Procurement Category Manager - Utilities

Company Description

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Job Description

Entain are looking for a Utilities Category Manager to join its growing global business. This role will have end‑to‑end accountability for Utilities spend across the Retail and Property estate, including electricity, gas, water, waste and associated utilities services. 

The key purpose of the role is to optimise third‑party utilities spend across Entain’s Retail & Property portfolio, delivering short, medium and long‑term value optimisation strategies aligned to business objectives, operational continuity and sustainability commitments.

Key Responsibilities 

• Engage with the Retail, Property, Facilities, Finance and Sustainability teams to understand utilities demand, business strategy and operational requirements  

• Develop medium and long‑term utilities category strategies, ensuring strong commercial tension and resilience across highly volatile markets  

• Use stakeholder and supplier networks to identify continuous improvement, demand management and efficiency opportunities, including changes to consumption, specification and service models  

• Identify cost and value opportunities linked to utilities pricing mechanisms, contract structures and consumption behaviour  

• Own and embody the team’s values, promoting and embedding them within the wider Utilities and Procurement community  

• Produce financial reporting of cost improvement and avoidance on a P&L basis, with a strong understanding of OPEX, CAPEX, cash flow and accounting  

• Operate agile, compliant and effective commercial processes for utilities sourcing and contract management  

• Optimise buying channels and routes to market (frameworks, brokers, direct supply) to ensure efficient and compliant utilities procurement  

• Identify and deliver utilities synergies, leveraging scale across markets where appropriate 

This will specifically include: 

• Creation of a Utilities commercial strategy, identifying all sources of benefit across short, medium and long‑term horizons  

• Provision of strong commercial leadership on all utilities costs, including energy, water and waste  

• Develop and conduct RFX activity for utilities sourcing, ensuring approach, scale and complexity are fit for purpose and market‑appropriate  

• Lead supplier and broker management strategies, driving improved service, cost transparency and performance across the utilities supply base  

• Develop deep market and regulatory understanding of utilities and energy markets, including pricing drivers, risk exposure and future trends  

• Act as a trusted commercial advisor to the Retail & Property community on all utilities‑related matters  

• Maximise contract compliance and spend under management, ensuring accurate billing, robust governance and effective dispute resolution

Specialist Skills and Experience Required:

• Exceptional commercial experience (including strategy creation, implementation and benefit delivery)
• Building of Utilities strategies
• Cost modelling to define optimal cost structure
• Excellent people and influencing skills across all levels of the organisation
• Highly organised
• Self-motivated and can-do attitude

Qualifications

• Graduate calibre with Bachelor’s degree (desirable but not mandatory)
• Post-graduate qualification (e.g. MSc/MBA) or a professional qualification such as MCIPS is desirable but not essential
• Project Management qualification desirable but not essential

Additional Information

At Entain, we know that signing top players requires a great starting package, and plenty of support to inspire peak performance. Join us, and a competitive salary is just the beginning. Working for us in the UK, you can expect to receive great benefits like:

• Generous group bonus scheme
• Hybrid working 
• Private medical insurance
• Pension scheme 
• Ability to buy and sell holiday
• Free subscription to wellbeing app Unmind
• Additional “It’s Your Game” day off to use at either Christmas or New Year
• Entain & Enhance days – 2 paid days off to focus on your professional or personal development
• Share save scheme