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The Senior Manager, Regional Procurement, Western U.S. & Canada, manages the overall procurement support and delivery in the designated US & Canada geography. This position is responsible for providing oversight into existing contracts, leading the development and sourcing of new categories/suppliers, and identifying value creation opportunities while directly supporting hotel purchasing teams. This role is the regional hub which connects enterprise procurement strategy to customers and final mile supplier delivery.
Job Responsibility:
Advances the procurement strategy, by effectively managing program adoption and execution whilst supporting individual hotel priorities
Delivers value through supplier alignment and performance oversight across all categories
Identifies gaps to program need and coordinates with regional, national, and enterprise category / contracting teams to deliver new programs to customers
Monitors participation opportunities through individual hotel procurement reviews, one-on-one hotel leader engagements and market meetings, as needed
Analyzes spend data to identify savings opportunities to drive incremental value
Leads communication on new and existing supplier changes, updates and opportunities
Drives compliance and usage of supplier programs, supporting implementation of new processes
Provides training, development, and knowledge transfer to hotel leaders in compliance with the enterprise procurement strategy
Establishes and maintains strong, collaborative relationships with regional and property procurement and finance teams to understand the business and ensure timely exchange of information
Participates in regional supplier business reviews, site visits, activation events and trade shows
Requirements:
4-year undergraduate degree in business, finance, hospitality or related discipline
7+ years progressive experience in the Procurement discipline, hospitality industry highly preferred
Prior experience working with group purchasing organizations or sourcing for hospitality and food service
Experience executing competitive bids, negotiations, and contract management
Working operational and sourcing knowledge of multiple disciplines, including Food & Beverage, Rooms, Engineering
Ability to deliver value of the contracted programs and effectively balance the interests of individual hotels while driving participation, growth and synergies across the market
Ability to travel up to 50%
Nice to have:
Knowledge of best-in-class procurement practices, operating procedures, controls, and governance
Effective in prioritizing workflow, travel and meeting deadlines
Ability to coordinate and influence change among property, above property and supplier stakeholders
Strong data and analytics capability including use of MS excel, Power BI and other analytical tools/software