Procurement Category Manager BeNeLux & UK

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Procurement Category Manager

Be part of a multicultural team spread across Europe where your job will be to identify the hotels’ needs and find solutions in technical-oriented categories including maintenance, refurbishment, technical products distribution and Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E). Your scope covers the BENELUX and UK and possibly Switzerland.

Your role is a mix between category manger and technical CAPEX buyer for specific projects:

• As a Category Manager, you will set up strategies in your categories, source suppliers, negotiate contracts with them, deploy their solutions in the hotels and manage the relationships (SRM)
• As a technical buyer, you will lead tenders for specific CAPEX projects of your clients

You will be responsible for:

• All local procurement for your categories and the P&L for your categories
• Designing offers with your suppliers and promoting them to your hotels
• Supporting your management for key information, such as keeping track of the major KPIs, analysis of capture rates, follow up of declarative campaigns
• Leading tenders with our e-Sourcing tool. Being able to present hotel owners and management tender analyses / syntheses for decision-making
• Managing suppliers’ relationships: organize business reviews, negotiate and maintain standard terms and prices with our preferred suppliers.

Your experience and skills include:

• Fluency in French, Dutch and English
• Minimum University degree or equivalent through experience (business or engineer)
• 2 to 3 years of experience in procurement (Capex procurement and/or category management)
• Affinity for technical topics. Previous experience in technical procurement is a plus
• Strong communication skills and adaptability towards hotel owners and suppliers
• Autonomy, proactivity, and rigour
• Team player

As a category manager, opportunities to grow within the team and Accor will be possible. We are looking to onboard someone with an eagerness to develop his/her skills and knowledge in a multicultural setting.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary with extra-legal benefits
• The possibility to work hybrid (hybrid working policy may differ per base country)
• Stimulating and challenging environment
• Open, multi-cultural and international work atmosphere
• Company that values the contribution of each employee
• Discounts on nights and food & beverage in Accor hotels throughout the world

Your team and working environment:

You will be based either in Brussels, Amsterdam or London and will be working closely with international colleagues based in different cities such as Warsaw, Paris, Munich. In your position you will travel within the region you cover to meet hotel owners and suppliers (2 to 3 days per month).

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive company, and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talents.