IGT

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

  • The Indirect Commodity Sourcing Specialist II is responsible for driving strategic sourcing initiatives for indirect products and services across IGT’s global organization
  • This role develops and executes commodity strategies that deliver measurable cost savings, strengthen supplier partnerships, and improve consistency across lines of business
  • The position partners 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, and 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
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Soft Skills
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