Strategic Sourcing Manager

Senior Manager – Strategic Sourcing (Hospitality Experience)

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Role Overview:

Senior Manager – Strategic Sourcing

hands-on, strategic professional

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive the transformation of the Strategic Sourcing function, focusing on cost optimization, sustainability, and innovation.
• Define and implement effective market-focused sourcing strategies for a wide range of goods and services.
• Analyze controllable spend data to identify cost-saving opportunities, synergies, and leveraging potential.
• Build strong partnerships with business leaders to improve vendor arrangements and enhance value, quality, and service.
• Manage vendor selection, contracting, and performance evaluation in line with procurement policies.
• Develop and track vendor KPIs to ensure continuous improvement and innovation.
• Lead, coach, and support procurement teams and property-level procurement resources within the region.
• Conduct regular meetings with internal stakeholders to align on objectives and monitor progress.
• Oversee e-procurement sourcing events (RFIs, RFPs, contracting, project approvals).
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and value engineering in negotiations.
• Support pre-opening projects and ensure strategic vendor utilization across new properties.
• Manage OS&E, FF&E, and CAPEX procurement for projects, resolving vendor challenges proactively.
• Develop supply base knowledge, build alliances with key vendors, and ensure adherence to compliance and policy standards.
• Support global procurement platform rollouts and technology adoption across participating entities.
• Negotiate pricing, contracts, and SLAs to ensure optimal cost and service outcomes.
• Prepare and present regular procurement performance reports and metrics.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Hospitality industry experience is essential.

• Bachelor’s degree in

  Business Management, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Finance

  , or a related field.
• Professional certification in Supply Chain Management preferred (or willingness to obtain).
• Minimum

  5 years of experience

  in Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, or Supply Chain Management at a senior/strategic level.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and contract management skills.
• Advanced

  MS Excel

  proficiency and ability to manage large datasets.
• Strong understanding of

  business and contract law

  .
• Excellent

  written and verbal communication skills in English

  .
• Experience with

  Lean Six Sigma

  is a plus.
• Proven leadership, coaching, and mentoring capabilities.
• Highly organized, proactive, and capable of working under pressure.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams.
• Strong understanding of

  South Asia markets

  and vendor ecosystems.