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Job Description

Based out of in our hotel M Gallery in Nairobi and reporting to the Regional Procurement Director Customer Care & Center of excellence Luxury & Lifestyle, the Country Director of Procurement will play a key role in delivering on Accor’s value proposition to hotels owners and shareholders. Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the Kenya cluster procurement (including 9 hotels) across a wide range of direct and indirect categories for approximately ~$30 M in annual spend
• Develop multi-year enterprise sourcing strategies and value roadmap in collaboration with senior business stakeholders to deliver minimum $3M in incremental procurement value over 3 years
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with owners, business units and internal stakeholder groups by continually demonstrating value and breaking down barriers to effective sourcing through polished executive influencing and relationship-building skills
• Execute sourcing projects as defined within the portfolio strategy:
  • Define project goals, timelines, roles and responsibilities, and an overall project management cadence
  • Apply contemporary methods and innovative approaches, such as total cost of ownership, e-Auctions, should-cost models
  • Develop comprehensive implementation and communication plans with stakeholders and end users
  • Ensure involvement of all organizations and individuals impacted
  • Quantify and document results
• Develop and skillfully execute negotiation strategies to achieve desired, pre-agreed outcomes
• Develop and deploy standard reporting for key stakeholders that gages satisfaction, engagement and performance against sourcing activities, upcoming contract expirations, supplier performance issues, and other key information
• Provide stewardship of strategic sourcing policy as well as solution compliance and adoption throughout the organization
• Assess existing Purchasing Operations processes and make rapid recommendations for improvement to assure resources and time spend on areas of highest ROI
• Implement CSR solutions

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, CIPS, Operations Management, Business Process Management, Analytics, Information Technology, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, management consulting, advisory or professional services role with a demonstrated track record of results and increasing level of responsibility
• A strong drive for people management and change management with high degree of resilience and self-motivation
• Adaptive to fast paced, constantly changing environments and ability to work as part of a global team to collaborate across geographic and organizational boundaries to deliver better business results and share best practices
• Expertise in strategic sourcing and leading multi-category sourcing teams for direct and/or indirect spend
• Expertise in negotiations and contracting including e-sourcing, should-cost models, leveraged agreements, multi-year contracts, complex terms and conditions, performance incentives, and management of corporate risk
• Excellent communication skills, including written, verbal and presentation skills; comfortable and credible with both internal stakeholders and external audiences
• Strong orientation to team leadership, coaching, collaboration, and positive communication
• Demonstrating strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.) software

Additional Preferences:

• CIPS MBA
• Retail, Hospitality, FMCG, Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) or Consulting industry experience

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Job Description

Based out of in our hotel MGallery in Nairobi and reporting to the Country Procurement director, this role will be key in delivering on Accor’s value proposition to owners and shareholders. Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

Key Responsibilities:

• Support Country procurement director on leading category strategy development and value creation across a wide range of direct and indirect categories for approximately ~$30M in annual spend across 9 managed properties.
• Execute a multi-year value enhancement strategy in collaboration with senior business stakeholders to deliver significant incremental procurement value to the properties.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with the hotels, the Accor corporate hub and preferred suppliers through executive level influencing, strategic communication and relationship-building skills.
• Execute sourcing projects as defined within the portfolio strategy: Define project goals, timelines, roles and responsibilities, and an overall project management cadence.
• Drive value by leveraging data analytics and innovative sourcing approaches, such as total cost of ownership, e-Auctions
• Develop comprehensive implementation and communication plans with stakeholders and end users
• Develop and skillfully execute negotiation strategies to achieve desired, pre-agreed outcomes
• Develop and deploy standard reporting for key stakeholders that gages satisfaction, engagement and performance against sourcing activities, upcoming contract expirations, supplier performance issues, and other key information

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline
• 5+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: supply chain management / procurement, management consulting, advisory or professional services role with a demonstrated track record of results and driving continuous improvement
• Experience with people management and organizational change management
• Demonstrated experience in strategic sourcing, category management, and leading multi-category sourcing areas for direct and/or indirect spend
• Expertise in negotiations and contracting: including e-sourcing, should-cost models, leveraged agreements, multi-year contracts, complex terms and conditions, performance incentives, and management of corporate risk
• Experience with data analytics, including developing a procurement spend report, developing performance scorecards, and KPI reporting.
• Excellent communication skills, including written, verbal and presentation skills; comfortable and credible with both internal stakeholders and external audiences
• Strong orientation to team leadership, coaching, collaboration, and positive communication
• Demonstrating strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.) software

Additional Information

Should be eligible to live and work in Kenya.