Category Manager - IT (Las Vegas)

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain strategic partnerships with business and technical stakeholders to design and execute sourcing strategies that optimize cost, performance, and risk
• Translate complex technical requirements into commercial strategies, leading the full sourcing lifecycle—category planning, RFx execution, supplier evaluation, negotiation, and performance management
• Perform advanced market and benchmark analysis to drive continuous improvement in pricing, service levels, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Track market dynamics and execute cost-optimization initiatives
• Own contract development and negotiation for all IT-related agreements (MSAs, SOWs, order forms, amendments), ensuring alignment across Legal, Cybersecurity, Finance and Regulatory
• Anticipate and mitigate project risks by proactively identifying issues, driving cross-functional alignment, and ensuring timely resolution
• Drive value creation by balancing business requirements with technical and operational considerations to deliver optimal outcomes
• Maintain expertise in IT sourcing, vendor management, industry best practices, and emerging technology trends, serving as a strategic advisor to internal partners
• Own contract development and negotiation for all IT-related agreements (MSAs, SOWs, order forms, amendments), ensuring alignment across Legal, Cybersecurity, Finance and Regulatory
• Anticipate and mitigate project risks by proactively identifying issues, driving cross-functional alignment, and ensuring timely resolution
• Drive value creation by balancing business requirements with technical and operational considerations to deliver optimal outcomes
• Maintain expertise in IT sourcing, vendor management, industry best practices, and emerging technology trends, serving as a strategic advisor to internal partners

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in effective collaboration, influence, and communication with internal clients and external suppliers
• Proven experience to analyze complex information and data sets, apply critical thinking, and achieve successful outcomes through negotiation
• Expertise in drafting and redlining professional services and software agreements, with experience of contract language and terms
• Proficiency with a variety of tools and technologies, including productivity, collaboration, and contract management software, and quick adaptability to new systems and workflows with a focus on continuous improvement
• Commercial negotiation acumen, evidenced by a track record of securing favorable terms and managing complex contracts
• Proven organizational and prioritization skills
• Familiarity with the complexities of Tech Sourcing, particularly networking hardware, software, services and associated agreements

About the Role

Caesars Entertainment Inc.’s Procurement & Strategic Sourcing department is looking for a highly skilled and experienced Technology Category Manager to spearhead the end-to-end sourcing processes for Corporate Hardware, Software, SaaS, Enterprise Security and related services.