Senior Category Manager – Beverages (m/f/d) - Fixed-term 1 year

About Accor

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

As a Senior Category Manager – Beverages, you will lead the strategic development and execution of our beverage procurement offering within Accor’s global ecosystem. From understanding market trends to shaping supplier strategies, you’ll play a key role in building a sustainable, innovative and high-performing product offering across our hotels and restaurants.

The position will be fixed-term for 12 months, as a parental leave cover.

What will you do?

• As Category Manager, you will set up strategies for our Beverages categories in your region, source suppliers, negotiate contracts with them, deploy their solutions in the hotels and manage the relationships
• Define and execute category strategies based on business needs and market intelligence
• Translate market insights and customer trends into clear offering strategies by category
• Define the right product/service ranges to match identified needs and business priorities
• Drive category budget management and align sourcing strategy with global category objectives
• Manage sourcing processes including RFPs, supplier negotiations, and contracting
• Lead and collaborate on tenders and bidding processes together with the other category teams and support the local identification and implementation of best practices, synergies and more
• Lead supplier selection processes including RFIs/RFPs/RFQs, negotiation, and contractualisation
• Manage supplier performance and compliance with CSR goals, including decarbonisation efforts

Our ideal profile would be:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in procurement with a focus on Beverages and their distribution chain
• Solid expertise in purchasing processes and category management
• Knowledge of beverage distribution and image contracts is highly valued
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking and organisational skills
• Comfortable working in multicultural, cross-functional teams and customer-centric environments
• Proven experience in managing complex sourcing projects and supplier relationships
• Learning mindset with a high level of autonomy and drive
• Fluency in English is a must, ideally you also speak German or French fluently

What’s in there for you?

• Unique opportunity to take your first steps and develop your career with worldwide Augmented Hospitality leaders
• Package of benefits and perks of working for Accor
• Work in a multi-national team
• Hybrid way of working
• Talent development opportunities
• 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

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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