F&B Procurement Manager Germany

Job Description - F&B Procurement Manager Germany (EUR015IM)

Job Number:

EUR015IM

Work Locations:

Hilton - Area Office - Frankfurt Lyoner Strasse 20 D-60528 Frankfurt am Main

Join Our Team as a Food & Beverage Procurement Manager Germany in our Frankfurt Area Office!

About Hilton Supply Management:

Hilton is a global leader in hospitality, with over 8,200 properties and 1.2 million rooms in 126+ countries. Our 24 world-class brands, including Hilton Hotels & Resorts, have set the standard in the industry for over 100 years. Hilton Honors, our award-winning loyalty program, boasts over 200 million members.

Hilton Supply Management (HSM) is the largest global hospitality-focused procurement organization, influencing $13 billion in spend across 145+ countries with over 3,000 suppliers. HSM drives value through innovative supply chain and procurement solutions, supporting our brands, owners, and operators.

About the Role:

As a F&B Procurement Manager Germany, you will manage strategic contracts for goods and services for Hilton properties. Your responsibilities include:

• Contributing and supporting meeting the organization business goals in Supply Management and supporting the Senior Procurement Manager of Supply Management in achieving overall strategic objectives.
• Contributing towards increasing Hilton’s profitability and upgrading quality by providing effective assistance, suggestions, and recommendations.
• Ensuring that the established level of quality products and services are purchased at the lowest total cost while adhering to Hilton Standards and operating procedures.
• Preparing and running local and national tenders, analyzing data, and negotiating with potential suppliers to maximize profitability.
• Executing negotiated contracts and ensuring compliance with Hilton nominated/mandatory suppliers.
• Utilizing knowledge of the procurement process and hospitality to identify avenues that will enhance profitability.
• Providing effective HR management to direct reports and leading them to high performance.
• Maintaining good working relationships with local, national, and international nominated/mandatory suppliers to obtain preferential service and conditions.
• Maintaining good working relationships with the GM's and Department Heads in the Hotels.
• Ensuring good workflow of information between the responsible person in the Hotels and NPM.
• Assisting and ensuring excellent support of existing and new managed/leased and franchised Hotels.
• Maintaining the e-procurement system Birch Street, including training activities, supplier setup, and price regulation.
• Maintaining data in all procurement tools.
• Ensuring the implementation of national, pan-European, and global agreements.
• Ensuring that the quality of products and services is in compliance with the Brand standards.

To break this down, you'll roughly spend 20% of your time on Business & Organizational activities, 40% on actual Procurement & Analyses, 20% on Business / Administrative / Support & Organizational activities, and the final 20% on Data Management.

Successful Candidates:

• Relevant, industry-related professional Procurement and F&B experience in a leadership role.
• Preferably professional knowledge of the hotel business.
• Full proficiency in both German and English (C1 or C2 level). This is a must!
• Ideally completed a Masters and/or Bachelor Degree in Business studies.
• Competent and capable to work with all MS Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint) Programs.

What is it like working for Hilton?

The future of hospitality is bright at Hilton: a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio of world-class brands. Dedicated to filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, we have welcomed more than 3 billion guests in our more than 100-year history. Hilton is proud to have an award-winning workplace culture.

We support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members, so they can Thrive, thanks to innovative programs and benefits such as workplace flexibility, career growth and development, and our Go Hilton Team Member Travel discount program. Hilton prioritizes understanding and integrating our Team Members’ unique perspectives and voices to cultivate a diverse and inclusive environment for all.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We will ensure that qualified individuals with protected disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process.