Description

Role Purpose

Delivery of tactical sourcing projects on behalf of category teams in GC region

Key Accountabilities

- Execute end-to-end sourcing processes and projects on behalf of Indirect and or Hotel category teams in GC region
- Support Category and Procurement Managers in major projects
- Timely delivery of strategic sourcing projects across range of category areas
- Act as local liaison and link for services offered by Procurement Sourcing & Operations team
- Co-Develop, challenge and formalise specifications based on knowledge of brand standards, product knowledge and cost per key insights
- Use processes for sourcing and ways of working as advised by Procurement Sourcing team and adapt as needed for GC region
- Achieve or exceed quality standards and ensure supplier delivery of these standards
- Use PaCE and IHG systems as needed to accomplish these goals including Ariba and IHG Mall administration and championing
- Provide local (GC region)



support to category team on building and running events in Ariba where it can be provided by Procurement Sourcing and Operations team in UK.
- Provide tender summaries and initial analysis on sourcing projects that require local language skills.
- Master Data and Benchmarking management in alignment with the SRD through the creation and continuous refinement of playbooks, SKU catalogues
- Ongoing supplier relationship, product quality and supplier performance management
- Ongoing demand planning, forecasting and owner compliance monitoring

Key Skills & Experiences

- Some experience in a procurement role in manufacturing, trading and retail industry.
- Experience managing and running sourcing projects
- Some experience negotiating contracts for commercial deals
- Good analytical skills
- Demonstrated understanding of Procurement processes
- Demonstrated influencing and negotiation skills
- Good Microsoft office skills
- Positive communication skills

📌 Assistant Manager Digital Procurement Operations (India)
🏢 IHG
📍 India