Corporate Purchasing Manager

 

Main characteristics

Location

Dallas, Texas

Company

Omni Hotels & Resorts

Industry

Purchasing|Purchasing Manager

Job summary

Overview:
Omni Hotels and Resorts creates genuine, authentic guest experiences at 60 distinctive luxury hotels and resorts in leading business gateways and leisure destinations across North America. Omni Hotels is known for its exemplary culture, authenticity to the markets in which we operate, innovation and exceptional service. Our commitment to career development has created tenure and loyalty that enables us to perpetuate our family atmosphere.

Job Description:
This is an outstanding opportunity to work within the corporate procurement team driving excellence for Omni Hotels & Resorts - a luxury hotel brand known for its unique properties, award-winning service and high level of associate engagement. The Corporate Procurement Manager will own all aspects of Omni Hotels procurement programs for the categories assigned that support Omni Hotels exceptional guest experience.

Responsibilities:
This position will develop a strategic road map for the hotel network utilizing a data driven approach to decision making. They will utilize spend management best practices, tools and techniques in the development and implementation of this integrated strategic sourcing road map to assesses the overall opportunity within the category and engage stakeholders with facts and data.

Develop a strategic sourcing process that includes but is not limited to a rigorous market analysis, supplier risk analysis, and baseline spend analysis, to generate options and document a strategic sourcing plan that may include RFP execution, negotiations with suppliers, contract execution and implementation and monitoring of source recommendations.

Monitor and audit periodic pricing on products and services in conjunction with Bureau of Labor Statistics PPI indices and other pertinent data sources.

This position will work closely with various functional hotel stakeholder groups, as a strategic partner who listens to understand business needs; provides expertise in effective strategy development, spend management, analysis, and negotiation; and maintains focus on project timelines and deliverables to ensure business goals and objectives are met. This role requires someone with leadership experience, business savvy, and the ability to influence spend decisions.

Define and implement vendor management and compliance programs including SLAs (Service Level Agreements), and pricing for products/services in the assigned categories across the properties.

Source, procure, and negotiate products for new hotels and renovation projects while managing to budget and maximizing spend via RFPs and contract/pricing negotiations.

Qualifications:
Four or more years experience working in hospitality or related industry

Bachelors Degree or equivalent hospitality experience

Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in procuring products and services in the hospitality industry.

Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in working with parts/equipment/services providers in hospitality or related industries.

Excellent project management and analytic skills

Must be service and detail oriented; possessing a friendly approachable demeanor and strong problem-solving skills

Ability to communicate effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization

Strong process-documentation and analytical skills

Strong interpersonal skills, detail-oriented and able to coordinate/manage multiple tasks simultaneously

Relationship manager, with an aptitude for proactively communicating risk and securing senior-level buy-in within fast-paced work environments with diverse stakeholders/decision-makers

Omni Hotels & Resorts is an equal opportunity employer - vets/disability. The EEO is the Law poster and its supplement are available using the following links: and the following link is the

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