Director, Global Procurement PMO

InterContinental Hotels Group; Windsor; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Hotel: Corp Windsor, Windsor One, Arthur Road, IHG Hotels & Resorts, SL4 1RS

Director, Global Procurement Program Management Office

The role

We’re delighted to announce a brand-new leader opportunity within our Global Procurement team. As the Director, Global Procurement Program Management Office (PMO), you will be at the forefront of driving exceptional service delivery, enabling the achievement of IHG’s strategic goals. This is a pivotal role within our organisation, leading a team designed to provide critical support to PLT members and drive the success of our global procurement programmes.

In this newly established role, you will lead the PMO team, ensuring seamless execution of procurement initiatives that directly contribute to IHG's broader objectives. You’ll collaborate closely with key stakeholders across the business, empowering functional leaders to achieve their goals. Your leadership will be key in establishing a world-class PMO function that supports IHG’s vision for growth and transformation.

This is a unique chance to shape the future of global procurement at IHG and make a lasting impact on both our operational efficiency and long-term success. If you’re a strategic thinker with a passion for delivering results in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Your day to day

• Leads Program Management Office (PMO) team for Global Procurement, ensuringPMO service delivery toassigned PLT members.
• Develop, implement, and refine on an ongoing basis the Global Procurement PMO strategy, capability framework and service catalogue.
• On-going development and refinement of the Procurement Excellence (PE) strategyin collaboration with the PE LT, ensuring alignment to functional and organisational strategicobjectives.
• Partner with the Procurement Leadership Team and other stakeholders to ensure the strategy enables delivery of their objectives.
• Day-to-day leadon major change/transformation programs, as well as ensuring that change is embedded in the organisation effectively.
• Development of strategic communications material (strategic decks, white papers) to clearly articulate strategy and progress against goals
• Create dashboards for VP Procurement Excellence to stay updated on priority initiatives.
• Identify and prescribe the governance models to ensure appropriate project and risk management as well as audit compliance.
• Defines digital enablement needs for GP PMO team and works in partnership with the digital team to deliver automation.
• Promote/champion a culture of continuous improvement, facilitating thought leadership and leverage of leading practice.
• Lead the team through coaching, developing, and motivating high performing individuals, with delegation key to successful delivery.
• Build and manage relationships with key stakeholders (PLT, other Chief of Staff / PMO in other functions)

What we need from you

Whilst we love experience, mindset is of equal importance. We’re looking for someone whois committed with a natural ability to operate effectively in a fast moving, global environment.

To excel in this role, you’ll bring:

Educational Requirements:

Master’s degree in business, Strategy, Operations, Finance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.

• Over 4 years of progressive experience in strategy, consultancy, or a corporate environment, with exposure to a wide range of business challenges.
• Proven ability to plan and manage complex projects, assess business needs, and develop strategic plans accordingly.
• Strong strategic thinking capabilities with demonstrated success in analysing markets, performance data, and business challenges, and deriving insights and conclusions using financial modelling and analysis.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal, written and slideware), with the ability to build relationships across various business units for collaboration, storytelling, and effectively communicating our organisational journey to stakeholders.

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Who we are

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You’ll experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and inspire you. With a host of corporate opportunities to choose from, wherever you are on your career journey, and whatever you want to achieve there’s Room for You at IHG.

Over recent years, we’ve transformed our company. We have bold ambitions to drive performance and maintain our relentless focus on growth in order to be the hotel company of choice that guests & owners love.

We are a hospitality business at our core and value connections and being together helps us foster a unique sense of belonging that also supports productivity. That’s why here at IHG, we give our colleagues flexibility and balance – working in a hybrid way, blending office and remote working collectively. We recognise that every role is different, that’s why leaders work with teams to determine how and when they collaborate.

We provide a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life. These include impressive room discounts across our many properties, recharge days and volunteering days throughout the year. Through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace. We offer a unique and inclusive culture, where there is always Room for You to belong, grow and make a difference.

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable laws. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

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