Sr. Category Manager Professional Services

GamblingCareers.com; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Aristocrat is seeking a Sr. Category Manager – Professional Services to lead strategic sourcing for consulting, recruitment, legal, and other advisory services. You will partner with senior leaders to define category strategies and manage end-to-end procurement processes.

Ideal candidates have strong negotiation skills, experience with master service agreements and complex engagements, and can navigate a fast-paced, globally distributed organization.

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic sourcing and category management for professional services.
• Strong negotiation skills with experience on MSAs/SOWs and complex service arrangements.
• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, globally distributed organization.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and project-management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and uphold complete category strategies for Professional Services aligned with business priorities.
• Analyze spend, supplier landscapes, demand patterns, and market intelligence to identify opportunities and risks.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing initiatives including discovery, market analysis, vendor evaluation, and implementation.
• Negotiate terms, pricing, SLAs, and other contractual conditions.
• Establish governance models for consulting, recruitment, legal, and other engagements.
• Serve as procurement advisor to senior leaders and collaborators across the organization.
• Ensure compliance with policies, authorities, and internal controls.

Skills

Strategic Sourcing

Category Management

Supplier Management

Negotiation

Spend Analytics

Relationship Building

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or related field

Job description

At Aristocrat, we excel where innovation meets excellence, creating world-class gaming experiences that bring happiness to millions worldwide. As a Sr. Category Manager – Professional Services, you will help craft our sourcing strategies, increase value, and ensure smooth delivery across a broad range of professional services. Join our driven team and support our mission of bringing happiness through the power of play. This role gives you a chance to create a significant impact by leading complex sourcing projects and building positive relationships with senior business collaborators.

What You'll Do

• Formulate and uphold complete category strategies for assigned Professional Services categories, aligned with business priorities and market conditions.
• Analyze internal spend, supplier landscapes, demand patterns, and external market intelligence to identify sourcing opportunities and category risks.
• Lead complex end-to-end sourcing initiatives, including collaborator discovery, requirements definition, market analysis, supplier evaluation, negotiation, selection, and implementation.
• Negotiate commercial terms, pricing models, service levels, and other key contractual conditions.
• Establish effective commercial frameworks for consulting, advisory, agency, legal, recruitment, and contingent labor engagements.
• Develop supplier segmentation and governance models based on spend, business criticality, performance, risk, and strategic importance.
• Serve as a trusted procurement advisor to senior leaders and functional collaborators across the organization.
• Ensure sourcing and contracting activities align with procurement policies, delegated authorities, legal requirements, and internal control standards.
• Use spend analytics, market intelligence, supplier data, and performance metrics to inform category decisions and evaluate outcomes.
• Provide category expertise, mentorship, and support to sourcing colleagues and business collaborators.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field. An advanced degree or equivalent experience is preferred.
• Considerable background in strategic sourcing, procurement, category management, supplier management, or a related commercial role.
• Established capability in handling complex Professional Services categories like consulting, contingent labor, recruitment, legal, human resources, marketing, finance, audit, or other advisory services.
• Strong commercial and negotiation capability, with experience negotiating high-value master services agreements, statements of work, rate cards, and complex service arrangements.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, changing, and globally distributed organization.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, presentation, and project-management skills.
• Strong skills in managing relationships with key individuals, with the ability to influence senior leaders and navigate competing priorities.
• Experience applying spend analytics, market intelligence, benchmarking, and supplier data to guide sourcing decisions.
• Working knowledge of supplier risk, privacy, information security, regulatory compliance, and third-party governance requirements.
• Strong financial competence and experience developing arguments, validating savings, and tracking realized value.

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Filosofía de compensación

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Dependiendo de tu puesto y ubicación, podrás optar a bonificaciones e incentivos anuales, beneficios de salud y bienestar, tiempo libre remunerado, planes de jubilación, cobertura de seguros y otros beneficios locales o establecidos por la legislación aplicable.

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