Purchase Manager

Company Description

Radisson Hotel Group is one of the world's largest hotel groups with ten distinctive hotel brands, and 1,400+ hotels in operation and under development in 95+ countries. The Group’s overarching brand promise is Every Moment Matters with a signature Yes I Can! service ethos.

Our people are at the core of our success. Your role guarantees variety and excitement every day. At RHG, we cherish your entrepreneurial spirit, collaborative nature. We foster an inclusive and supportive culture where, together, we ensure that every moment is truly meaningful. Embrace your uniqueness as an individual in our team and explore the exciting growth opportunities we have for you and the chance to create memorable moments.

Job Description

Purchase Manager

As a Purchase Manager, you infuse our strategic sourcing endeavors with a heightened sense of ambition, a focus on delivering results, and a genuine passion for optimizing our procurement processes. Your dynamic approach and dedication significantly contribute to the success of our procurement team.

Your tasks, duties and responsibilities

Implement effective sourcing strategies for different kind of goods and services across multiple countries in Central, Southern and Eastern Europe.

Manage suppliers´ performance with a focus on continuous total cost control and performance, defined improvement and innovation.

Actively engage cross-functionally and with local business leaders as a strategic partner to drive down costs while enhancing customers' experience, product quality and productivity.

Continuous support to Operations team in his area, increasing compliance.

Establish an overall strategy to source different families of products and services ensuring cost savings while maintaining and improving quality. The key parameter being Total Cost of ownership.

Establish and maintain relationships with suppliers partnering to solve problems and ensure high quality, reliable sources of supply and information.

Effectively negotiate pricing, contracts and SLAs with suppliers to ensure optimum costs and reliable supply according to the Corporate Procurement Policies and Procedures for RHG.

Operate as the leader for all issues with suppliers in terms of quality, delivery service, costs and ensure alignment with all internal partners.

Work very closely with the Corporate procurement team in HQ, implementing global contracts in the Area.

Qualifications

Competencies & skills requirements

Over 5 years of successful sourcing in cross-cultural and matrix-based environments

Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Business, Engineering, or a related field is preferred

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in both German and English

Demonstrated negotiation and analytical abilities

Strong organizational and accountability skills

Proficient in working within a global, highly matrixed organization

Strategic thinker capable of identifying critical priorities, creating business value, and assessing potential risks

Effective in influencing others by understanding their needs and building trust

Skilled at generating engagement and commitment from colleagues

Adept at managing conflict in a pragmatic and constructive manner