Supply Chain Specialist

About the Role

The Supply Chain Specialist serves as the primary liaison between the Supply Chain organization and the Project Management teams responsible for lottery customer contracts. This role coordinates and aligns supply chain activities throughout the product lifecycle, including Production Verification Testing (PVT), New Product Introduction (NPI), demand management and forecasting, product configuration oversight, project supply chain master data management, and spare parts planning.

Acting as the supply chain representative on customer and product-related projects, the position ensures effective communication, planning, and execution between Project Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, field service, and Commercial teams. The role drives supply chain readiness for product launches and contract deliverables, identifies and mitigates supply chain risks, supports continuous improvement initiatives, monitors supplier performance, and ensures material availability and operational alignment to meet customer commitments, project milestones, and business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Product Configuration Oversight: Manage project supply chain master files, spare parts planning, and lifecycle support; coordinate cross-functional programs.
• Demand Management: Develop and maintain demand forecasts, monitor forecast accuracy, coordinate supply planning, analyze demand trends, and support inventory optimization initiatives.
• Configuration Oversight: Ensure alignment with approved product configurations and engineering change processes; assess supply chain impacts of engineering changes and maintain BOM integrity.
• Spare Parts Requirements Planning: Develop spare parts strategies, establish inventory targets, monitor usage and obsolescence risks, and support lifecycle planning activities.
• Supply Chain Risk Assessment: Identify potential risks in the supply chain and develop mitigation strategies to ensure continuity of supply, minimize disruptions, and protect the organization’s interests.
• Drive Continuous Improvement: Regularly review and analyze sourcing processes, procedures, and outcomes to identify areas for improvement, implement best practices, and optimize efficiency and effectiveness of the Supply Chain function.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including operations, engineering, legal, quality, regulatory, and commercial Sales & Marketing to align sourcing strategies with broader organizational goals and objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years’ experience in a global Supply Chain role.
• Strong negotiation skills, with a demonstrated ability to drive cost savings and favorable terms.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with proficiency in utilizing data-driven insights to inform decisions.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in relevant procurement software and tools (eSourcing, eProcurement, Spend Analytics).

Qualifications

• Desired Industry certification (Certified Supply Chain Professional or equivalent).

Schedule

This is a full-time position based in Alpharetta, GA.

• Occasional travel may be required for supplier meetings, conferences, or training sessions.
• Flexibility in working hours may be required to accommodate different time zones or urgent procurement needs.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands, operate a computer, and have specific vision abilities to include close and distance vision, and ability to adjust focus while working with computer and business equipment.

Scientific Games, LLC and its affiliates require certain employees to obtain a gaming or other license(s), undergo background investigations or security checks, or meet certain standards dictated by law, regulation, or contracts. As a condition of employment, all employees may be asked to consent to a due diligence/background investigation.