Junior Procurement Category Manager - Construction, FF&E and Maintenance (m/f/d)

Company Description

Join the Accor Group, an ecosystem of over 45 brands, 5,500 hotels, 10,000 restaurants, and lifestyle destinations.​

With us, your personality is valued, your opportunities for growth know no boundaries. Every action you take can have a positive and memorable impact on the experience of our customers, your colleagues, and also, on the planet, contributing to pioneering the art of responsible hospitality.​

About ASTORE

ASTORE is our Global Procurement Organization, which covers all products & services needed by our clients to address their daily operational needs or one-shot construction and renovation projects. The Europe & North African (ENA) Astore team is responsible for sourcing, negotiating and promoting its products and services in 50 Countries, across Europe, CIS and North Africa.

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Job Description

Junior Procurement Category Manager - Construction, FF&E and Maintenance (m/f/d)

We are currently looking for a Junior Buyer/Category Manager (m/f/d) to join our Procurement Team for Engineering & Construction in the DACH & BeNeLux-region. 

Your job will be to identify the hotels’ needs and find solutions in technical-oriented categories including maintenance, refurbishment, technical products distribution and Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E). Your scope covers Germany & Switzerland.

Your role is a mix between category manager and technical CAPEX buyer for specific projects:

• As a Category Manager, you will set up strategies in your categories, source suppliers, negotiate contracts with them, deploy their solutions in the hotels and manage the relationships (SRM)
• As a technical buyer, you will lead tenders for specific CAPEX projects of your clients

You will be responsible for:

• All local procurement for your categories and the P&L for your categories
• Designing offers with your suppliers and promoting them to your hotels
• Supporting your management for key information, such as keeping track of the major KPIs, analysis of capture rates, follow up of declarative campaigns
• Leading tenders with our e-Sourcing tool. Being able to present hotel owners and management tender analyses / syntheses for decision-making
• Managing suppliers’ relationships: negotiate and maintain standard terms and prices with our preferred suppliers.

Qualifications

Your experience and skills include:

• Fluency in English and German are a must
• Specialisation in procurement, or experience in procurement (internships, junior position).
• Affinity for technical topics; previous experience in technical procurement is a plus
• Strong communication skills and adaptability towards hotel owners and suppliers
• Autonomy, proactivity, and rigour
• Team player

As a category manager, opportunities to grow within the team and Accor will be possible. We are looking to onboard someone with an eagerness to develop his/her skills and knowledge in a multicultural setting.

Additional Information

What we offer: 

• Unique opportunity to take your first steps and develop your career with worldwide Augmented Hospitality leaders
• Hybrid working
• Access to a comprehensive training catalogue within our Accor Academy
• Option to further develop and grow in- and outside of the region or globally
• Various ESG activities & initiatives, such as our Heartists Volunteering Program
• All Heartist Card and other special employee-only prices and offers in Accor hotels across the globe
• Attractive salary package
• Ticket Restaurant vouchers
• Corporate health management activities

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and become part of a team where passion and purpose meet.

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