About Us
IHG Hotels & Resorts is one of the largest hotel companies in the world with a family of 19 brands including InterContinental®, Holiday Inn®, Kimpton® and voco®. Approximately 350,000 people work across IHG’s hotels and our corporate offices in 100+ countries.
The Role
In this role you will deliver benefit to IHG through optimising supplier relationships and commercial deals for Regional Hotel Operational Expenditure.
Key Accountabilities
- Deliver sourcing solutions and category plans for relevant Hotel expenditure as defined by the Regional Procurement Strategy- For Leased/ CMH and Franchise hotel programs.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to embed solutions in the owner estate to standardise Guest Experience and create efficient operating solutions.
- Build, coordinate and lead cluster level hotel procurement programs in target market to drive procurement efficiencies in cluster spend areas.
- Monitor compliance and success of different programs, business partnering where necessary.
- Ensure all PaCE processes and standards are embedded in this endeavor (Responsible Procurement and Sustainability, DoA, Contract Standards), ensuring accountability for operating within the PaCE Operating Model
- Support system and process implementation and standardisation.
- Provide appropriate and credible senior level commercial challenge up to and including VP level to ensure that procurement approach is robust and that commercial 3rd party relationships are structured to meet IHG’s needs.
What we need from you
- Track record of implementing procurement plans and executing complex sourcing projects in an operational environment, including through the use and deployment of systems.
- Demonstrated strong negotiation and influencing skills.
- Ability to create cross-functional working groups with other functions and hotel colleagues.
- Capable of managing relationships through all levels up to VP level
We would love it if you also had the following
- Strategic understanding of IHG’s global business and demonstrated capability in both identifying and responding to broader business trends.
What we offer you
At IHG we give our colleagues greater flexibility and balance – working in a hybrid way, blending remote and office working. Although we thrive on collaborating in person, we expect that you’re likely to spend time working remotely. Every role is different, and colleagues work with their team and their leader to determine how and when they collaborate in person. We like to believe we offer a unique culture where you have room to be yourself.
We give our people everything they need to succeed. From a competitive salary that rewards all your hard work to a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life – including impressive room discounts.
IHG gives every member of the team the room they need to belong, grow, and make a difference in a collaborative environment. We know that to work well, we need to feel well – both inside and outside of work – and through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace.
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