Job Description

Role Purpose To work as part of the Procurement team to formulate and implement hotel procurement strategies and policies across many categories of spend. To work closely with the hotel operating teams to establish and coordinate cross-functional work groups through the Sourcing Management Process. Key Accountabilities Active Procurement Excellence leadership team member and contributor supporting the development and implementation of the Procurement Excellence strategy for the next 5 years Develop and enhance services provided by the operations team to support Global Procurement teams. Manage service catalog workload and work allocation across the team, including supplier administration, contract administration, sourcing support, market research surveys, travel/expenses, CRF invoicing support, and standard reporting, meeting agreed SLAs Manage and evolve procurement helpdesk, resolving system/supplier administration and travel / expenses queries in line with SLAs Ensure relevant staff are adequately trained in the provision of the services Manage supplier set-up processes including sustainability and risk assessments and assess opportunities to enhance processes. Configure and administer sourcing events in line with agreed content and parameters from regional Procurement stakeholders, including providing best practice feedback to Procurement category teams. Maintain IHG contract database through the accurate entry and upkeep of relevant data and contribute to ongoing development of the database to improve reporting quality to Procurement teams Prepare and publish PaCE s standard monthly reporting Support quarterly CRF invoicing process to ensure timely publication of CRF invoices Identify and support execution and delivery of how services could be improved or delivered more effectively and implement changes to enhance services or service levels, ensuring continuous improvement Perform quality checks on own work and for team members Ensure correct use of and compliance to IHG ticketing system, publishing regular performance metrics Develop junior team members and identify opportunities for broader critical experiences and consideration for onward progression. 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 Qualifications 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 Role Purpose To work as part of the Procurement team to formulate and implement hotel procurement strategies and policies across many categories of spend. To work closely with the hotel operating teams to establish and coordinate cross-functional work groups through the Sourcing Management Process. Key Accountabilities Active Procurement Excellence leadership team member and contributor supporting the development and implementation of the Procurement Excellence strategy for the next 5 years Develop and enhance services provided by the operations team to support Global Procurement teams. Manage service catalog workload and work allocation across the team, including supplier administration, contract administration, sourcing support, market research surveys, travel/expenses, CRF invoicing support, and standard reporting, meeting agreed SLAs Manage and evolve procurement helpdesk, resolving system/supplier administration and travel / expenses queries in line with SLAs Ensure relevant staff are adequately trained in the provision of the services Manage supplier set-up processes including sustainability and risk assessments and assess opportunities to enhance processes. Configure and administer sourcing events in line with agreed content and parameters from regional Procurement stakeholders, including providing best practice feedback to Procurement category teams. Maintain IHG contract database through the accurate entry and upkeep of relevant data and contribute to ongoing development of the database to improve reporting quality to Procurement teams Prepare and publish PaCE s standard monthly reporting Support quarterly CRF invoicing process to ensure timely publication of CRF invoices Identify and support execution and delivery of how services could be improved or delivered more effectively and implement changes to enhance services or service levels, ensuring continuous improvement Perform quality checks on own work and for team members Ensure correct use of and compliance to IHG ticketing system, publishing regular performance metrics Develop junior team members and identify opportunities for broader critical experiences and consideration for onward progression. 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 Qualifications 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