Job Opportunities API

At the heart of everything we do is our vision to change lives every day, and our mission to grow The National Lottery responsibly and champion its impact.   We are Allwyn UK, part of the Allwyn Entertainment Group – a multi-national lottery operator with a market-leading presence across Europe which includes: Czech Republic, Austria, Greece, Cyprus & Italy, and the US.   While the main contribution of The National Lottery to society is through the funds to good causes, at Allwyn we put our purpose and values at the heart of everything we do.  Join us as we embark on a once-in-a-lifetime, largescale transformation journey by creating a National Lottery that delivers more money to good causes.     We’ll talk a bit more about us further down the page, but for now – let’s talk about the role and who we’re looking for… If you need any assistance or adjustments to this job description or in the application process, please contact a member of the talent team at [email protected] and we’ll be happy to help.   A bit about the role; The primary responsibility of the Head of Procurement Technology role is to act as the procurement POC to manage the end-to-end procurement process and cultivate strong stakeholder partnerships around the related IT / Technology categories, whilst executing the regional buying strategies of “Sourcing to Contract “for the dedicated category areas, to ensure the effective and quality general procurement service in support of business speed-to-market.     This includes driving procurement compliance, managing commercial risk, delivering fair costs for the organization and negotiating regional agreements including prices and terms.    In this role, you will be working in a business environment that is fast moving, growth orientated, and constantly changing. The jobholder should be able to embrace ambiguity, meanwhile generating close collaboration across teams and constantly evolving procurement approaches that fully address procurement challenges and solve complex business problems.  To succeed in this role, you will have positive energy and be able to work in a greenfield environment where process and policy is not quite defined yet. You will have strong stakeholder engagement skills to deal with challenging users.    It is also expected that the jobholder will be able to interact closely with cross-function teams and build effective relationships with the key stakeholders at all levels.     The successful candidate should lead upcoming IT / Technology projects - both of which present 'greenfield' opportunities for procurement.    The core purpose of the role is to deliver value for Just by being a trusted business partner, developing a deep understanding of the IT / Technology and Professional Services supply base, capitalising on opportunities to control external costs and mitigate supply chain risk.    What you’ll be doing; Understand and capture the detailed requirements of each business objective, requiring third party contracting  Work cross functionally to ensure all relevant stakeholders feed in requirements and are part of the selection  Work to award and appoint new suppliers  Support the Director of Social Value and Net Zero Strategy & Policy in maintaining a positive and collaborative culture across the wider teamLiaise with key stakeholders to understand business needs, cost saving opportunities, deliver effective demand management and address third party risk management (TPRM) matters  Support category activity by providing analysis, category and supply market expertise and knowledge to deliver sourcing opportunities  Lead and manage end to end strategic and tactical sourcing projects across IT / Technolog