Director Strategic Sourcing, Hospitality and Development

at  MGM Resorts International

Our Company has one exciting mission: To entertain the human race and provide an unforgettable escape. Delivering excellence for our guests, and contributing to building and sustaining our communities, requires collaboration from diverse teams of world-class talent. Our iconic MGM Resorts brands offer a wide variety of exciting career opportunities, each with access to unlimited growth.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• 4+ Years of Prior Relevant Experience

The Director Strategic Sourcing Hotel Operations is responsible for leading and directing the sourcing management team in all strategic sourcing activities for assigned categories relating to Hotel & Hospitality Operations for MGM Resorts International and its subsidiary companies.

• Develops and leads a team of sourcing professionals. Executes and broadens “best-practice” sourcing techniques. Provides oversight and direction of strategic sourcing efforts for assigned Hospitality Operations related products and services required by the company’s portfolio of properties.
• Develop category strategies and managed spending programs designed to maximize the department’s contribution to the company and meet present and future demand.
• Responsible for data management and analysis by reviewing and ensuring that thorough financial, spending, supplier, and market analyses are completed for all sourcing projects. Partners with cross-functional project teams to ensure successful project launches, implementation, and compliance. Accountable for supplier selection and contracting by review and approval of the Request for Proposal documents prior to issuance to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Works closely with the Supplier Diversity team to ensure contract opportunities are made available to diverse suppliers when possible. Reviews and approves award recommendations and scenarios, based on identifying the best supplier(s) to provide the right products, the right quality, at the right time for the best overall value.
• Works in conjunction with Corporate Legal to negotiate and execute supplier contracts. Controls program compliance & maintenance in the development and implementation of solutions to identified issues.
• Facilitates supplier performance reviews. Tracks and manages supplier performance using Key Performance Indicators.