Senior Procurement Category Manager FF&E and Construction (mfd)

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

As a member of Astores Category Management team you will play a key role in shaping and executing our regional strategy while delivering high-value solutions to our hotel partners. You will be responsible for Technical Categories related to Equipment and Maintenance across the ENA region with a strong focus on France as the primary market within your scope.

In this role you will drive category performance end-to-endfrom strategy development to supplier selection and contract deploymentwhile ensuring value creation operational efficiency and client satisfaction.

What will you do

• As Category Manager you will define and implement strategies aligned with financial targets market dynamics and client needs.
• Be responsible for all (local) procurement for your categories managing the offers on your marketplace; in addition you are responsible for revenue and profit for the categories in your scope
• Identify source and manage a panel of strategic suppliers ensuring strong performance and long-term partnerships
• Define and implement strategies for your assigned categories to achieve financial targets and enhance client satisfaction
• Identify and deploy best practices synergies and innovation opportunities across the region
• Manage the selection and decision making process on suppliers including assessment of supplier quotations and negotiate contracts prices and T&Cs; fully responsible for the source-to-contract-process for your categories including all RFI-/RFP-/RFQ-processes ensuring best-in-class solutions and competitive positioning
• Ensure the effective deployment of negotiated solutions within hotels and support client adoption
• Take full ownership of financial performance including EBIT revenue customer savings and bad debt control for your portfolio.

Additional Information :

Whats in there for you

• Master degree in Business or Engineering
• 5 years of proven experience in Procurement and category management ideally within technical categories (e.g. lifts automatic doors fire protection systems HVAC maintenance services).
• Expertise in project procurement and -category management
• Strategic and analytical mindset with a strong customer & results-driven mindset.
• Skilled in managing complex tenders and internal & external stakeholders relationships
• Full professional proficiency in English and French is a must; any additional European language is a plus
• Comfortable working in multicultural and cross-functional

If this sounds like you wed love to hear from you. Apply now and become part of a team where passion and purpose meet.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time