Director of Procurement, Pacific

At Accor, we’re more than just a hospitality company—we’re a world-renowned ecosystem of hotels, restaurants, entertainment venues, and lifestyle experiences, spanning 110 countries with over 5,500 hotels and 10,000 restaurants and bars. With a passion for excellence and innovation, we are reshaping the future of procurement to be more strategic, client-centric, and impactful.

Now, we’re looking for a Director of Procurement, Pacific to take the lead in transforming our supply function, managing all procurement categories in Australia, and steering a team of four category managers. If you’re a strategic thinker with a passion for supplier innovation, sustainability, and commercial excellence, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.

As the Director of Procurement, Pacific, you will:

• Lead and co-create the procurement transformation journey—shifting from traditional procurement to a more agile, value-driven function that aligns with business growth.
• Manage and optimize a AUD$750M preferred spend—ensuring maximum ROI, supplier efficiencies, and financial returns.
• Develop bespoke category strategies—leveraging market intelligence, macro/micro trends, and data-driven insights.
• Champion supplier innovation and redesign preferred supplier impact—delivering solutions that enhance client experience and profitability.
• Drive sustainability (ESG) initiatives—embedding responsible sourcing practices in alignment with global ESG targets.
• Coach, mentor, and empower a team of category managers to excel in strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, and stakeholder management.
• Enhance procurement’s role as a business enabler—building stronger cross-functional relationships across Accor’s corporate, operations, and hotel network.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven procurement leadership experience, ideally within hospitality, F&B, retail, or related industries.
• Exceptional negotiation skills—you know how to drive supplier partnerships that create true win-win outcomes.
• A strong commercial mindset—with a focus on delivering measurable value and bottom-line impact.
• Strategic & innovative thinking—able to reimagine procurement beyond cost-cutting into a true value-generating function.
• Experience managing a high-performing team—with the ability to coach, inspire, and elevate talent.
• Expertise in running large-scale RFPs and contract negotiations.

Suitably experienced and qualified applicants who currently have full working rights in Australia will only be considered.

Candidate screening and interviews may be conducted prior to the closing date of the advertisement. Accor reserves the right to close applications for the position prior to the advertised date. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.