediumâ and longâterm 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 stepâchange 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 seniorâlevel engagement
- Deliver measurable financial impact, with ownership of P&L reporting including CAPEX, OPEX, depreciation and cashâflow 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 Youâll Be Accountable For
- Establishing and continuously evolving Retail & Property commercial strategies, identifying shortâ, mediumâ and longâterm 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