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