Las Vegas, Nevada
The SHOW comes alive at MGM Resorts International
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work in a place full of excitement, diversity, and entertainment? Are you enthusiastic about being a team player in one of the most fascinating industries in the world? At MGM Resorts, we seek individuals like YOU to create unique and show-stopping experiences for our guests.
THE JOB:
The Director Category Management is responsible for setting up the long-term strategy, vision, and performance roadmap across key spend categories. This role focuses on driving value through strategic planning, supplier collaboration, market intelligence, and alignment with internal stakeholders, while working closely with a separate sourcing team to execute purchasing strategies. The Director ensures the category of vision supports operational needs, guest experience, and company sustainability goals.
THE DAY-TO-DAY:
- Develop comprehensive category strategies grounded in market data, business needs, and guest insights.
- Create multi-year category plans that address innovation, risk mitigation, sustainability, and supplier portfolio optimization.
- Use TCO (total cost of ownership), demand forecasting, and market intelligence to guide planning.
- Partner with functional business units and key Stakeholders to align category direction and goals.
- Serve as a strategic relationship lead for key suppliers across assigned categories.
- Foster innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement through supplier partnerships.
- Provide supplier performance and capability input to sourcing and quality teams.
- Support Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) and long-term supplier development roadmaps.
- Act as the strategic liaison between internal stakeholders and sourcing/procurement for assigned categories.
- Translate business needs into category strategies and sourcing priorities.
- Collaborate with Finance to model and track value delivery across assigned categories.
- Lead and mentor a team of category managers.
- Build and institutionalize best practices in category planning and supplier engagement.
- Drive analytics and performance measurement across categories.
- Identify risks related to supply availability, pricing volatility, and supplier health.
- Collaborate with sourcing, legal, and sustainability teams to embed ESG and supplier diversity into strategies.
- Ensure category direction supports responsible sourcing standards and regulatory compliance.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Business, Hospitality, or related field with 10+ years of experience in category management, merchandising, or strategic planning (excluding sourcing execution).
- Demonstrated leadership in complex, matrixed organizations with executive presence and strong communication skills.
- Focused on stakeholder partnership, strategic impact, and operational excellence.
- Committed to company values of integrity, innovation, diversity, and excellence.
- Experienced in managing direct and indirect categories, collaborating cross-functionally with sourcing, operations, and finance, and driving supplier engagement, strategy development, and category analytics.
THE PERKS & BENEFITS:
- Wellness incentive programs to help you stay healthy physically and mentally
- Access to company hotel, food and beverage, retail, and entertainment discounts as well as discounts with company partners on things like travel, electronics, online shopping, and more
- Free meals in our employee dining room
- Free parking on and off shift
- Health & Income Protection benefits (for eligible employees)
- Professional and personal development through programs and networking opportunities as well as volunteer opportunities in the community
VIEW JOB DESCRIPTION:
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Are you ready to JOIN THE SHOW? Apply today!