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As a member of the Marriott International Procurement Team (MIP), the manager will focus on contributing to influencing the sourcing strategy for both food and non-food related commodities as well as developing and managing key vendor contract relationships. The position will be responsible for identifying and developing effective supply chain partnership agreements to reduce cost and improve service conditions for all managed and participating franchise hotels, across all brands. The primary contracting targets will include mining 'new and incremental value' from previously unmanaged vendor relationships within the business.. The specific key areas of accountability include the following 1) Contracting/Procurement Process 2) Relationship and Vendor Management 3) Data Analysis and Reporting 4) Property Support 5) responsibility for rebates and savings for the hotels 6) Support OS&E Projects.
Job Responsibility:
Driving the procurement process for food and non-food concepts to include supplier sourcing, bid preparation, cost analysis, negotiations and contract award following all MIP standards
Gathers and analyzes data, identifying high-volume spend materials and services
Utilizes data analysis to develop cost saving strategies
Consolidates existing vendor base to leverage volume and drive compliance to strategic partners
Monitors market trends, price increases, and evaluates vendor performance
Conducts RFPs as necessary and determine best supply chain channel to ensure quality, service, price, product sustainability and diversity vendor opportunities
Prepares tendering process protocols, vendor communications, reports, presentations, and detailed spread sheet analysis to conclude a contact
Communicates regularly with hotels and customer stakeholders
Assumes primary responsibility as the overall business owner of the supply relationships
Establishes and manages vendor partnerships for all major commodity categories
Conducts vendor supply assessments to gain education on process and products
Monitors vendors reliability and establishes contact with prospective vendors
Being the liaison between the hotels and MIP (CALA)
Constructs and maintains tracking process for material and service contracts
Gathers usage data across multiple databases to forecast inventory needs
Constructs and maintains tracking process for supplier performance and spend reports
Presents supplier performance reports to Director Procurement and MIP CALA leadership
Monitors supplier performance against proposed financial incentives
Conducts performance reviews with supplier and drive customer participation in program
Assists in the support of all affiliated properties across and various business functions across designated cluster
Supports hotels on day-to-day basis by providing feedback on pricing, specifications, standards, etc.
Maintains communications between company – affiliated hotels – continent offices
Conducts procurement audits in affiliated properties
Develops and provides communications of new contracts to the various hotels in the cluster
Ensures maximum leverage is obtained within the continent properties
Organizes Cluster meetings to maximize leverage
Reinforces clustering leverage process wherever the local pre-conditions exist
Provides support, training, and development to Procurement Champions
Requirements:
7+ years progressive experience in the lodging industry
Strong knowledge of luxury hotel market in the respective continent
Strong communication skills (verbal, listening, writing)
Good analysis skills essential must be able to utilize Excel to a very high level
Multi tasking – ability to work on more than one project is essential
Pro-active and reliable
Attention to detail
Ability to direct and clearly communicate Purchasing Strategy to others
Strong contracting skills both in food and non food commodities
Ability to maintain hotel’s standards, policies and procedures
Ability to maintain positive and engaging relations with all inquiries
High proficiency (speaking, reading, and writing) in English and Spanish is required
College degree required
Nice to have:
Knowledge of Fidelio Materials Control or E-Procurement Platform would be an advantage