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.
Required
Qualifications
• Complete knowledge
of F&D purchasing procedures and supply
chain
• Strong understanding of strategic sourcing
and procurement processes
• Demonstrated competence
to manage multiple priorities and follow through on tasks to completion “hands
on”
• Proficiency in sourcing applications and MS
Office Suite
• BA/BS/Bachelor's Degree or experience
in lieu thereof
• Excellent negotiation, analytical,
and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal
and communication abilities
• High attention to detail
and organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability
to self-motivate, manage multiple priorities and deliver
results.
• Work attitude that exhibits flexibility,
drive, good judgment, dependability
and ambitions
• Adept at communicating complex ideas
and concepts in a manner that is easily understood across
the organization
Preferred
Qualifications
• Experience in deployment
strategies, change management, application support and/or process
improvement
• Prior experience in the hospitality,
food services, leisure, or retail
industries
• Functional knowledge of various global
back-office systems (e.g. BSS, NAV, PSFT, Sun,
Navision)
• MS/MA/Master's Degree or experience
in lieu thereof
• Business fluency in Dutch
and English; proficiency in an additional language is
a plus
• International
experience
Required
Qualifications
• Complete knowledge
of F&D purchasing procedures and supply
chain
• Strong understanding of strategic sourcing
and procurement processes
• Demonstrated competence
to manage multiple priorities and follow through on tasks to completion “hands
on”
• Proficiency in sourcing applications and MS
Office Suite
• BA/BS/Bachelor's Degree or experience
in lieu thereof
• Excellent negotiation, analytical,
and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal
and communication abilities
• High attention to detail
and organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability
to self-motivate, manage multiple priorities and deliver
results.
• Work attitude that exhibits flexibility,
drive, good judgment, dependability
and ambitions
• Adept at communicating complex ideas
and concepts in a manner that is easily understood across
the organization
Preferred
Qualifications
• Experience in deployment
strategies, change management, application support and/or process
improvement
• Prior experience in the hospitality,
food services, leisure, or retail
industries
• Functional knowledge of various global
back-office systems (e.g. BSS, NAV, PSFT, Sun,
Navision)
• MS/MA/Master's Degree or experience
in lieu thereof
• Business fluency in Dutch
and English; proficiency in an additional language is
a plus
• International
experience
Required
Qualifications
• Complete knowledge
of F&D purchasing procedures and supply
chain
• Strong understanding of strategic sourcing
and procurement processes
• Demonstrated competence
to manage multiple priorities and follow through on tasks to completion “hands
on”
• Proficiency in sourcing applications and MS
Office Suite
• BA/BS/Bachelor's Degree or experience
in lieu thereof
• Excellent negotiation, analytical,
and problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal
and communication abilities
• High attention to detail
and organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability
to self-motivate, manage multiple priorities and deliver
results.
• Work attitude that exhibits flexibility,
drive, good judgment, dependability
and ambitions
• Adept at communicating complex ideas
and concepts in a manner that is easily understood across
the organization
Preferred
Qualifications
• Experience in deployment
strategies, change management, application support and/or process
improvement
• Prior experience in the hospitality,
food services, leisure, or retail
industries
• Functional knowledge of various global
back-office systems (e.g. BSS, NAV, PSFT, Sun,
Navision)
• MS/MA/Master's Degree or experience
in lieu thereof
• Business fluency in Dutch
and English; proficiency in an additional language is
a plus
• International
experience
• 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.
