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ASTORE is our Global Procurement Organization, which covers all products & services needed by our clients to address their daily operational needs or one-shot construction and renovation projects. The Europe & North African (ENA) Astore team is responsible for sourcing, negotiating and promoting its products and services in 50 Countries, across Europe, CIS and North Africa.
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Job DescriptionSenior Category Manager – Beverages (m/f/d)
As a Senior Category Manager – Beverages, you will lead the strategic development and execution of our beverage procurement offering within Accor’s global ecosystem. From understanding market trends to shaping supplier strategies, you’ll play a key role in building a sustainable, innovative and high-performing product offering across our hotels and restaurants.
What will you do?
- As Category Manager, you will set up strategies for our Beverages categories in your region, source suppliers, negotiate contracts with them, deploy their solutions in the hotels and manage the relationships
- Define and execute category strategies based on business needs and market intelligence
- Translate market insights and customer trends into clear offering strategies by category
- Define the right product/service ranges to match identified needs and business priorities
- Drive category budget management and align sourcing strategy with global category objectives
- Manage sourcing processes including RFPs, supplier negotiations, and contracting
- Lead and collaborate on tenders and bidding processes together with the other category teams and support the local identification and implementation of best practices, synergies and more
- Lead supplier selection processes including RFIs/RFPs/RFQs, negotiation, and contractualisation
- Manage supplier performance and compliance with CSR goals, including decarbonisation efforts
Qualifications
Our ideal profile would be:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in procurement with a focus on Beverages and their distribution chain
- Solid expertise in purchasing processes and category management
- Knowledge of beverage distribution and image contracts is highly valued
- Strong analytical, strategic thinking and organisational skills
- Comfortable working in multicultural, cross-functional teams and customer-centric environments
- Proven experience in managing complex sourcing projects and supplier relationships
- Learning mindset with a high level of autonomy and drive
- Fluency in English and French
What’s in there for you?
- Unique opportunity to develop your career with worldwide Augmented Hospitality leaders
- Package of benefits and perks of working for Accor, including discounts for hotels worldwide, and much more!
- Work in a multi-national team
- Hybrid way of working
- Talent development opportunities
- Access to a comprehensive training catalogue within our Accor Academy
- Option to further develop and grow in- and outside of the region or globally
- Various ESG activities & initiatives
If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and become part of a team where passion and purpose meet.
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