.position summarythe manager procurement will report to the cala director procurement.
as a member of the marriott international procurement team (mip), the manager contracting will focus on influencing the sourcing strategy for non-food related commodities and developing and managing key vendor contract relationships.
the position will be responsible for identifying and developing effective supply chain partnership agreements to reduce costs and improve service conditions for all managed hotels across all brands.
the primary contracting targets will include mining "new and incremental value" from previously unmanaged vendor relationships within the business.the specific key areas of accountability include the following:5su supportdata analysis and reportingcontracting/procurement processproperty supportrelationship and vendor managementscopethe manager procurement, cala provides support and is responsible for all managed hotels across all brands within the designated area.location requirements: the manager procurement, cala is to be located in mexico at one of the existing hotels or remote.language requirements: high proficiency (speaking, reading, and writing) in english is required.travel requirements: there is a 10-25% business travel required.expected contributions / 5su support
- provides local support to owners for operating supplies for hotel openings.
- participates in kick-off meetings and sells mip support to the new owners.
- assists global design project management for specification reviews.
- supports cls disciplines and brand specific requirements with product research and vendors.
- creates budgets based upon given criteria and project listings.
- updates cost of goods and files including programs.
- sets specifications as needed in cooperation with continent lodging operations.
- supervises and monitors the delivery process of operating supplies.
- exacts and completes administration of tracking sheets.
- establishes and maintains owner, owner representative, and project manager relations.data analysis and reporting
- constructs and maintains tracking process for material and service contracts including those agreements that require time and volume commitments; communicates tracking with finance and other internal customers.
- gathers usage data across multiple databases to forecast inventory needs and communicates needs to manufacturing vendors to minimize out of stock situations.
- constructs and maintains tracking process for supplier performance and spend reports.
- presents supplier performance reports to cala director procurement and internal executive customers.
- monitors supplier performance against proposed financial incentives and identifies potential issues or need for audit.
- conducts performance reviews with suppliers and drives customer participation in the program