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