Procurement Category Manager - Construction, FF&E and Maintenance (m/f/d)

Accor Hotels; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global hospitality leader is seeking a Procurement Category Manager for Construction and Maintenance to join their multicultural team in Greater London. The role involves managing local procurement, setting strategies, and negotiating contracts for technical products and services. Successful candidates will be fluent in French and English, have a minimum of 3 years in procurement, and possess strong analytical skills. This position offers a hybrid working model and numerous development opportunities within the company.

Benefits

Unique opportunity for career development

Comprehensive training catalogue

Hybrid way of working

Package of benefits and perks

Access to ESG activities

Qualifications

• Fluent in French and English; other languages are a plus.
• Minimum 3 years experience in procurement.
• Affinity for technical procurement.
• Strategic and analytical mindset.

Responsibilities

• Identify hotels’ needs in technical-oriented categories.
• Set up strategies in categories and negotiate contracts.
• Lead tenders for specific CAPEX projects.
• Manage local procurement and supplier relationships.

Skills

Fluency in French and English

Experience in procurement

Affinity for technical topics

Strategic mindset

Complex tender management

Strong communication skills

Autonomy and proactivity

Team player

Job description

Company Description

Join the Accor Group, an ecosystem of over 45 brands, 5,500 hotels, 10,000 restaurants, and lifestyle destinations.

With us, your personality is valued, your opportunities for growth know no boundaries. Every action you take can have a positive and memorable impact on the experience of our customers, your colleagues, and also, on the planet, contributing to pioneering the art of responsible hospitality.

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.Astore is collaborating with 3,500 suppliers offering products and services necessary to ensure the proper functioning of all hospitality businesses. With a team of 200 experts serving 7,000 customers in 20 countries, Astore negotiates some of the best prices and conditions on the market. Astore is a fast‑growing and innovative department operating in an increasingly competitive environment.

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.

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!

Become a Heartist®, and let your heart guide you into a world where life pulses with passion.

#WeAreHeartists

To discover the life that awaits you at Accor, visit https://careers.accor.com/.

Job Description

Procurement Category Manager - Construction, FF&E and Maintenance (m/f/d)

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 Western‑European region.

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.

Qualifications

Your experience and skills include:

• Fluency in French and English is essential, any other European language will be a plus
• Minimum 3 years of experience in procurement (Capex procurement and/or category management)
• Affinity for technical topics; previous experience in technical procurement is a plus
• Strategic and analytical mindset with a strong customer focus
• Skilled in managing complex tenders and client relationships
• Strong communication skills and adaptability towards hotel owners and suppliers
• Autonomy, proactivity, and rigour
• Team player

Additional Information

What’s in there for you?

• Unique opportunity to take your first steps and develop your career with worldwide Augmented Hospitality leaders
• Package of benefits and perks of working for Accor
• 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.

#WeAreHeartists

#HospitalityIsAWorkOfHeart