Senior Manager, Procurement Support UKI

• Driving the procurement process for food and non-food concepts
• Gathering and analyzing data, identifying high-volume spend materials and services
• Utilizing data analysis to develop cost saving strategies
• Consolidating existing vendor base to leverage volume and drive compliance to strategic partners
• Monitoring market trends, price increases, and evaluating vendor performance
• Conducting RFPs as necessary and determining best supply chain channel
• Preparing tendering process protocols, vendor communications, reports, presentations, and detailed spread sheet analysis
• Communicating regularly with hotels in the region UKI
• Establishing and managing vendor partnerships for all major commodity categories
• Conducting vendor inspections
• Monitoring vendors reliability and establishing contact with prospective vendors
• Constructing and maintaining tracking process for material and service contracts
• Gathering usage data across multiple databases to forecast inventory needs
• Constructing and maintaining tracking process for supplier performance and spend reports
• Presenting supplier performance reports to region and MIP Europe leadership
• Monitoring supplier performance against proposed financial incentives
• Conducting performance reviews with supplier and driving customer participation in program
• Assisting in the support of all affiliated properties across and various business functions across designated region
• Supporting hotels on day-to-day basis by providing feedback on pricing, specifications, standards, etc.
• Maintaining communications between company – affiliated hotels – continent offices
• Conducting procurement audits in affiliated properties
• Developing and providing communications of new contracts to the various hotels in the region UKI
• Ensuring maximum leverage is obtained within the continent properties
• Organizing Region UKI meetings to maximize leverage
• Reinforcing grouping of leverage process wherever the local pre-conditions exist
• Providing support, training, and development to Procurement Champions
• Direct P&L responsibility of rebates for Region UKI

• 10+ years progressive experience in the lodging industry
• Strong knowledge of the hotel market in the respective continent
• Strong communication skills (verbal, listening, writing)
• Good analysis skills essential must be able to utilize Excel to a very high level
• Multi-tasking – ability to work on more than one project is essential
• Pro-active and reliable
• Attention to detail
• Ability to direct and clearly communicate Purchasing Strategy to others
• Strong contracting skills both in food and nonfood commodities
• Ability to maintain hotel’s standards, policies and procedures
• Ability to maintain positive and engaging relations with all inquiries
• Knowledge of an E-Procurement Platform would be an advantage
• College degree required
• MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred

Knowledge of an E-Procurement Platform would be an advantage