Brightstar Lottery - Manager, Indirect Procurement (17798)
About The Position
Brightstar is an innovative, forward-thinking global leader in lottery that builds on our renowned expertise in delivering secure technology and producing reliable, comprehensive solutions for our customers. As a premier pure play global lottery company, our best-in-class lottery operations, retail and digital solutions, and award-winning lottery games enable our customers to achieve their goals, fulfill player needs and distribute meaningful benefits to communities. Brightstar has a well-established local presence and is a trusted partner to governments and regulators around the world, creating value by adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and responsibility. Brightstar has approximately 6,000 employees. For more information, please visit www.brightstarlottery.com. Overview Responsible for ensuring efficient and effective procurement of services and goods for the assigned procurement categories at global level. This role involves supplier strategic sourcing, contract negotiation and formalization, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring cost-effective and quality purchases to meet business needs, adhering to procurement strategies, in compliance with company policies and industry regulations. The role is leading the P2P Ariba platform implementation project and further the continuous evolution and maintenance.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree, or equivalent, in related field
- 7 Years In Procurement with specific expertise in Ariba platform
- Must be knowledgeable in various procurement areas to include supplier management, contract management and SOX and Compliance valuation analysis.
- Requires the ability to manage sensitive or confidential information.
- Familiarity with ERP systems and Ariba is essential.
- Key skills include strong negotiation, communication, analytical thinking, and the ability to collaborate across departments and with external partners.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s Degree, or equivalent, in Economics or Engineering
- 10 years in Procurement including Governance roles, with specific expertise in Ariba platform
Responsibilities
- Lead P2P platform implementation from Procurement Team, maintenance and evolution collaborating with ERP, other departments involved and vendors.
- Improve continuously the procurement process leveraging the functionalities and opportunities offered by the Ariba platform, always aiming at streamlining the process, to gain efficiency and effectiveness
- Oversee the need of new training and communication activities about the Ariba platform access and usage, or updates coming from changes in the process or in Ariba platform evolution.
- Follow sourcing strategies to ensure cost-effective and timely procurement of goods and services.
- Identify new suppliers for the assigned procurement categories and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure quality, reliability, and high performance.
- Manage RFP/RFQ and negotiate terms, prices, and conditions with suppliers to secure favorable contracts.
- Contribute to procurement budget management, spend monitoring, and implement cost-saving initiatives without compromising quality for the categories under his / her responsibility.
- Work closely with Business Units requesting services/goods and other departments to ensure any step of contract negotiation, formalization and procurement policy compliance.
- Contribute to conduct market research to identify trends, new suppliers, and opportunities for innovation in the supply chain.
Benefits
- employees a 401(k) Savings Plan with Company contributions, health, dental, and vision insurance, life, accident, and disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, wellness programs, and identity theft insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
