F&B Procurement Manager Germany

at  Hilton

JOIN OUR TEAM AS A FOOD & BEVERAGE PROCUREMENT MANAGER GERMANY IN OUR FRANKFURT AREA OFFICE!

About Hilton Supply Management:
Hilton is a global leader in hospitality, with over 8,200 properties and 1.2 million rooms in 126+ countries. Our 24 world-class brands, including Hilton Hotels & Resorts, have set the standard in the industry for over 100 years. Hilton Honors, our award-winning loyalty program, boasts over 200 million members.
Hilton Supply Management (HSM) is the largest global hospitality-focused procurement organization, influencing $13 billion in spend across 145+ countries with over 3,000 suppliers. HSM drives value through innovative supply chain and procurement solutions, supporting our brands, owners, and operators.
About the Role:

As a F&B Procurement Manager Germany, you will manage strategic contracts for goods and services for Hilton properties. Your responsibilities include

• To contribute and support meeting the organization business goals in Supply Management and would be required to support the Senior Procurement Manager of Supply Management in achieving overall strategic objectives.
• To contribute towards increasing Hilton’s profitability and upgrading quality by giving effective assistance, suggestions and recommendations.
• To ensure 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 and purchasing best practice.
• To prepare and run local and national tenders, analyse data and negotiate with potential suppliers to maximise profitability of accounts.
• To execute negotiated contracts and ensure compliance with Hilton nominated/mandatory suppliers.
• To utilise knowledge of the procurement process and hospitality to identify avenues that will enhance profitability.
• To provide effective HR management to direct reports. Lead and motivate to high level performance.
• To maintain good working relationship with local, national and international nominated/mandatory suppliers in order to obtain preferential service and conditions and to ensure that the Hilton Supply Management program is delivered to a high level to all customers maintaining integrity and transparency of offering.
• To maintain good working relationships with the GM’s and Department Heads in the Hotels.
• To ensure good working flow of information between the responsible person in the Hotels and NPM.
• To assist and ensure excellent support of existing and new managed/leased and franchised Hotels as well as the third parties and helping to drive additional scale and revenue to the Hilton enterprise.
• To maintain the e-procurement system Birch Street, including training activities, supplier setup, price regulation and support for all properties.
• To maintain data in all procurement tools including but not limited in Coupa / Smart Spend, CDAT, Salesforce, Birch Street, Tableau) (Contracting, Sourcing and Savings-tracker system).
• To ensure the implementation of national, pan-European and global agreements.
• To ensure that the quality of products and services is in compliance with the Brand standards.
• The goals and activities are applicable to managed/leased/owned and franchisees hotels of the Hilton company as well as the third parties the Department has contractual obligations with.

To break this down, you’ll roughly spend 20% of your time with Business & Organisational activities, 40% on actual Procurement & Analyses, 20% on Business / Administrative / Support & Organisational activities and the final 20% on Data Management. A full job description can be forwarded to you upon request.

• To contribute and support meeting the organization business goals in Supply Management and would be required to support the Senior Procurement Manager of Supply Management in achieving overall strategic objectives.
• To contribute towards increasing Hilton’s profitability and upgrading quality by giving effective assistance, suggestions and recommendations.
• To ensure 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 and purchasing best practice.
• To prepare and run local and national tenders, analyse data and negotiate with potential suppliers to maximise profitability of accounts.
• To execute negotiated contracts and ensure compliance with Hilton nominated/mandatory suppliers.
• To utilise knowledge of the procurement process and hospitality to identify avenues that will enhance profitability.
• To provide effective HR management to direct reports. Lead and motivate to high level performance.
• To maintain good working relationship with local, national and international nominated/mandatory suppliers in order to obtain preferential service and conditions and to ensure that the Hilton Supply Management program is delivered to a high level to all customers maintaining integrity and transparency of offering.
• To maintain good working relationships with the GM’s and Department Heads in the Hotels.
• To ensure good working flow of information between the responsible person in the Hotels and NPM.
• To assist and ensure excellent support of existing and new managed/leased and franchised Hotels as well as the third parties and helping to drive additional scale and revenue to the Hilton enterprise.
• To maintain the e-procurement system Birch Street, including training activities, supplier setup, price regulation and support for all properties.
• To maintain data in all procurement tools including but not limited in Coupa / Smart Spend, CDAT, Salesforce, Birch Street, Tableau) (Contracting, Sourcing and Savings-tracker system).
• To ensure the implementation of national, pan-European and global agreements.
• To ensure that the quality of products and services is in compliance with the Brand standards.
• The goals and activities are applicable to managed/leased/owned and franchisees hotels of the Hilton company as well as the third parties the Department has contractual obligations with