Why Deliveroo?
When you first think about Deliveroo, you probably think of getting great food to your house in less than half an hour. Awesome right? But behind the scenes is the story. This story is one of high growth, huge challenges and an enormous opportunity ahead of us.
We want to be the definitive food company - the app you go to any time you have a hunger pang. We are transforming the way people think about food. We are providing people with limitless access to different cuisines and restaurants, turning cooking from a chore to a choice, and giving people the freedom to eat what they want, when they want, where they want it.
We work with riders, restaurants and consumers. We operate one of the most complex three-sided marketplaces in the world and we do this in real time. Millions of customers and thousands of restaurants and riders, across several countries, rely on us to match them within milliseconds. The algorithms behind that marketplace are the secret sauce that allow us to deliver our orders in under 30 minutes.
The Role
Procurement's role is to support Deliveroo in the delivery of increased profit and growth through a well managed and sustainable supplier base.
Reporting to the Head of Category, the role of Procurement Manager offers a rare opportunity to be a part of one of the fastest growing tech startups at a very exciting stage. You will support the build of our procurement function from a small but team; to a department responsible for circa £650m of spend.
What you'll do
This is a Global role, operating from London HQ, which would involve a wide range of activity, including:
- Manage sub-categories of spend, responsible for defining and aligning strategies and execution across important partners,
- Manage important supplier relationships and lead on negotiations to secure the best possible value for money for Deliveroo
- Manage company partner engagement and communications with suppliers
- Meaningfully contribute to the development of supplier relationship management across the business
- Support innovation and delivery of Deliveroo's ESG goals through identification and research into potential new suppliers
- Analysis and monitoring of 3rd party spend and contract status across the categories
- Responsible for managing third-party risk in your category
- Contribute to the design and implementation of a source to pay process
What do you need to bring to the table?
- 5+ years experience in related procurement roles
- Partner engagement with
- An, and become a trusted advisor to the business
- With and a ability to create new ideas to lead value across the group
- Interpret complex data from multiple sources and at pace
- Inquisitive with experience solving complex problems
- - we never say "that is not my job"
Desirable:
- Degree qualified
- MCIPs qualified or working towards
Your Role-Specific Experience
- 3 years of Technology / IT category management experience.
- Experience procuring applications, tech consultancy services, hardware, software, networks or managed services.
Benefits & Diversity
At Deliveroo we know that people are the heart of the business and we prioritise their welfare. We offer multiple great benefits in areas including health, family, finance, community, convenience, growth, time away and relocation.
We believe a great workplace is one that represents the world we live in and how beautifully diverse it can be. That means we have no judgement when it comes to any one of the things that make you who you are - your gender, race, sexuality, religion or a secret aversion to coriander. All you need is experience with (most) food and a desire to be part of one of the fastest growing startup's around
