Manager - Procurement

• Language Requirements: High proficiency (speaking, reading, and writing) in English and Spanish is required.
• Travel Requirements: There is business travel required ( up to 10% of total time)

• Responsible for 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, to gather input on materials, services and potential vendor contracting opportunities and to ensure continuous program improvement

• 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 including those agreements that require time and volume commitments; communicates tracking with finance and other internal customers

• Gathers usage data across multiple databases to forecast inventory needs and communicates needs to manufacturing vendors to minimize out of stock situations
• 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 and identifies potential issues or need for audit
• 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 to ensure maximum compliance and to maintain relations with all employees and Exec Com in each hotel
• Develops and provides communications of new contracts to the various hotels in the cluster
• Ensures maximum leverage is obtained within the continent properties to ensure full advantage of given leveraging opportunities
• Organizes Cluster meetings to maximize leverage
• Reinforces clustering leverage process wherever the local pre-conditions exist (e.g. per city, per region, per country)
• Provides support, training, and development to Procurement Champions

• 7+ years progressive experience in the lodging industry

• Negotiates effective solutions by knowing when to compromise and by winning concessions

• Manages change initiatives that support the business' strategy; Is a change management advocate

• Removes barriers to achieve greater performance; Challenges organizational norms and accepted thinking to improve effectiveness
• Balances the interests of own area with the interests of the department
• Is open to and encourages others to collaborate across boundaries
• Effectively manages resources to capitalize on business opportunities
• Strong business acumen
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Self-motivated
• Strong focus on the customer, both internal and external
• Cultural knowledge and understanding in the respective area

• 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
• Knowledge of Fidelio Materials Control or E-Procurement Platform would be an advantage

• College degree required
• MBA or equivalent advanced degree preferred

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