Strategic Supplier Manager – Technology
Flutter Entertainment
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: London • United Kingdom
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About the role
- Function as the primary commercial liaison between Flutter and supplier.
- Develop and execute a supplier strategy aligned with our cloud roadmap and business objectives.
- Lead business reviews with suppliers and stakeholders to review performance, risk management, future opportunities, and/or challenges and oversee implementation of actions following these.
- Influence supplier roadmaps and offerings through strategic engagement.
- Continually look for performance and process enhancements both internally and with suppliers - being responsible for the execution of such improvements.
- Own and manage Supplier contracts and commercial performance.
- Negotiate commercial terms, Investments, volume commitments, and other value add components.
- Track and optimise committed spend, leveraging partnerships.
- Monitor contract renewals, amendments, and compliance with contractual obligations.
- Work with FinOps Teams, implement and oversee supplier cost governance frameworks and reporting tools.
- Drive Flutter's Supplier Relationship and Performance Management Program across suppliers to manage both performance and risk effectively.
- Collaborate with Legal, InfoSec, and Compliance teams to monitor obligations and risks.
- Serve as a central point of contact for all strategic supplier business-related inquiries.
- Function as a “trusted advisor” to Senior Flutter technology leaders in terms of supplier performance and spend management.
- Translate business and technical requirements into value opportunities.
Requirements
- Proven experience managing strategic technology suppliers
- Strong knowledge of billing models and governance frameworks
- Solid understanding of technical infrastructure across SaaS/PaaS/IaaS environments
- Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, including executive reporting
- The ability to manage across all levels on a strategic and operational basis in a large complex organisation
- Strong experience assessing risk and concisely explaining complex issues to key business owners
- Strong analytical skills including the ability to quickly analyze, distil and draw conclusions on large amounts of disparate data
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Experience of strategic vendor management across global technology suppliers
- Experience working within a multinational corporation, managing global contracts.
Benefits
- Uncapped holiday allowance
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Private healthcare
- Life assurance
- Income protection
- Hybrid working
- £/€1,000 annual self-development learning fund
- Invest via the Flutters Sharesave Scheme
- Paid volunteering days
- Enhanced parental leave
- Wellbeing fund (£/€250 a year)
- Recognition programs
- Electric car scheme
- Gym membership
- Discounts
- Vouchers and much more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
supplier strategyrisk managementcontract managementnegotiationcost governance frameworksSaaSPaaSIaaSanalytical skillsexecutive reporting
Soft Skills
stakeholder engagementcommunication skillsstrategic managementperformance managementtrusted advisorcollaborationproblem-solvinginfluencingprocess enhancementdata analysis