Manager, Sourcing & Supplier Excellence

At Aristocrat, we strive to bring happiness to life through the power of play. Our culture focuses on collaboration, innovation, and a relentless focus on excellence. As the Manager for Sourcing & Supplier Excellence in Contract Manufacturing, you will be instrumental in crafting the future of our gaming products. This role is outstanding as you will lead strategic sourcing and supplier management, guaranteeing world-class performance and steady improvement throughout our global supply chain.

Join us in this exciting role to drive supplier excellence that contributes directly to the success of our innovative gaming solutions!

• Lead global sourcing strategy development and execution for contract manufacturing and direct material categories.
• Own commercial relationships with strategic Contract Manufacturers.
• Collaborate with quality and compliance teams on supplier excellence initiatives and governance procedures.
• Negotiate supply agreements, pricing, efficiency commitments, tooling agreements, and commercial terms.
• Develop should-cost models and total cost of ownership analysis.
• Lead annual cost reduction, PPV, efficiency, and working capital initiatives.
• Support NPI, sustaining engineering, and product lifecycle management.
• Drive supply continuity, business resiliency, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate on supplier scorecards and lead Quarterly Business Reviews.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring to sourcing professionals.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Supply Chain Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Business, Finance, or a related field.
• 5+ years of sourcing, supply chain, manufacturing, or supplier management experience.
• 3+ years managing contract manufacturers or strategic direct material suppliers.
• Demonstrated experience negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Experience leading cross-functional business initiatives.
• Strong analytical, financial, and communication skills.
• MBA or Master's Degree or equivalent experience (preferred).
• Supply chain or program management certifications such as CPSM, CPM, CSCP, APICS, or PMP (preferred).
• Gaming, electronics, EMS, industrial equipment, or electromechanical manufacturing experience (preferred).
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing or Supplier Quality (preferred).
• Global sourcing experience across North America and Asia (preferred).
• Experience managing annual spend responsibility exceeding $100M (preferred).

Aristocrat and Aristocrat Gaming Aristocrat is a world leader in gaming content and technology, and a top-tier publisher of free-to-play mobile games. Aristocrat has three operating business units, spanning regulated land-based gaming (Aristocrat Gaming), social casino (Product Madness), and regulated online real-money gaming (Aristocrat Interactive). Our team of over 7,400 employees worldwide is united by our company's mission of bringing joy to life through the power of play.

Diversity and inclusion are integral to our values of Talent Unleashed, Collective Brilliance, Good Business, Good Citizen, and It's All About the Player. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on gender, race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law.

Compensation Philosophy We offer a comprehensive pay and benefits package designed to stay competitive in the market, support your wellbeing, and recognise your contribution to our success. Our approach is underpinned by a pay-for-performance belief in rewarding individual impact. Your specific compensation package will be determined by factors such as your skills, experience, qualifications, and location. Depending on your role and location, you may be eligible for annual bonuses and incentives, health and wellbeing benefits, paid time off, retirement plans, insurance coverage, and other local or statutory benefits.

Specific details about compensation and benefits for this position will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Aristocrat Leisure Limited (Aristocrat) is a global entertainment and content creation company powered by technology to deliver world-leading casino and mobile games. Listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Aristocrat (ASX code: ALL) is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with over 7300 employees working in more than 20 locations across the globe. Aristocrat offers a diverse range of products and services including…