Vice President USCN Procurement
Vice President USCN Procurement
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As a key member of the Global Procurement leadership team this role brings deep functional expertise to shape and advance both strategic and operational objectives. Operating with a high degree of independence the leader sets shortterm goals aligned with broader business and continent priorities while managing a geographically dispersed team of 815 associates. Recognized as a subject matter authority this role frequently serves as the primary Procurement interface with other business functions and holds responsibility for talent selection supervision and development in line with company policies.
The leader is accountable for developing and executing the US & Canada Procurement strategy with a focus on sourcing contracting and unlocking enterprisewide value through scale. They will establish and sustain a marketfacing operations structure to support managed hotels while evolving the model to meet the needs of franchise partners. The role owns the business relationship with the Group Purchasing Organization (Avendra) leading all contracting activity and coordinating crosscontinent strategy and expansion efforts. A core priority is building a highperforming Procurement Operations function to drive continuous improvement. The leader will also localize global strategies for the US/CAN region and lead change management efforts aligned with Marriotts Serve360 platform including Supplier Diversity and Responsible Sourcing. Additionally the role supports global procuretopay initiatives oversees the continents P2P deployment and plays a critical role in the integration of Procurement and CLS functions.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Education and Experience
Required Education:
- 4year bachelors degree from an accredited university in Business Administration or Hotel Management or related major plus 2 years experience in Operations or related professional area.
OR
- Master in Business Administration (MBA) or other Master degree in finance operations or hospitality preferred
Required Experience:
- 1520 years of business management leadership experience.
- Direct experience managing project teams and individuals in challenging projects.
- Finance business case and P&L management
- International experience working or living outside of the U.S. and/or working as part of a global leadership team
Preferred Experience:
- Demonstrated success leading complex crossfunctional initiatives in global and multilingual environments with a proven ability to drive major change across matrixed organizations.
- Strong influence leadership and stakeholder management skills with the ability to deliver results through others without direct authority including at senior executive levels.
- Exceptional program and project management capabilities with expertise in planning budgeting resource alignment and across multiple workstreams.
- Strategic communicator and relationship builder skilled in translating complex ideas into clear business terms and fostering highperforming collaborative teams.
- Advanced educational background (graduate/postgraduate degree) combined with a track record of building organizational capability and operational excellence.
CORE WORK ACTIVITIES
- Define and execute the US & Canada multiyear procurement strategy in alignment with global priorities anticipating market shifts and supporting Marriotts growth trajectory.
- Drive Strategic Value from the Avendra GPO Partnership by overseeing the business and contracting relationship with Avendra ensuring compliance with contract obligations and optimizing on and aboveproperty engagement to maximize value (e.g. improved hotel participation exit prevention and onboarding support).
- Conduct Strategic Sourcing & MakeBuy Analysis by lead market basket analysis and competitive tenders to assess GPO versus directsourcing opportunities ensuring Marriotts spend delivers value quality and innovation.
- Serve as a conduit between global and regional teams to align brand standard rollouts across continents (e.g. F&B programs) and colead global strategies for key suppliers such as Pepsi and Birch Street.
- Establish and Evolve the Procurement Operations Model by building an effective Procurement Ops infrastructure to support issue resolution customer service (e.g. centralized hotel inquiry desk) and contract/system implementation especially in the final mile of the supply chain.
- Lead the implementation and sustainment of an integrated P2P system across 400 fullservice managed hotels in US Canada and CARMECA; manage thirdparty relationships and contracts to ensure platform scalability and compliance.
- Advance Responsible Sourcing & Supplier Diversity (Serve360 by collaborating across disciplines to design initiatives that drive supplier diversity (e.g. WEConnect Supply Nation) responsible sourcing and environmental impact reductionbacked by KPIs business cases and stakeholder engagement.
- Build contracting frameworks brand/CLS/GO directive trackers and hotelfacing communications platforms to ensure consistency clarity and alignment across all procurement activities.
- Advance analytics capabilities through eProcurement tools to generate insights that inform strategy drive compliance and improve supplier performance across key dimensions.
- Design and deploy a repeatable approach to support procurement for new builds and renovationsbalancing cost speed and alignment with brand standards.
- Foster CrossFunctional Collaboration & Alignment by partner with Finance Asset Management and Franchise Services to identify enterprisewide leveraging opportunities and support owner/franchisee engagement strategies.
- Develop talent through structured training programs performance management and leadership development across a geographically dispersed team covering contracting FFE/5Su clusters and special projects.
- Create a work environment that prioritizes fairness associate satisfaction and ethical business practices in partnership with HR to attract and retain toptier talent.
Marriott International is an equal opportunity believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive peoplefirst are committed to nondiscrimination onanyprotectedbasis such as disability and veteran status or any other basis covered under applicable law.
Required Experience:
Chief
Employment Type
Full-Time
