The Crown Is Yours
As a Lead Procurement Specialist, you will drive procurement efficiency and supplier relationships to ensure operational success. You'll forecast demand, develop sourcing strategies, and select optimal products and suppliers while collaborating across departments and stakeholders. By negotiating contracts, maintaining supplier partnerships, and supporting diverse initiatives, you'll play a key role in meeting business needs and fostering growth opportunities.
What You'll Do as Lead Procurement Specialist:
- Procure services and products to meet business needs and align procurement with company goals and internal procedures.
- Identify, evaluate, and build strong relationships with potential and existing suppliers, ensuring quality and reliability.
- Negotiate and manage supplier contracts, monitoring progress and service quality to achieve optimal value.
- Develop, research, and execute sourcing strategies, collaborating with internal teams such as Accounting, Legal, IT, and Compliance.
- Support Cloud, Client, Data, Trading Engineering, and IT projects, including Proof-of-Concept initiatives and IT procurement across our offices in Europe.
What You'll Bring
- Expertise in gathering and analyzing data, supported by a solid understanding of economic, financial, and legal principles.
- Experience working with CRM/ERP software like Coupa to streamline processes and enhance operational efficiency.
- Advanced negotiation skills, assertiveness, and initiative, combined with sound judgment and decision-making abilities.
- Knowledge of Sports Betting, iGaming, Fantasy Sports, or Casino industries is an advantage.
- Experience in negotiating commercial agreements with focus on software licensing.
- Proficiency in English at a C2 level and strong computer literacy, ensuring effective communication and technical capability.
- Prior experience with utilizing AI tools will be considered an advantage.
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We're a publicly traded (NASDAQ: DKNG) technology company headquartered in Boston. As a regulated gaming company, you may be required to obtain a gaming license issued by the appropriate state agency as a condition of employment. Don't worry, we'll guide you through the process if this is relevant to your role.
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It's simple, at DraftKings, we believe life is more fun when you're in on the action. For that reason, we’re committed to responsibly creating the world’s favorite games and betting experiences. We’re developing the most innovative and entertaining real money products and offers; to forever transform how people experience sports; to be a fully vertically integrated sports betting operator. It's our ultimate goal to build the best, most trusted, and most customer-centric destination for our players.
We’re defining what it means to build and deliver the most extraordinary sports and entertainment experiences. Our global team is trailblazing new markets, developing cutting-edge products, and shaping the future of responsible gaming.
Why Work With Us
Here, “impossible” isn’t part of our vocabulary. You’ll face some of the toughest but most rewarding challenges of your career. They’re worth it. Channeling your inner grit will accelerate your growth, help us win as a team, and create unforgettable moments for our customers. Ready to own what’s next?
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