Senior Manager Corporate Procurement

Description

***This role will work onsite 3 days/week in our McLean, VA location***

This is your chance to be part of our in-house Hilton Supply Management (HSM) team that supports our brands, owners, and operators! HSM has transformed how supply chain and procurement add value to the hospitality industry with over 13 billion dollars of spend influence, over 3000 suppliers under management, and ensuring the support of our supplier diversity and responsible sourcing goals. As a Corporate Procurement Senior Manager, reporting to the Corporate Procurement Director, you will support Hilton by partnering with our Brands teams to help influence and guide programs with unique and distinctive services.  –You will be responsible for the strategic sourcing execution of indirect corporate spending across our Brands, build and lead the partnership with Finance and assist our extendable Group Purchasing Organization agreements outside of Technology services. Together, you will drive the development of these spend categories to advance our goals with its supplier partners while collaborating with internal and external partners.

HOW WE WILL SUPPORT YOU

Hilton is proud to support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members so they can Thrive personally and professionally in a diverse and inclusive environment, thanks to programs and benefits such as:

• Go Hilton travel program: 100 nights of discounted travel with room rates as low as $40/night
• Hilton Shares: Our employee stock purchase program (ESPP) - you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount
• Paid parental leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents
• Mental health resources including free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Learn more about the rest of our benefits

At Hilton, we believe every Team Member is a leader. We are committed to offering leadership development opportunities and programs through every step of a Team Member’s career journey and at every level, both in our hotels and across corporate. 

**Available benefits may vary depending upon terms and conditions of employment and are subject to the terms and conditions of the plans.

Requirements

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Your role is important and below are some of the fundamental job duties that make your work unique.

What your day-to-day will be like:

• Use expertise in procurement and category management to develop strategies and directions for spend categories, evaluating efforts to ensure the effectiveness and cost-efficiency of large supplier contracts and projects
• Identify distinct contractual opportunities to support the GPO community, set up framework agreements, share program synopses with HSM Sales, and monitor adoption progress.
• Lead and facilitate the RFx build, evaluation, and selection process, performing reviews, analysis, and/or data management activities; manage multiple projects simultaneously; and provide routine status updates to stakeholders and leadership.
• Lead contractual negotiation and execution activities with in-house legal for key partner sourcing needs. Streamline business processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness within the department and across the global enterprise.
• Demonstrate excellent presentation and speaking skills to engage with, influence and support the business functional leaders. Coordinate with the Procurement Operations Team to prepare, plan, and implement sourcing activities (research, RFPs, etc.) while cultivating partnerships with key suppliers and partners.
• Proactively identify diverse service providers using a preferred supplier network. Manage third-party partners and consolidate services to realize economies of scale.

How you will collaborate with others:

• You will partner with cross-functional Team Members to enhance adherence to the Procurement process and achieve departmental goals.
• Provide a data-led approach to help with supplier analyses and RFx capability comparisons

What projects you will take ownership of:

• Understanding the foundational landscape of your responsible categories
• Driving initiatives to improve cost efficiency where available across a multitude of vendor agreements.
• Collaborate on select and distinct opportunities for the GPO community
• Ensure the use of Hilton’s e-procurement tool

WHY YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT

You have these minimum qualifications:

• Five (5) years of Procurement, Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, and/or Management Consulting experience
• Two (2) years of experience in sourcing and contract negotiations.
• Proficiency in using Excel features like pivot tables, data validation, and complex formulas to manipulate and analyze large sets of data
• Experience working within a large, global, matrixed organization
• Experience with Coupa or other leading procurement platforms

It would be useful if you have:

• MA/MS/MBA Master’s Degree
• Seven (7) years of Procurement, Supply Chain, Strategic Sourcing, and/or Management Consulting experience
• Five (5) years of business or strategy consulting experience
• Hospitality Industry or Brand experience

WHAT IT IS LIKE WORKING FOR HILTON

Hilton, the #1 World's Best Workplace, is a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio of world-class brands. Dedicated to filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, we have welcomed more than 3 billion guests in our more-than 100-year history. Hilton is proud to have an award-winning workplace culture and we are consistently named among one of the World’s Best Workplaces. Check out the Hilton Careers blog and Instagram to learn more about what it’s like to be on Team Hilton!

It is the policy of Hilton to employ qualified persons without regard to color, race, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medication conditions), gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service, status as a protected veteran, disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable law, genetic information, or any other protected group status as defined by and subject to applicable federal, state and local laws. 

We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position and provide other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law.  Please contact us if you require an accommodation during the application process.