Procurement Category Manager, Hotel Products & Platforms at IHG in Atlanta, Georgia

Job Description:

About us

Bringing True Hospitality to the world.

We want to welcome you to a world of bringing True Hospitality to everyone. When you join us at IHG®, you become part of our global family. A welcoming culture of warmth, honesty and a passion for providing True Hospitality.

We pride ourselves on letting your personality and passions shine, recognizing the individual contribution you make and supporting your ambition to learn and create your own career path. In making a difference to our guests and owners, colleagues and communities, every day is a chance to create great and unique experiences, in your own way.

With over 370,000 colleagues in nearly 100 countries sharing our values, there’s countless opportunities at your fingertips.

We’re growing; grow with us.

Your day to day

This role will be responsible for driving Hotel Engagement and supporting key Hotel Procurement initiatives in Americas and around the globe as follows:

• Collaborate with hotel procurement clusters globally


• From the Category Group Plan; develop category plans for all Hotel categories at L2 & L3


• Build a deep understanding of supply markets and the implications for IHG and Hotels


• Develop and execute a pipeline of projects to drive TCO, innovation, continuous improvement and cost benefits to IHG and Owners


• Successfully execute sourcing, demand management and continuous improvement projects to deliver business objectives


• Provide commercial challenges to business stakeholders, typically up to VP and Head of Department level


• Develop and manage successful supplier relationship management plans and monitor supplier performance


• Operate within the IHG Procurement operating model


• Deliver margin (benefits) for the IHG and our owners

What we need from you

Education -
Bachelor's or master’s degree in a relevant field of work, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience

Experience –
5-8+ years of progressive work-related experience including:

• Proficiency in Category Management methodology and procurement processes


• Track record of developing and implementing L3 Category Plans


• Category management experience in a global organization


• Demonstrated ability to analyze and provide insight on supply markets


• Strong procurement technical skills, legal knowledge and RFI/P leadership


• Experience managing complex supplier relationships


• Capability of leading and being part of matrixed teams in a project environment


• Strong negotiation and influencing skills


• Effective project management skills

What we offer

We’ll reward all your hard work with a great salary and benefits – including great room discount and superb training.

Join us and you’ll become part of the global IHG family – and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together – we trust and support each other, we do the right thing and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care, that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve - click here to find out more about us.

IHG is an equal opportunity employer: Minorities / Females / Disabled / Veterans