Join us at Accor, where life pulses with passion!
As a pioneer in the art of responsible hospitality, the Accor Group gathers more than 45 brands, 5,600 hotels, 10,000 restaurants, and lifestyle destinations, in 110 countries. While each brand has its own personality, where you will be able to truly find yourself, they all share a common ambition: to keep innovating and challenging the status-quo.
Inside the Europe North Africa teams of Accor GPO, the Senior Category Manager is responsible to ensure hotels in the country can benefit from the best quality and purchasing conditions for the Food & Beverages categories. You will participate to the definition of the ENA procurement strategy, the range management and execute it. This person will be a part of a team responding to the Europe North Africa Procurement Food distribution category.
Job DescriptionOffer range management
–Understanding of business & guest needs, as well as new trends (competitive watch)
–Translation of needs from Customer team into Category « offer » strategies
–Definition of product / services assortment range to meet these needs
–Definition of product/service specifications
–Responsibility on revenue and profit for categories in scope
Procurement/Sourcing Management
–Development of procurement sourcing strategy to enable Category vision (which suppliers to include, prioritization of tenders, supplier dependency review etc.)
–Definition of best sourcing procurement process and frequency of price reviews
–Definition of the best logistic solution
–CSR supplier compliance (i.e decarbonization)
–Development of new supplier base / innovation
Source to contract
–Lead on execution of RFI/RFP/RFQ
–Assessment of suppliers' proposals (products & services, price, …)
–Shortlisting, Negotiation and decision on selected suppliers
–Closing & contracting with selected suppliers, implementation of contracts
Supplier performance management & supplier relationship management
Key Interactions:
Internally: Frequent interactions with ENA Category Managers, GPO Procurement Business, Customer facing team, Digital Country manger and other departments supporting Procurement activities (e.g. Legal, F&B, sustainability)
Externally: Extensive interactions with current & new suppliers, interactions with customers within Operations team
- Collaboration & relationship-building with Local stakeholders is key
- Strong teaming with ENA Category Manager
- Fast-changing environment – agility needed
- Autonomous on categories
QualificationsAt least 5 years of experience in Procurement
Business School / Master in Purchasing
Language(s) English fluent, French and/or Dutch is a plus
Expertise Procurement process & Category Management
Specific knowledge in foodservice distribution network in UK and/or Netherlands, Belgium
Analytical skills & organization skills
Customer Focus
Result-oriented
Additional InformationWhat’s in there for you?
- Unique opportunity to take your first steps and develop your career with worldwide Augmented Hospitality leaders
- Package of benefits and perks of working for Accor
- 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
Skills Required
- At least 5 years of experience in procurement
- Business School or Master's degree in Purchasing
- Fluent English
- Expertise in procurement processes and category management
- Specific knowledge of foodservice distribution networks in the UK, Netherlands or Belgium
- Analytical and organizational skills
- Customer-focused and results-oriented
- French and/or Dutch language skills
What We Do
We are Accor We are more than 290,000 hospitality experts placing people at the heart of what we do, creating emotion for our guests, and nurturing passion for service and achievement beyond limits. Building on the strength of our teams and of our fully integrated ecosystem of leading brands, personalized services & expert solutions, we break new ground to reimagine hospitality and inspire new ways to experience the world. We are dedicated to suit all desires and needs, and reinvent the guest experience every day with our 45 hotel brands across all segments- 5,600 properties around the world from luxury five-star palaces to smart economy hotels, exquisite residences to full-service resorts. Because we take care of millions of guests and each of our hotels is a world in itself, where every action counts. We strive to make positive impact both locally and globally, to ensure hospitality benefits not only the few, but all.
