Job Description
As a Senior Category Manager – Beverages, you will lead the strategic development and execution of our beverage procurement offering within Accor’s global ecosystem. From understanding market trends to shaping supplier strategies, you’ll play a key role in building a sustainable, innovative and high-performing product offering across our hotels and restaurants.
The position will be fixed-term for 12 months, as a parental leave cover.
What will you do?
* As Category Manager, you will set up strategies for our Beverages categories in your region, source suppliers, negotiate contracts with them, deploy their solutions in the hotels and manage the relationships
* Define and execute category strategies based on business needs and market intelligence
* Translate market insights and customer trends into clear offering strategies by category
* Define the right product/service ranges to match identified needs and business priorities
* Drive category budget management and align sourcing strategy with global category objectives
* Manage sourcing processes including RFPs, supplier negotiations, and contracting
* Lead and collaborate on tenders and bidding processes together with the other category teams and support the local identification and implementation of best practices, synergies and more
* Lead supplier selection processes including RFIs/RFPs/RFQs, negotiation, and contractualisation
* Manage supplier performance and compliance with CSR goals, including decarbonisation efforts
Qualifications
Our ideal profile would be:
* Minimum 5 years of experience in procurement with a focus on Beverages and their distribution chain
* Solid expertise in purchasing processes and category management
* Knowledge of beverage distribution and image contracts is highly valued
* Strong analytical, strategic thinking and organisational skills
* Comfortable working in multicultural, cross-functional teams and customer-centric environments
* Proven experience in managing complex sourcing projects and supplier relationships
* Learning mindset with a high level of autonomy and drive
* Fluency in English is a must, ideally you also speak German or French fluently
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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