Senior Category Manager

Join us at Accor, where life pulses with passion! As a pioneer in the art of responsible hospitality, the Accor Group gathers more than 45 brands, 5,600 hotels, 10,000 restaurants, and lifestyle destinations, in 110 countries. While each brand has its own personality, where you will be able to truly find yourself, they all share a common ambition: to keep innovating and challenging the status-quo.

• Understanding of business & guest needs, as well as new trends (competitive watch)
• Translation of needs from Customer team into Category offer strategies
• Definition of product / services assortment range to meet these needs
• Definition of product/service specifications
• Responsibility on revenue and profit for categories in scope

• Development of procurement sourcing strategy to enable Category vision (which suppliers to include, prioritization of tenders, supplier dependency review etc.)
• Definition of best sourcing procurement process and frequency of price reviews
• Definition of the best logistic solution
• CSR supplier compliance (i.e decarbonization)
• Development of new supplier base / innovation

• Lead on execution of RFI/RFP/RFQ
• Assessment of suppliers' proposals (products & services, price, …)
• Shortlisting, Negotiation and decision on selected suppliers
• Closing & contracting with selected suppliers, implementation of contracts
• Supplier performance management & supplier relationship management

Frequent interactions with ENA Category Managers, GPO Procurement Business, Customer facing team, Digital Country manger and other departments supporting Procurement activities (e.g. Legal, F&B, sustainability)

Extensive interactions with current & new suppliers, interactions with customers within Operations team

• Collaboration & relationship-building with Local stakeholders is key
• Strong teaming with ENA Category Manager
• Fast-changing environment - agility needed
• Autonomous on categories

• At least 5 years of experience in Procurement
• Business School / Master in Purchasing
• Language(s) English fluent, French and/or Dutch is a plus
• Expertise Procurement process & Category Management
• Specific knowledge in food service distribution network in UK and/or Netherlands, Belgium
• Analytical skills & organization skills
• Customer Focus
• Result-oriented

• 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