Category Buyer / Strategic Buyer (m/f/d) – New Markets - South Eastern Europe

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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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Category Buyer / Strategic Buyer (m/f/d) – New Markets 

We are looking for a Category Manager at mid-senior level to join our Procurement Team in our regional office in Bucharest. In this role, you will contribute to driving our strategy, to strengthening our presence and to offering solutions to our hotel partners in South Eastern Europe, as a trusted partner for procurement services. Your role will involve developing strategies in your assigned categories, running tenders, and maintaining strong relationship both with suppliers and internal stakeholders, in order to deliver value and to ensure client satisfaction.

What will you do?

• As Category Manager, you will set up strategies within your categories, source suppliers, negotiate contracts and deploy solutions by managing the relationship between hotels and suppliers
• Define and execute category strategies based on business needs and market trends
• Conduct spend analyses to identify opportunities for consolidation and innovation
• Manage sourcing processes including RFPs, supplier negotiations, and contracting
• Lead and collaborate during tenders and bidding processes with international team members to support local identification and implementation of best practices, synergies and more
• Build and nurture strategic supplier partnerships to drive performance and value
• Manage the decision making process of selecting new suppliers, including the assessment of quotations, and negotiation of contracted terms, such as prices and general T&Cs
• Contribute to the financial performance of the assigned category, including EBIT, revenue, customer savings, and supplier bad debt control

Our ideal profile would be:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in procurement, with expertise in category management
• Strong strategic and analytical mindset with a proactive and customer-oriented approach
• Proven ability to manage complex sourcing projects and supplier relationships
• Comfortable with working in a multicultural and cross-functional matrix environment
• Full professional proficiency in English and Romanian; any additional European language is a plus
• Professional approach with a high level of autonomy and drive
• Familiar with digital procurement tools

What’s in there for you?

• Unique opportunity to develop your career with worldwide Augmented Hospitality leaders
• Package of benefits and perks of working for Accor, including discounts for hotels worldwide, and much more!
• 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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