Global Logistics & Supply Chain Category Lead

Aristocrat; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 108,500 - 201,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Global career opportunities

World Leader in Gaming Entertainment

Job summary

Aristocrat is seeking a Senior Category Manager – Logistics & Supply Chain to shape our global sourcing approach and lead major initiatives in freight, warehousing, courier, and transportation. You will partner with senior leaders across regions to optimize cost, service, and risk while driving transformational change.

The role emphasizes strategic category management, supplier negotiations, and governance, with a strong focus on cost efficiency and value creation across the supply chain

Qualifications

• 10+ years in strategic sourcing, category management, logistics, supply chain, or a related commercial field.
• Experience developing global or multi-region category strategies for logistics, freight, warehousing, transportation, customs, or broader supply chain services.
• Experience leading complex, high-value negotiations with logistics providers, freight forwarders, warehouse partners, transportation suppliers, or other strategic service providers.
• Strong capability to influence senior collaborators and align cross-functional partners across regions and business priorities.
• Global or matrixed organization experience is preferred.
• Exposure to transformation, supplier consolidation, operating model redesign, or logistics network optimization.
• Strong understanding of logistics cost drivers, supplier markets, service models, contract structures, risk management, and performance governance.
• Enterprise outlook and strategic problem-solving capability.
• High ownership and accountability, with the ability to operate autonomously and make sound recommendations on complex supplier and commercial decisions.
• Ability to drive transformation and measurable outcomes across cost, service, supplier performance, risk, and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own the global category strategy for Logistics & Supply Chain Services across freight, warehousing, courier, customs, MRO, and transportation.
• Establish multi-year sourcing roadmaps aligned with priorities, targets, requirements, risk, and compliance.
• Lead high-value, complex sourcing initiatives globally with defined negotiation strategies and supplier evaluation criteria.
• Structure and negotiate strategic supplier agreements to optimize cost, service, reliability, risk, and long-term value.
• Own the global supplier landscape with governance models and preferred supplier frameworks.
• Lead senior-level supplier engagements to influence outcomes and drive continuous improvement.
• Partner with senior leadership across Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Legal, and Procurement.
• Act as a trusted consultant on logistics sourcing, supplier capacity, cost reduction, service quality, and risk management.
• Utilize analytics, market intelligence, and digital/AI tools to boost cost efficiency and supplier performance.
• Influence procurement policies, category strategies, and governance for risk, compliance, and sustainability.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Logistics & supply chain

High-value negotiations

Influence cross-functional partners

Global/multi-region experience

Transformation initiatives

Cost drivers analysis

Risk management

Governance & supplier performance

Job description

Aristocrat is seeking a Senior Category Manager – Logistics & Supply Chain to shape our global sourcing approach and lead major initiatives in freight, warehousing, courier, and transportation. You will partner with senior leaders across regions to optimize cost, service, and risk while driving transformational change.

The role emphasizes strategic category management, supplier negotiations, and governance, with a strong focus on cost efficiency and value creation across the supply chain