Category Manager - FF&E and Construction (m / f / d)

Overview Category Manager - FF&E and Construction (m / f / d)

As a member of Astore’s Category Management team, you play a key role in driving our strategy and delivering solutions for our hotel partners in the ENA region. Your focus will be on the Construction, Renovation, Technical Maintenance (CRTM) and Furniture, Fixtures & Equipment (FF&E) categories across the ENA region. Your role will involve developing category strategies, managing tenders, and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders to deliver value and ensure client satisfaction.

Responsibilities Set up strategies in your categories, source suppliers, negotiate contracts, deploy solutions in hotels, and manage supplier relationships

Be responsible for all local procurement for your categories, managing offers on your marketplace; accountable for revenue and profit for the categories in scope

Define and implement category strategies to achieve financial targets and enhance client satisfaction

Lead tenders and bidding processes and support local identification and implementation of best practices and synergies

Manage supplier selection and decision making, including assessment of quotations, negotiate contracts, prices and terms & conditions; fully responsible for source-to-contract processes (RFI / RFP / RFQ) for your categories

Manage complex projects involving suppliers, technical directors, architects, and more

Take full ownership of financial performance, including EBIT, revenue, customer savings, and bad debt control

Qualifications Master degree in Business or Engineering

Proven experience in procurement, especially in construction and FF&E categories

Expertise in project procurement and category management

Strategic and analytical mindset with a strong customer focus

Skilled in managing complex tenders and client relationships

Full professional proficiency in English and French is a must; any additional European language is a plus

Comfortable working in multicultural and cross-functional environments

What’s in there for you? Unique opportunity to develop your career with worldwide Augmented Hospitality leaders

Package of benefits and perks of working for Accor, including discounts for hotels worldwide, annual bonus based on your own performance, and much more!

Work in a multi-national team

Hybrid way of working (3 days in the office + 2 days at home)

Talent development opportunities

Corporate Social Responsibility activities

Job information Seniority level : Mid-Senior level

Employment type : Contract

Job function : Marketing and Sales

Industries : Hospitality

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