Category Manager - FF&E and Construction (m / f / d)
As a member of Astore’s Category Management team, you play a key role in driving our strategy and delivering solutions for our hotel partners in the ENA region. Your focus will be on the Construction, Renovation, Technical Maintenance (CRTM) and Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E) categories across the ENA region. Your role will involve developing category strategies, managing tenders, and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders to deliver value and ensure client satisfaction.
What will you do?
* Set up strategies in your categories, source suppliers, negotiate contracts, deploy solutions in hotels, and manage supplier relationships
* Be responsible for all local procurement for your categories, managing offers on your marketplace; accountable for revenue and profit for the categories in scope
* Define and implement category strategies to achieve financial targets and enhance client satisfaction
* Lead tenders and bidding processes and support local identification and implementation of best practices and synergies
* Manage supplier selection and decision making, including assessment of quotations, negotiate contracts, prices and terms & conditions; fully responsible for source-to-contract processes (RFI/RFP/RFQ) for your categories
* Manage complex projects involving suppliers, technical directors, architects, and more
* Take full ownership of financial performance, including EBIT, revenue, customer savings, and bad debt control
Qualifications
* Master degree in Business or Engineering
* Proven experience in procurement, especially in construction and FF&E categories
* Expertise in project procurement and category management
* Strategic and analytical mindset with a strong customer focus
* Skilled in managing complex tenders and client relationships
* Full professional proficiency in English and French is a must; any additional European language is a plus
* Comfortable working in multicultural and cross-functional environments
What’s in there for you?
* Unique opportunity to develop your career with worldwide Augmented Hospitality leaders
* Package of benefits and perks of working for Accor, including discounts for hotels worldwide, annual bonus based on your own performance, and much more!
* Work in a multi-national team
* Hybrid way of working (3 days in the office + 2 days at home)
* Talent development opportunities
* Corporate Social Responsibility activities
Job information
* Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
* Employment type: Contract
* Job function: Marketing and Sales
* Industries: Hospitality
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