Regional Director of Procurement

PENN Entertainment, Inc. • Paradise, NV

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About The Position

The Regional Director of Procurement directs regional sourcing, contracting, supply chain management, and purchasing activities for assigned properties. The role executes corporate strategic sourcing initiatives at the regional level, aligning regional purchasing practices, supplier relationships, and contract execution with enterprise-wide sourcing strategy. The Regional Director partners with corporate Strategic Sourcing to maximize market leverage, deliver best value, ensure reliable availability of goods and services, and maintain compliance with regulatory and internal requirements across the region.

The position oversees regional Purchasing and Warehouse operations, leads procurement teams, manages budgets and supplier relationships, and drives savings, contract compliance, standardization, and continuous improvement across assigned properties. It also serves as the regional subject matter expert for the procure-to-pay system and the first-level escalation point for complex sourcing, contracting, or compliance issues.

The role requires at least seven years of procurement experience, including at least five years in procurement leadership, and experience leading remote or geographically dispersed teams. A bachelor's degree in business, finance, supply chain, or a related field is preferred. The employee must be at least 21 years old, communicate effectively in English, and be able to qualify for appropriate gaming licenses in multiple jurisdictions. Travel may be required as needed.

Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must communicate effectively in English, orally and in writing.
• Must be able to obtain appropriate gaming licenses in multiple jurisdictions and qualify for licenses and permits required by federal, state, and local regulations.
• Seven or more years of procurement experience, including five or more years in a procurement leadership role.
• Experience leading remote or geographically dispersed teams.
• Proven track record creating and implementing strategic sourcing initiatives in a medium- to large-size corporate environment with multiple business units in different states.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across multifunctional teams and multiple geographies.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees and external contacts.
• Ability to review, understand, and act on procurement, contract, financial, and operational documentation.
• Ability to direct team members' work and monitor performance against objectives.
• Ability to travel as needed.
• Ability to perform financial analysis and evaluate total cost of ownership factors.
• Ability to anticipate, assess, and manage risk factors.
• Strong negotiation and contract skills across a variety of contract types.
• Experience working directly with internal customers and cross-functional groups.
• Working knowledge of computerized inventory and eProcurement systems, such as Coupa.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate verbally in English.
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form, and to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, supply chain, or a related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct regional Purchasing and Warehouse operations, including staffing, departmental goals, performance objectives, and operational execution across assigned properties.
• Translate enterprise procurement and strategic sourcing strategy into regional execution and develop sourcing plans for assigned categories with stakeholders and Procurement Leadership.
• Serve as the regional subject matter expert for the procure-to-pay system, ensuring accurate and compliant use of requisitions, purchase orders, receiving, contract lifecycle management requests, supplier enablement, and catalogs.
• Facilitate local and regional contract routing, execution, renewal, and expiration management; prepare executive summaries for contracts requiring leadership approval; and engage Legal based on contract risk, scope, or redline requirements.
• Ensure supplier licensing and jurisdictional requirements are met before contract execution.
• Manage departmental budgets, monitor performance against budget initiatives, validate cost savings, and escalate budget concerns or deviations.
• Analyze regional and local supplier spend to identify savings, consolidation, and compliance opportunities; conduct supplier performance and business reviews; and review bid exception documents.
• Lead team development, performance management, coaching, salary review input, succession planning, and other departmental administrative and human resources activities.
• Ensure regional properties are represented in regional and national sourcing decisions and comply with approved contract provisions.
• Partner with property and functional leaders on category management, strategic sourcing, supplier needs, and regional purchasing priorities.
• Drive continuous improvement in procurement processes, systems, tools, reporting, and standard work across assigned properties; serve as the first-level escalation point for complex sourcing, contracting, or compliance issues.
• Deliver agreed-upon savings goals and identify opportunities to improve total cost of ownership, contract compliance, and supplier performance.
• Build cooperative supplier relationships, treat suppliers professionally, ethically, and fairly, and monitor performance against established standards.
• Enforce procurement policies, internal controls, and approval authority requirements; lead regional readiness for internal and external audits, including review of SOX narratives; and ensure fulfillment of state, local, diverse spend, and other jurisdictional requirements.
• Perform special projects and other duties as assigned.
• Achieve regional procurement savings targets and support budget adherence.
• Improve contract compliance, supplier performance, and total cost of ownership.
• Increase the percentage of spend aligned to contracted and preferred suppliers and approved programs.
• Drive adoption of P2P system standards, including reduction in areas aligned with national goals and standards.
• Ensure on-time contract reviews and renewals, with no high-risk contract exceptions left unescalated.
• Reduce process variation and improve standardization across assigned properties.
• Maintain reliable availability of goods and services to support property operations.
• Achieve successful completion of internal and external audits with no repeat findings and full compliance with licensing, jurisdictional, and diverse spend requirements.
• Develop, retain, and coach high-performing procurement and warehouse teams, with strong succession bench strength.

Benefits

• Wellness programs designed to support team members' financial, physical, and mental well-being.
• Day-one medical coverage (may vary by position).
• 401(k) matching (may vary by position).
• Annual performance bonus (may vary by position).
• Paid time off earned according to local policy and increasing with length of employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director