Regional Procurement Buyer - Corporate (Reno)

This position will directly be responsible for a sourcing process for a specific category for the West Region (excludes Southern Nevada) in support of the Company’s strategic sourcing and procurement strategy. The position will report to their corresponding Regional Director (or Manager); be domiciled at the corresponding Regional Buying Center or mutually approved location within the regional footprint. The successful candidate will be an integral member of a cross-functional purchasing team and the primary procurement partner with Property Stakeholders across the region, as well as interface with the vendor community, and Caesars centralized corporate Strategic Sourcing teams. This position will also be responsible for certain additional duties as needed per their Region’s specific requirements.

• Must be 21 years of age or older
• 2+ years of experience in related procurement roles preferred
• Strong background and knowledge of certain relevant Sourcing categories and/or commodities (such as food and beverage products for example) and standard purchasing procedures and practices preferred
• Thorough understanding of purchasing, supply chain and line of supply procedures and practices preferred
• Working knowledge of and facility with purchasing and inventory systems (including Stratton Warren)
• Be proficient with widely used business software & communication tools, including the Microsoft office suite (especially Excel, Outlook, and Word)

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• 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.