Director of Procurement

Your Qualifications:

• Excellent relationship management skills, with the ability to engage, negotiate, and manage key stakeholders and suppliers.
• Strong and confident negotiator with the ability to negotiate at all levels.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and influencing skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Results-oriented with the ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines.
• Commercially and financially astute with experience managing budgets.
• Educated to degree level (preferably Masters).
• Preferably a Fellow or Member of The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS).
• Demonstrable experience leading a purchasing function with a proven track record in strategic purchasing leadership.
• Ability to add value, reduce costs, and make business improvements.
• Proven contract management and supplier experience.
• Experience of operating and influencing at a strategic level.
• Computer literate, especially Excel.
  

6-Month Milestones:

• Establish an overarching sourcing strategy.
• Onboard the first 5-10 suppliers.
• Support in the drafting of the first hotel agreement.
• Conclude sourcing, negotiation, and tendering of the first 5 products.