Category Manager

Radisson Hotel Group is seeking to hire a Senior Manager, Strategic Sourcing , South Asia to drive Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Supply Chain synergies and leveraging activities across India’s rapidly growing portfolio. The selected candidate will work within RHG Corporate Strategic Sourcing Organization reporting to the Senior Director Strategic Sourcing.

The selected candidate will manage the development and implementation of Market-Focused procurement, sourcing synergies and leveraging activities across the Region to deliver financial and non-financial benefits while ensuring compliance with RHG Procurement Policy and Processes.

This is a fast-paced, hands-on, multi-dimensional role and to be considered for this position you need to have comprehensive knowledge of South Asia market Geographies in terms of local and international sourcing, procurement, logistics and supply chain management.

You need to have solid project management capabilities, good understating of financial and accounting practices, ability to handle advanced data analytics as well as be a keen negotiator and excellent communicator.

You should also be able to form successful business relationships with new and existing Vendors to deliver enhanced value to RHG portfolio stakeholders across South Asia.

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Contribute actively to the transformation of the Strategic Sourcing function within RHG with a primary focus on costs, sustainability, innovation, and effectiveness.
• Define, manage, and implement effective market-focused sourcing strategies for different types of goods and services across the Region.
• Analyse market-specific controllable spend data to demonstrate meaningful findings with the aim of identifying synergies and leveraging opportunities within and across the Region.
• Actively engage cross-functionally and with local business leaders as a strategic partner to improve commercial arrangements with vendors and service providers while enhancing customer experience, product quality and productivity with a focus on total cost of ownership and associated risks.
• Manage market-focused Vendors´ selection and contracting process as per RHG Procurement Policy, maximizing Sourcing Value Contribution and enhancing contract utilization.
• Define and measure vendor KPI parameters to address areas of potential improvement and explore possible innovations.
• Responsible for the coaching, development, deployment, and performance management of the Market Procurement Champions as well as Local Property Procurement Resources within the Region.
• Maintain regular virtual or face to face meetings with hotels to ensure functional alignment and integration of team objectives while also monitoring performance.
• Responsible for the preparation of E-Procurement Sourcing events (RFIs, RFPs, Contracting and Organization of project approval documents) to develop effective sources of sustainable supply of goods and services.
• Adopt a culture of value engineering and continuous improvement in all commercial negotiations.
• Act as the first point of contact for all new openings, deliver the sales and marketing messages to garner support and participation in Strategic Sourcing by all owned, managed and franchised hotels. Support the Pre-Opening Process in the Region and establish closer partnership with different stakeholders to maximize utilization of Strategic Corporate and Regional vendors.
• Manage OS&E / FF&E, CAPEX and risk / method for all projects. Troubleshoot and resolve hotel challenges with vendors while creating partnerships with critical vendors.
• Individually own regional categories or supplier relationships with the potential to service multiple areas or countries.
• Develop industry, product, and supply base knowledge, including key cost drivers; form strategic alliances with key vendors to better understand their supply chain qualifications.
• Ensure all company and statutory policies and procedures are complied with both internally and externally.
• Actively pursue continuous improvement in purchasing procedures and standard work to achieve operational excellence.
• Manage and maintain effective communication with all internal and external partners, such as Vendors, Members of the Management Team, manufacturing Operations, logistics etc… to solve problems and ensure high quality, reliable sources of supply and information.
• Effectively negotiate pricing, contracts, and SLAs with Vendors to ensure optimum costs and reliable supply according to the Corporate Procurement Policies and Procedures for RHG.
• Work very closely with the Corporate Strategic Sourcing Team to facilitate the implementation of corporate agreements in the Region.
• Participate as regional subject matter expert to support high priority brand or high impact divisional projects and implementation of global contracts. Ensure promotion and support of Responsible Business strategy and execution.
• Technology : Support, train and assist in implementing the rollout of the global procurement platform to participating hotels within portfolio.
• Maintain confidential information related to procurement activities.
• Prepare regular reports on performance metrics.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS