Senior Manager – Marketing Procurement

Description
Position at LeoVegas Group
About the Role:
We're looking for an experienced Senior Manager – Marketing Procurement to help shape and elevate our world-class Procurement function. This is a key role within our newly established Global Procurement organization, where you'll partner closely with our Marketing teams across media, affiliates, creative, and ad platforms to drive commercial efficiency, compliance, and value creation.

Our guiding principles are Smart Spending, Strong Collaboration, and Winning Results and we're looking for someone who embodies these values.

You Will Be Responsible For:

• Lead end-to-end Marketing category management, covering sourcing strategy, supplier selection, RFx execution, commercial evaluation, negotiation, and contract management.
• Develop category strategies that deliver cost efficiency, innovation, and long-term value across Media, Creative, and MarTech suppliers.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Finance stakeholders to align budgets, track ROI, and ensure optimal investment decisions.
• Analyse and classify Marketing spend data to identify savings opportunities, improve efficiency, and strengthen spend governance.
• Negotiate and manage contracts with agencies and media suppliers, ensuring optimal commercial terms (rate cards, rebates, KPIs, and performance models).
• Conduct market and price benchmarking, performance reviews, and supplier ROI analysis to support informed decision-making.
• Build and nurture strategic supplier partnerships, fostering innovation and continuous improvement.
• Maintain accurate records of supplier contracts, pricing, and spend data to ensure compliance and audit readiness

Our Successful Candidate Will Have:

• 7–10+ years of Procurement or Category Management experience, with deep exposure to Marketing, Media, or MarTech spend.
• Proven experience negotiating media agency, affiliate, and programmatic advertising contracts and performance-based commercial models.
• Solid understanding of digital marketing, media buying, and the agency ecosystem.
• Strong financial acumen, with the ability to model ROI, TCO, and support budget allocation decisions.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, engaging confidently with senior Marketing and Finance leaders.
• Sound contracting knowledge (MSA, SOW, SLA, NDAs, etc.).
• Proficiency with Procurement and analytics tools

Why LeoVegas
At LeoVegas Group, Team Leo is at the core of everything we do. We're a team of over 2000 innovators across 16 offices worldwide, working in a fast-paced, agile environment. Joining us means:

• Ownership and visibility in a critical, high-spend category.
• Partnership with senior stakeholders, directly impacting ROI and growth.
• Modern sourcing tools and a data-driven procurement culture.
• Competitive compensation and benefits, with a flexible hybrid work setup.
• The opportunity to help build a world-class procurement function in the global iGaming industry.

BENEFITS:

• Hybrid work policy
• 30 annual vacation days
• 4 weeks of Workcation (T&C apply)
• Occupational Pension
• 5,000 SEK wellness contribution annually
• Parental Leave Top-Up
• Possibility to enrol in a private health care insurance for both you and your partner
• 1,500 SEK equipment allowance
• Benify - benefits portal with many offers and discounts
• We offer a relocation package with accommodation and flights.

JOIN US
In our pride, we empower our teammates to find their roar and run with their wildest ideas. We don't wait for things to happen; we pounce and make it happen

Would you be a good fit for the Leo Pride - give us a roar

As our company working language is English, we'd like to see your CV in English, please