Role Purpose
The Technology Category Manager is responsible for managing key technology spend categories across infrastructure, cloud, data, martech, or customer technology platforms. The role owns sourcing execution, supports category strategy, manages supplier relationships, and delivers measurable commercial, operational, and risk‑reduction outcomes for Entain.
Key Responsibilities
Category Strategy & Execution
- Support the development and execution of category strategies aligned to Entain’s Technology, Data, Security and Product roadmaps.
- Deliver competitive sourcing events, tenders, commercial evaluations, contract negotiations, and renewals.
- Analyse market, supplier and spend data to produce actionable insights and recommendations.
Contract & Supplier Management
- Execute full lifecycle procurement: requirements → sourcing → negotiation → contracting → onboarding → performance management.
- Lead supplier QBRs, risk reviews, and cost‑out initiatives.
- Drive continuous improvement in supplier performance and internal stakeholder satisfaction.
Cross‑Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Engineering, Security, Architecture, Legal, Data Privacy, Cyber Governance, Finance, and PMO.
- Ensure compliance with legal, DP, cyber, and onboarding processes (evidenced extensively in your inbox).
- Support technology transformation programmes and associated commercial workstreams.
Commercial Governance
- Develop business cases, commercial models, and scenario analyses.
- Ensure adherence to Procurement policies, Delegations of Authority, and contract standards.
- Track and deliver savings, value metrics, and risk mitigations.