Category Manager Services (mfd) DACH, UK & Poland

Category Manager - Services (m/f/d) - DACH UK & Poland

We are looking for a Category Manager to join our Procurement Team in our regional office in this role you will contribute to driving our strategy to strengthening our presence and to offering solutions to our hotel partners in the regions of DACH UK and Poland as a trusted partner for procurement services specifically in the services categories. Your role will involve developing strategies in your assigned categories running tenders and maintaining strong relationship both with suppliers and internal stakeholders in order to deliver value and to ensure client satisfaction.

Your main responsibilities:

• As Category Manager you will manage the strategic and operational activities for our services categories in your region source suppliers negotiate contracts with them deploy their solutions in the hotels and manage the relationships
• Develop and implement procurement strategies for both local and multinational Service-categories
• Define and execute category strategies based on business needs and market intelligence
• 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
• Run analyses including on tender results and present insights and recommendations to management and our clients in the region
• Translate market insights and customer trends into clear offering strategies by category
• Manage supplier performance and compliance with CSR goals including decarbonisation efforts

Your qualifications include:

• Minimum 5 years experience in procurement/category management
• University degree or equivalent ideally in Procurement Business or related field.
• Strong analytical strategic and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience with sourcing tendering (RFI/RFP) contracting and supplier relationship management.
• Proactive autonomous and rigorous; team spirit and forward-thinking mindset.
• Fluent in English and German; any additional major European language is a plus (e.g. Polish or French)

Additional Information :

Whats in there for you

• Unique opportunity to develop your career with worldwide Augmented Hospitality leaders
• Participation in our All Heartists-employee program for reduced rates on hotel stays & other travel offers  
• Package of benefits and perks of working for Accor including discounts for hotels worldwide and much more!
• 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 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