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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