- Full-Time
- Permanent
- Procurement
- ACCOR
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Director of Procurement
Region
MEA SPAC
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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.
By joining us, you will become a Heartist®, because hospitality is, first and foremost, a work of heart.
You will join a caring environment and a team where you can be all you are. You will be in a supportive place to grow, to fulfil yourself, to discover other professions and to pursue career opportunities, in your hotel or in other hospitality environments, in your country or anywhere in the world!
You will enjoy exclusive benefits, specific to the sector and beyond, as well as strong recognition for your daily commitment.
Everything you will do with us, regardless of your profession, will offer a deep sense of meaning, to create lasting, memorable and impactful experiences for your customers, for your colleagues and for the planet.
Hospitality is a work of heart,
Join us and become a Heartist®.
As the Director of Procurement, 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.
- 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.
- Ensures that internal customers will be supplied with the products they need in order to operate effectively, with the continuous aim of providing luxury services and satisfying hotel guests.
- Centralizes purchase requests from internal customers and process related LPOs.
- Maintains permanent communication with buyers, Director of Finance Controller, various departments in the hotel and suppliers in order to: .
- Coordinates with purchasing chain actors to ensure smooth operation & business continuity
- Centralizes the needs of all the hotel's departments and ensures they are supplied.
- Ensures that deliveries correspond to orders and applies storage guidelines.
- Manages supplier relations.
- Indicates when stocks are running low or when they are excessive.
- In conjunction with the Heads of Department, is responsible for managing inventories and end-of-month closings in compliance with the administrative and accounting procedures.
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.
Your experience and skills include:
- Five or more years’ operating experience in a similar capacity within a Premium or luxury hotel
- Strong aptitude in financial management, financial reports and analysis.
- Demonstrated track record of strong attention to detail and strong communication skills.
Discover a world where life pulses with passion
Diversity & Inclusion for Accor means welcoming each and everyone and respecting their differences by giving priority only to qualities and skills in extending employment and development opportunities. Our ambition is to provide meaningful employment, a warm and welcoming culture, excellent working conditions and to promote the development of all people, including those with disabilities.
When applying, do not hesitate to let us know of any specific needs you may have so that we can take them into consideration.
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being part of a wider global team leading the way in local sustainability
initiatives. Working together with our communities, we will empower you to
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We take pride in promoting heartfelt hospitality with a French Zest, valuing passion, excellence and emotional intelligence. We pioneer a committed and sustainable approach to luxury, encouraging openness and inclusivity. We value new encounters with colleagues and guests from all horizons with a goal of creating a distinctive culture together.
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