Procurement Manager Food & Drinks - Amsterdam

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.