Strategic Sourcing Lead, Professional Services

aristocrat; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonuses

Health and wellbeing benefits

Retirement plans

Insurance coverage

Paid time off

Job summary

Aristocrat is seeking a Sr. Category Manager - Professional Services to lead end-to-end sourcing for professional services, including consulting, recruitment, and contingent labor.

You will build category strategies, analyze spend and supplier landscapes, and influence senior business partners globally. You will negotiate terms, implement governance models, and ensure alignment with procurement policies while driving value and risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Strategic sourcing

Category management

Supplier management

Negotiation

Spend analytics

Market intelligence

Stakeholder management

Project management

Communication

Presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain/Procurement/Finance/Business Administration/Economics

Job description

Aristocrat is seeking a Sr. Category Manager - Professional Services to lead end-to-end sourcing for professional services, including consulting, recruitment, and contingent labor.

You will build category strategies, analyze spend and supplier landscapes, and influence senior business partners globally. You will negotiate terms, implement governance models, and ensure alignment with procurement policies while driving value and risk management.