Indirect Commodity Purchasing Specialist II
IGT
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Reno • Nevada • United States
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Salary
💰 $50,482 - $115,000 per year
About the role
- Drive strategic sourcing initiatives for indirect products and services across IGT’s global organization
- Develop and execute commodity strategies that deliver measurable cost savings, strengthen supplier partnerships, and improve consistency across lines of business
- Partner closely with internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams to manage spend, execute sourcing projects, and ensure strategies remain effective and compliant over time
- 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
- Build commodity sourcing strategies that align to overall Lines of Business strategy
- Oversee commodity strategy implementation activities to deliver the expected business value
- Provide commodity-specific subject matter expertise and insights to internal clients, and provide regular project status updates to leadership
- Identify business enablement opportunities and provide commodity-related insights and recommendations through published commodity plans and sourcing calendars
- Develop internal stakeholder relationships and lead cross-functional teams that execute IGT’s sourcing strategy
- Adhere to commodity metrics and savings targets, monitor performance, and communicate results to stakeholders
- Create a commodity-specific initiative pipeline to forecast and guide procurement projects and sourcing activities
- Maintain expertise in various commodities through relationships with sourcing teams, business units, suppliers, market experts, and global/regional liaisons, and know and apply value chain and value stream concepts
- Work with internal risk and compliance groups to ensure commodity strategies account for relevant laws, regulations, and risk policies
- Act as a change agent and advocate for procurement as a value-added function
- Develop and lead cross-functional teams to execute strategy
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required (Business, Supply Chain, Finance, Engineering, or a related field preferred)
- 2–5 years of category management, procurement, or purchasing experience
- Strong analytical and financial skills, including evaluating total cost and savings opportunities
- Demonstrated history of innovative thinking, connecting ideas, events, and circumstances to devise commodity management solutions for business challenges or objectives
- Collaborative in ideas and approach to sourcing, with the ability to work successfully as part of a team
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present recommendations clearly to stakeholders
- Skilled in change adoption, change management, and resource assessment
- Applies flexible approaches to achieving commodity management results in dynamic situations
- Proven ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and drive work to completion
- Self-motivated and proactive, with strong follow-through in a fast-paced environment
- Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Project), including building analyses, tracking timelines, and creating clear stakeholder-ready materials
Benefits
- 401(k) Savings Plan with Company contributions
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Life, accident, and disability insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid time off
- Wellness programs
- Identity theft insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
category managementprocurementpurchasingcommodity strategiescost savingsmarket intelligencecommodity management solutionsanalytical skillsfinancial skillschange management
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationinnovative thinkingself-motivatedproactiveprioritizationteamworkflexibilityleadershipstakeholder engagement