IT Technology Buyer

Company Description

The Rank Group is growing rapidly within both our Venues and Digital businesses. If you’re not sure who we are, you may be more familiar with us through our iconic brands; Mecca Bingo and Grosvenor Casino.

We have most recently acquired Stride Gaming, which, together with our existing Digital business, forms Rank Interactive. We employ circa 8,000 people globally, with our UK office functions being located in Maidenhead (Head Office), Sheffield (Customer Solutions Hub), London (Digital) and a further office in Gibraltar, which is home to our existing Rank Digital function.

We are evolving as a business and are adding some exciting new brands and concepts to our venues and digital offering. By joining an office-based or operational function with us, you’ll instantly be part of a high-performing and inclusive culture, which works closely to support our Customer-facing teams.

**Job Description**:
We are looking for an IT Technology Buyer to join our growing procurement team and work alongside our Director Of Purchasing, Paul Swendell

As part of this multi-disciplined role you will challenge and influence senior stakeholders within the business to ensure value for money in the Group's external spend and deliver real cost savings to the bottom line supporting the profitability of Rank Leisure Holdings.

You will support sourcing activities for large contracts across multiple areas of Information Technology for a category budget value of c. £25m, and be responsible for developing the category sourcing strategy to capture real savings through pooling company-wide purchasing volumes, negotiating TCO contracts with suppliers and leading other TCO cost reduction initiatives.

You will be able to take a holistic view of your category and have the ability to make improvements and develop flexible and creative solutions to support business strategies and the IT senior leadership team.
- ** Hybrid working flexibility**:

- ** Based in Maidenhead**

Responsibility:
**Strategy development**
- Develop effective procurement, cost reduction strategies and implementation plans tailored to the category based on internal assessments of current and future needs, market trends and competition, in collaboration with the IT senior leadership team
- Identify and prioritise sourcing projects within the category across different spend areas such as the company’s digital platform whilst incorporating the annual procurement plan for both digital and retail projects

**Strategy implementation**
- Drive initiatives to deliver significant cost reductions and year-over-year productivity improvements in TCO while maintaining or improving product quality and supplier service levels

**Supplier management**
- Lead the vendor selection and negotiation process and define supplier standards (RFQ, Tendering process, Master contracts)

**Performance management**
- Measure and track internal key performance measures, define the data collection process and forecast budgetary impact and actual savings
- Assess performance of operational purchasing, identify key issues and fix with permanent solutions

**Stakeholder management**
- Work closely with key stakeholders in business and other functions to define effective sourcing strategies and implementation plans to drive

**Qualifications**:

- MCIPS qualified or studying is desirable but not essential - we can offer support with this
- Ability to develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of the supply market, covering all relevant markets and supplier base, including the relevant legislation and policies
- Excellent negotiation skills coupled with strong analytical skills
- Detailed knowledge of contract law, structuring & documentation of agreements
- Good team player able to work effectively as part of the Purchasing Team as well as being part of virtual teams across the Rank Group

Additional Information- We aim to do this by facilitating fair and equal access to our services. If you require a reasonable adjustment to be made please reach out to let us know ahead of your interview._