Hilton Supply Management (HSM) is the largest hospitality group procurement organization and an integral division within Hilton. HSM manages the supply chain of hotels, both Hilton as non-Hilton branded hotels. With more than 18,000 hotels in our program (including over 10,000 non-Hilton-branded hotels), HSM drives economies of scale and negotiates competitive contracts with industry-leading suppliers – ensuring direct savings on the product & services for hotel partners.
The Benelux region within Hilton Supply Management is responsible for creating and managing strategic contracts for the provision of Food & Drinks (F&D) to all managed properties and those franchise and third-party hotels signed to Hilton Supply Management agreements. Primary responsibilities will be overseeing the entire procurement process and HSM competitiveness, which will include the procurement of F&D categories within the Belgium, Netherlands & Luxembourg region.
Position Summary
· To plan, organize, direct, and control the Purchasing and Supply Management functions for all F&D products and services within the specified functional Area for Hilton.
· Ensuring that the established level of quality products and services are purchased at the lowest total cost while adhering to Hilton standards and operating procedures, operational need / specifications, purchasing best practice, and working with the Supply Management team to achieve these aims.
· Direct supervision and management of reports as detailed.
· Working with and representing the Purchasing function with key stakeholders such as Finance & Operations.
· To provide functional and operational management to any corporate or cluster purchasing teams based in the area and to provide support as required, to hotel – based purchasing resources across the area.
· To ensure that all procurement tools (such as BirchStreet, Coupa Smart Spend & Navision) are implemented and maintained.
· Provide effective management to F&D Buyer.
Required qualifications
· Complete knowledge of F&D purchasing procedures and supply chain
· Strong understanding of strategic sourcing and procurement processes
· Demonstrated competence to manage multiple priorities and follow through on tasks to completion “hands on”
· Proficiency in sourcing applications and MS Office Suite
· BA/BS/Bachelor's Degree or experience in lieu thereof
· Excellent negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills
· Strong interpersonal and communication abilities
· High attention to detail and organizational skills
· Demonstrated ability to self-motivate, manage multiple priorities and deliver results.
· Work attitude that exhibits flexibility, drive, good judgment, dependability and ambitions
· Adept at communicating complex ideas and concepts in a manner that is easily understood across the organization
Preferred qualifications
· Experience in deployment strategies, change management, application support and/or process improvement
· Prior experience in the hospitality, food services, leisure, or retail industries
· Functional knowledge of various global back-office systems (e.g. BSS, NAV, PSFT, Sun, Navision)
· MS/MA/Master's Degree or experience in lieu thereof
· Business fluency in Dutch and English; proficiency in an additional language is a plus
· International experience