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Caesars Entertainment · 2 hours ago

Regional Procurement Buyer - Corporate ( Las Vegas)

Las Vegas, NV

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

5+ years exp

Caesars Entertainment is a leading casino-entertainment company dedicated to providing extraordinary experiences. The Regional Procurement Buyer will be responsible for sourcing various hospitality commodities, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring compliance with procurement strategies across the Las Vegas region.

Food and Beverage

Responsibilities

Responsible for purchasing & fulfillment, including processing purchase orders and setting up regional bids as set forth by category strategies to create the most advantageous financial and operational impacts for the property, region, and company as a whole

Responsible for communicating with central Sourcing Category owners to fully understand their set strategies and to execute responsibilities accordingly

Responsible for sourcing, investigating, assisting with selection and managing of vendors through the evaluation of existing suppliers and the development of new suppliers. Maintain positive company image and supplier relations through timely supplier contact and through ensuring that vendors consistently perform at a level exceeding the properties requirements

Personally abides by and enforces ethical practices in all dealings with vendors through ensuring all vendor relations are devoid of any business practices which could be deemed as questionable business conduct

Able to develop and analyze price and supply data, and use findings from such analysis to inform best practices and buying decisions

Maintains consistent and accurate purchase and price data within any purchasing system used by the company, primarily Stratton Warren & Oracle

Use provided purchasing systems, processes, and tools to prepares bid lists, evaluates bids, documents competitive bidding practices, processes requisitions, places purchase orders as appropriate and, in conjunction with properties AP department processes on-line pricing variances to conclusion

Follow up on back orders; expedite with company any special arrangements for delivery; communicate to department the expected delivery date

Be familiar or quickly become familiar with all local, state, regional, and national regulations relevant to their region, particularly those set forth by the Gaming Commission and obtain licensing where required

Synthesize personal experience on the job and other inputs such as stakeholder feedback, and make recommendations on improvements to existing Sourcing Strategies to the central team Category Owners or Regional Leads

Meet or exceed personal and role expectations by understanding and utilizing KPIs guiding job performance (including but not limited to examples such as maintaining a high level of fill-rate ratios, or limiting order delays by coordinating scheduled deliveries of products and services)

Keep impacted stakeholders and Sourcing team members advised of potential business or safety risks, including by not limited to examples such as lead-times on critical material or products

As required by established process and system (including Stratton Warren), troubleshoot and reconcile invoices with accounts payable where price or terms do not agree with the purchase order

Seek out and develop relationships with suppliers that will help meet diversity requirements, including but not limited to women (WBE), disadvantaged (DBE) and minority (MBE) suppliers to establish mutually beneficial business dealings and assist in the achievement of set aside goals

Perform other related duties as assigned by Regional Director (or Manager)

Qualification

Procurement experienceSourcing strategiesPurchasing systemsSupply chain knowledgeVendor managementData analysisTeam buildingCustomer serviceLeadership skillsCommunication skillsProblem-solvingOrganizational skills

Required

Ability to read, write, speak and understand English

Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from internal/external customers and employees

Ability to communicate one-on-one and to groups to explain policies and procedures, and to persuade others to accept or adopt a specific opinion or action

Possess strong leadership, managerial, administrative and organizational skills with the ability to present excellent customer service, partnering/team building (lateral, report, support), and communication skills

Must be a solution-oriented problem solver and possess the ability to multi-task while championing and leading change management initiatives for product and service within the region and properties personnel