Senior Category Manager – Beverages (m/f/d) - Fixed-term 1 year

Join the Accor Group, an ecosystem of over 45 brands, 5,500 hotels, 10,000 restaurants, and lifestyle destinations.​

With us, your personality is valued, your opportunities for growth know no boundaries. Every action you take can have a positive and memorable impact on the experience of our customers, your colleagues, and also, on the planet, contributing to pioneering the art of responsible hospitality.​

About ASTORE

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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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.

The position will be fixed-term for 12 months, as a parental leave cover. 

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

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 is a must, ideally you also speak German or French fluently

What’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

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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