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SENIOR MANAGER, CORPORATE SERVICES SOURCING
Join us in our mission to transform the way people shop and eat, where impact, innovation, and growth drives everything we do. Our Finance team shapes the company's future by directing capital to high-impact investments, developing robust financial strategies, and ensuring we deliver long-term value while pursuing our ambitious mission.
We’re looking for a Senior Manager, Corporate Services Sourcing to join our team. This is a remote role based in Europe (preferred hubs: London, Berlin, Copenhagen, or Helsinki). In this role, you’ll help us lead the Corporate Services Sourcing team for the Deliveroo and Wolt brands, driving strategic category management and delivering commercial value across a multi-million-pound indirect spend portfolio.
Get to know our Finance https://careers.deliveroo.co.uk/the-finance-team/ team — what drives us, how we work, and what you can expect.
WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING
You’ll be joining the Global Sourcing team within our Global Procurement organization, reporting into the Director, Head of Global Strategic Sourcing. You will lead a team of five (5) managing a broad portfolio across EMEA (including Professional Services, Global Security, Facilities/Real Estate, BPO, HR/Benefits, and Contingent Workforce), while partnering with the DoorDash Corporate Services team to capture global enterprise synergies.
Here’s what your day-to-day might look like:
Category Strategy & Leadership
- Lead and develop a high-performing sourcing team of five, setting clear goals, driving accountability, and building capability across the Corporate Services portfolio.
- Build and execute multi-year category strategies that increase category maturity, optimise total cost of ownership (TCO), and unlock value beyond traditional cost savings.
- Partner with DoorDash sourcing leads to align global category strategies, leverage enterprise scale across brands, and capture cross-regional synergies.
Execution & Supplier Management
- Own the end-to-end sourcing lifecycle for high-stakes corporate procurement, including data analysis, RFx creation, proposal evaluation, and complex contract negotiations (MSAs/SOWs).
- Act as a trusted advisor and escalation point for executive stakeholders across G&A functions (Finance, Legal, HR, Security) and core business lines.
- Establish best-in-class supplier ecosystems, tracking performance, SLAs, and supplier risk while embedding ethical and sustainable sourcing (ESG) practices.
- Contribute to procurement transformation initiatives, championing new tooling, AI-driven sourcing workflows, and continuous process improvements.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO THRIVE
Essential
- Significant experience in Corporate Services Sourcing, with a proven track record of developing and executing strategic category plans across indirect spend categories.
- Demonstrated people management capability, with experience leading, mentoring, and developing high-performing sourcing professionals.
- Strong commercial and negotiation acumen, with proven ability to structure and negotiate complex commercial agreements (MSAs, SOWs) and utilise TCO modelling.
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement and communication skills, capable of influencing senior leaders, managing matrixed business partners, and driving cross-brand collaboration.
- Deep risk management expertise, including third-party risk assessments, contract governance, and mitigation strategies within multi-jurisdictional environments.
Nice to Have
- Experience working within the technology sector or high-growth, fast-paced marketplace environments.
- Proficiency with modern procurement and CLM platforms (e.g., Coupa, NetSuite, Pivot) and enthusiasm for applying AI tools in day-to-day sourcing workflows.
- Experience operating across European markets and diverse regulatory/legal structures.
WHY JOIN US?
At Deliveroo, you’ll do work that matters, solving real-world problems in a three-sided marketplace that’s constantly evolving.
We’re food lovers, problem solvers, community builders and more, brought together by a shared drive to make things better. Working here you can expect to:
🔧 Make a visible impact every day
Your work directly improves experiences for customers, partners and riders.
🌱 Learn fast in an entrepreneurial environment
Work close to the market with autonomy, pace and real responsibility.
🧠 Build a career, not just a role
Stretch yourself, develop new skills and grow as the business evolves.
🌎 Deliver together in an inclusive culture
Collaborative, values-driven teams that support how you work best.
We aim to create a fair process that lets your skills shine—our interview typically includes 3-4 stages. Find more about how we hire here https://careers.deliveroo.co.uk/how-we-hire/.
OUR GLOBAL STRUCTURE
Deliveroo is now part of DoorDash, bringing together teams with even greater reach, scale, and ambition. Depending on your role, you may collaborate with teammates, systems, and leaders across DoorDash and Wolt. Together, we’re unlocking new possibilities as one global team.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
At Deliveroo, we know that a great workplace reflects the world around us and that true diversity and inclusion make us stronger, more creative, and better at what we do. We’re committed to fostering an environment where everyone can do their best work and feel they belong.
We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion, or belief.
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and need support to apply for one of our roles, or require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, you’ll have the opportunity to let us know once you’ve submitted your application. We’ll share details on how to request support so we can ensure you have a fair and equitable experience.
If you’re excited about making a real impact in a fast-moving marketplace and growing your career alongside ambitious, supportive teams, we’d love to hear from you!