Manager - Contract Management Procurement

6 Months ago • 8 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

Dream11 is seeking a Manager of Contract Management and Procurement to develop and drive vendor development and sourcing strategies. This role involves partnering with various teams to build and administer contracts for all third-party agreements, identifying and mitigating procurement risks, ensuring compliance with company policies, and securing cost-effective deals. The ideal candidate will have at least 8 years of experience in contract drafting, review, and strategic sourcing, with a focus on technology procurement within the last 5 years. Responsibilities include negotiating optimal commercial agreements, regularly reviewing purchasing controls, and building market intelligence from initial requisition to invoice payment.

Must have:

8+ years in contract drafting and strategic sourcing
5+ years in technology procurement
CIPS Level 3 or equivalent
Risk mitigation and compliance expertise
Strong negotiation and deal-closing skills

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Job Details

Procurement @Dream11:

We are setting up a team of highly trained professionals to craft effective procurement strategies, find cost-effective deals and suppliers, build market intelligence and manage the entire process from initial requisition to invoice payment.

Your Role

Developing and driving the Dream Sports vendor development and sourcing strategy.
Partnering with different teams for building contracts and contract administration of all third-party agreements.
Identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks associated with the procurement process to prevent risks from becoming issues and to improve performance.
Ensure that the department follows established policies, procedures, and regulations for purchasing goods and services.
Ability to close the best deals (across all departments) commercially with enough market inputs/comparisons/technical understanding.
Regularly review purchasing controls to ensure they are still the right fit for the company to ensure that controls are being complied with.

Qualifiers

Minimum 8 years experience in drafting and reviewing contracts and strategic sourcing.
Handled technology procurement in last 5 years.
CIPS level 3 certification or equivalent.

Dream Sports is India’s leading sports technology company with 250 million users, housing brands such as Dream11, the world’s largest fantasy sports platform, FanCode, a premier sports content & commerce platform and DreamSetGo, a sports experiences platform.

Dream Sports is based in Mumbai and has a workforce of close to 1,000 ‘Sportans’. Founded in 2008 by Harsh Jain and Bhavit Sheth, Dream Sports’ vision is to ‘Make Sports Better’ for fans through the confluence of sports and technology.

For more information: https://dreamsports.group/

Dream11 is the world’s largest fantasy sports platform with 220 million users playing fantasy cricket, football, kabaddi, basketball, hockey, volleyball, handball, rugby, futsal, American football & baseball, on it. Dream11 is the flagship brand of Dream Sports, India’s leading Sports Technology company and has partnerships with several national & international sports bodies and cricketers.