What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Procurement position at Omni Hotels & Resorts?
This is an outstanding opportunity to lead the corporate procurement team driving excellence for Omni Hotels & Resorts - a luxury hotel brand known for its unique properties, award-winning service, and high level of associate engagement. The Corporate Director, Procurement will own all aspects of Omni Hotels’ procurement programs that support Omni Hotels’ exceptional guest experience.
Essential Job Functions:
- Work closely with corporate leaders in various disciplines as well as the numerous field constituents on procurement related initiatives
- Ensure procurement strategies align with the company’s financial goals and are consistent with brand standards and operational guidelines
- Define and implement purchasing and supply chain management strategies including KPIs
- Support efforts to constantly elevate and differentiate the Omni brand experience
- Develop, maintain and enhance national account programs and strategic partnerships with vendors through relationship building and cost analysis that serve to lower total spend while also providing cost recovery income
- Establish and maintain specifications and pricing for products and services which includes developing and improving SOPs and best practices
- Lead efforts on behalf of new and existing hotels under renovation and/or expansion to ensure delivery of goods and services as required by the project timeline
- Collaborate with the Shared Services AP team and the BirchStreet team to ensure seamless, end-to-end processing and adherence to product/service expectations
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives tailored to the hospitality sector, optimizing procurement and accounts payable workflows
- Lead and supervise a team of procurement professionals to deliver optimal results
Qualifications:
- Minimum of five years in leadership role managing and developing procurement team
- Ten plus years of progressive growth in procurement, supply chain management and/or merchandise management
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Procurement or Supply Chain Management
- Experience working in a Shared Service environment a plus
- Exceptional verbal and written communications skills, including the ability to develop presentations, proposals, standards documentation and various internal communications
- Adept problem solving and business case analytical skills that lead to sound and timely actions and/or recommendations
- Strong interpersonal skills, detail-oriented and able to coordinate/manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Relationship manager, with an aptitude for proactively communicating risk and securing senior-level buy-in within fast-paced work environments with diverse stakeholders/decision-makers
- Hotel and/or Hospitality experience a highly valued
Omni Hotels & Resorts is an equal opportunity/AA/Disability/Veteran employer. The EEO is the Law poster and its supplement are available using the following links: EEOC is the Law Poster and the following link is the OFCCP's Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination policy statement
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