Overview

Want to do the best work of your life? With 24 million customers in 6 countries, make your mark at Europe's leading media and entertainment brand. A workplace where you can proudly be yourself; our people make Sky a truly exciting and inclusive place to work. This role offers an exciting opportunity to join the Comcast Enterprise Procurement team as a Procurement Manager, assisting with the strategic sourcing direction for Consumer Product & Network related spend across Sky Group (UK, DACH and ITA) and Comcast/NBCU in the US. The role involves interaction with other departments at global and local level, including various Technology/Product areas, Finance and Legal.

What you’ll do

• Reporting to the Head of Procurement for Content Protection and IoT, support the team and help deliver local and group wide deals across key markets (USA, UK, Italy and Germany). Support other leaders within the Consumer Product and Networks team in line with the Enterprise Procurement operating model.
• Contribute to the Procurement strategy for the team’s spend categories, including customer premise equipment, content protection technologies and IoT devices.
• Own and lead data gathering and analytics on spend information, contract data, market analysis and other required data and reports.
• Own a pipeline of tactical deals in Content Protection and IoT and support a range of strategic initiatives within the wider category.
• Build and maintain internal partner relationships with regular communication, ensuring clear understanding and alignment between strategic technology plans and Procurement’s direction.
• Produce deal summaries, and deliver quality presentations and reports on a regular basis at Director level, clearly communicating financial and non-financial benefits to stakeholders.
• Provide strategic commercial input to a broad range of initiatives, including company-wide cost-saving programmes.
• Understand external factors and key challenges in the Media industry and use this knowledge to drive innovation and challenge current business processes.

What you’ll bring

• Proven Procurement experience, including development of category plans, sourcing tools/techniques and data analysis expertise.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to listen to stakeholders and challenge them when appropriate.
• Experience running sourcing activities, including RFPs, contract management, large-scale contract renewals, and stakeholder management.
• Understanding of key contract terms such as liabilities, indemnities, intellectual property rights, termination rights, etc.
• Good understanding of Sky/Comcast platforms and products and the wider business context.
• Experience in an analyst role and within a procurement team.
• Experience in a global / pan-European function and understanding of related challenges.

Procurement

We bring the best from the global market into Sky — we buy technology, marketing, corporate, operational services and editorial production solutions. We are an international team working with our partners to curate an effective and efficient customer-led operating model. High ethical standards are embedded in our team, and we engage our supply chains in creating a sustainable future.

The Rewards

• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
• A generous pension package
• Private healthcare
• Discounted mobile and broadband
• Access a wide range of exclusive Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How you’ll work

We know the world has changed, and we offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, while enjoying the convenience of working from home. We’ve adopted a hybrid working approach to provide more flexibility on where and how we work. You’ll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.

Your office base

Osterley

Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Free shuttle buses run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There are bike shelters and showers on site. On campus, you’ll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Inclusion

At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more passionate about who you are and your potential. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working. We are a Disability Confident Accredited Employer and welcome applications from all candidates. We will aim for a fair and consistent experience and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can.

Why wait?

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you. To find out more about working with us, search on social media. If your application is successful, we’ll ask you to complete a criminal record check. Depending on the role and any convictions, we may withdraw the offer.

Please note

We reserve the right to close this advertisement at any time once we have received a sufficient number of applications.