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

AccorCorpo; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global hospitality leader is seeking a Procurement Category Manager in Greater London. The role focuses on identifying hotel needs and solutions for maintenance and FF&E. Responsibilities include managing procurement strategies, suppliers, and tenders to ensure optimal results. The ideal candidate is fluent in French and English, with at least 3 years in procurement and a strong customer-focused approach. This position offers a hybrid work model and various career development opportunities.

Benefits

Unique career development opportunities

Package of benefits and perks

Access to training catalogue

Various ESG activities & initiatives

Qualifications

• 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.
• Strong customer focus and adaptability.

Responsibilities

• Set up strategies in categories and source suppliers.
• Manage P&L for procurement categories.
• Lead tenders and negotiate contracts.
• Organize business reviews with suppliers.
• Support management with KPI tracking and analysis.

Skills

Fluency in French

Fluency in English

Strategic and analytical mindset

Skilled in managing complex tenders

Strong communication skills

Autonomy

Proactivity

Team player

Job description

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 manager 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

• 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 relationshipsStrong 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.

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