FB Category Manager Mexico and Caribbean

As the F&B Category Manager for Mexico and the Caribbean you will lead procurement strategy and supplier partnerships for all Food & Beverage categories across the regions luxury and lifestyle hotels. You will play a strategic role in delivering culinary excellence and operational efficiency through smart sourcing highquality vendor relationships and sustainable practices.

This is a unique opportunity to elevate the dining experience at our iconic properties by aligning procurement with brand vision culinary innovation and local market dynamics.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Sourcing Leadership
   • Develop and execute sourcing strategies across all F&B categories (food beverage nonalcoholic and alcoholic products kitchen consumables) in Mexico and the Caribbean tailored to each brands positioning and guest expectations.
   • Oversee contract negotiations and vendor agreements to ensure favorable terms compliance with brand standards and operational accountability.
2. Supplier & Vendor Management
   • Build and maintain strong partnerships with toptier suppliers distributors and manufacturers to ensure premium quality competitive pricing and reliable service.
3. Cost Optimization
   • Drive cost efficiencies without compromising product quality or guest experience. Leverage data and market insights to inform sourcing decisions.
4. Sustainability & ESG Integration
   • Champion sourcing initiatives that support local producers reduce food waste and align with Accors sustainability targets and corporate social responsibility goals.
5. CrossFunctional Alignment
   • Collaborate with global procurement hotel operations brand and marketing teams to ensure cohesive of F&B strategies across the region.
6. Procurement & Offer Range Management
   • Develop own and implement the category strategy for complex and multi country requirements
   • Responsibility on revenue and profit from categories at regional level
   • Grow existing develop and deploy new partnership in line with group road map
   • Responsible for operating properties procurement and support to openings
   • Establish collaborative relationship with all stakeholders (Hotels operations owners functional department) and improve level of service to support their functions through spend visibility supplier selection sustainable and cost reduction initiatives. Collaborate on organizational change.
   • Deploy group sustainable program and ESG initiatives
7. Procurement source to contract and offer range management
   • Develop F&B sourcing plan and business case decision model
   • Lead RFIRFPRFQ regional tender and of sourcing projects
   • Ensure that corporate and hotels KPIs target are met
   • Initiate and execute annual saving plan
8. Supplier and Clients management
   • Manage supplier performance management
   • Drive support to hotels and end users mobilized and engaged cross functional team
   • Animate internal and external F&B network and community
9. Business Process Management
   • Ownership of categories reporting performance and tracking of initiatives
   • Participate to the development of process and policies
10. Digital and Procurement system
    • Responsible for the management and optimization of its category supplier and product within the procurement digital platform

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree in Business Supply Chain Hospitality or a related field (MBA or Masters preferred).
• 810 years of experience in procurement or category management with a focus on Food & Beverage within hospitality or foodservice industries.
• Deep knowledge of supplier markets and regulatory environments in Mexico and the Caribbean.
• Proven ability to manage vendor relationships and negotiate largescale agreements in a premium or luxury setting.
• Strong analytical project management and communication skills.
• Proficiency in procurement software data tools and digital sourcing platforms.
• Fluent in Spanish and English; French is a strong plus.
• Willingness to travel up to 10 regionally and internationally.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime