Commodity Purchasing Specialist III

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The Commodity Purchasing Specialist III will manage strategic procurement activities across IGT's Lottery business, delivering year-over-year improvements of essential procurement KPIs. This position will interface with senior levels of the company, leading cross-departmental strategic procurement initiatives and championing change to ensure procurement continues to deliver best-in-class strategic sourcing services to the company. The Commodity Purchasing Specialist will be responsible for critical strategic sourcing of both products and services, this role owns the development of initial commodity strategy and maintains the implemented strategy on an ongoing basis.
 

With a proactive approach to inventory control and lead time reduction, this role will ensure minimal service level disruptions and reinforces our competitiveness. Urgency is the driving force behind this position, and ensuring transition continuity is of utmost importance. Acting as the bridge between legacy systems and new processes, this resource ensures a smooth transition that doesn’t jeopardize our operations.
 

• Build commodity sourcing strategies that aligns to overall IGT strategy.
• Oversee commodity strategy implementation activities to deliver the expected business value.
• Provide Commodity specific subject matter expertise and insights to internal clients and regular status updates of all projects to leadership.
• Leverage current and future business requirements, market intelligence, and historical spend to develop innovative Commodity strategies that drive cost reduction, enterprise consistency, and business value.
• Collaborative planning and partnership with tactical procurement.
• Adhere to Commodity & Procurement metrics and savings targets, monitor performance, and communicate these to stakeholders.
• Create a Commodity specific initiative plan that will forecast and direct procurement projects and sourcing activities.
• Maintain expertise in various Commodities through relationships with sourcing teams, business units, suppliers, market experts, and global/regional liaisons. Know and apply value chain and value stream concepts.
• Identify business opportunities and provide Commodity related insights and recommendations through published commodity plans and sourcing.
• Accountable for driving communication and reporting progress and benefits.
• Work with internal risk and compliance groups to ensure Commodity strategies account for relevant laws, regulations, and risk policies.
• Act as change agent and advocate for procurement as a value-added function

Qualifications

• 3 - 7 years of category management, procurement, or purchasing experience
• Bachelor’s Degree / MBA / Technical degree preferred
• CPM or CPSM preferred
• Innovative Thinking: Proven ability to connect ideas, events, and circumstances to find Commodity management solutions to business problems or goals
• Applies flexible approach(es) to achieving Commodity management results in dynamic situations
• Skilled in change adoption, change management, and resource assessment
• Energetic and self-motivated
• Collaborative in ideas and approach in sourcing and working successfully as part of a team.
• Experience influencing others to voluntarily adopt Commodity Management practices
• Strong analytical and financial skills
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Power Point, Project, and Excel

Keys to Success

• Building collaborative relationships
• Decision making
• Drive results
• Foster innovation
• Personal energy
• Self-leadership

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