Senior Manager - Procurement

Role Purpose

• To work as part of the Greater China Procurement team to formulate and implement hotel procurement strategies and policy across many of categories of spend.
• To work closely with the Great China hotel operating teams to establish and coordinate cross functional work groups through the Sourcing Management Process.
• Typically, responsible for spending in the region of $200m, with an expectation of reducing costs by 5-10% with a drive for continues improvement, and spend influenced hotels by 10% in year one and thereafter by 5-10%.
• Take leadership role in e-Procurement platform daily management and enhancement, promote to more hotels, starting from Holiday Inn Express hotels all over China, then FS hotels by city or brand.
• Take the ownership of cluster purchase champion mechanism, coach and organize the central procurement down to hotels.
• Lead Hotel Operation Category team in GC under the leadership of GC BP Director

Key Accountabilities

• To develop and promote solution for hotel opening acceleration to stakeholders, hotels, and owners, such as HOE package and e-Procurement platform
• To take leadership role in the e-Procurement platform development and implementation
• Direct responsibility for a portfolio of hotel operating goods and service categories and supplier relationships
• To adopt the Sourcing Management Process as a structured approach to ascertain the category strategies for their area of responsibility.
• To work in a way that positively engages the support of stakeholders using problem solving, change management and proactive communication skills.
• To work with cross functional teams to create the category procurement strategies, to deliver both quick win and long term savings opportunities.
• To personally and proactively manage all aspects of the request for proposal, negotiation and contracting.
• To proactively manage all aspects of the implementation of new agreements, including the exit and entry of suppliers.
• To ensure that all supplier relationships are set up for future success, with a focus on continual improvement.
• To manage suppliers’ relationship & performance
• To lead cluster purchase champion to enhance the execution power of central procurement
• To coach and work with merchandising team to create compelling offers to deliver best value for our hotels and owners
• To work closely with D&E for MEP and FF&E national solution
• Take initiatives in Global projects or cross-regional projects
• To support Business Partner for the enhancement and improvement of hotel procurement P&P
• Develop team capability and support people development

Key Skills & Experiences

Required Skills

• Competent in Sourcing Management Process, including analytics, RFP process, negotiation and contracting.
• Knowledge of hotel spending categories
• Good communication skills, can manage cross function teams through complex projects to ensure the right outcome, change management.
• Good presentation skills
• High quality skills in project management and planning
• High quality skills in priority management and time management
• Solid finance knowledge
• Solid contract knowledge
• Coaching skills to develop team
• Proven dotted line team management skills
• A commercial based Bachelor degree or above

Experience

10+ years minimum in a front line procurement role, preferably in a large blue chip organization.

5+ years manager level