Junior Procurement Category Manager - Food & Beverage Distributors (m/f/d) - VIE - 12 to 18 months

Job Description

Junior Procurement Category Manager - Food & Beverage Distributors (m/f/d) - VIE

Are you ready to embark on an international experience with one of the leading global hospitality groups? As a Junior Category Manager for Food & Beverage Distributors within our Astore Procurement Department, you will play a pivotal role in supporting Food & Beverage-related procurement strategies across the Europe & North Africa (ENA) region. Join a diverse, multicultural team and help identify hotel needs, find innovative solutions, and contribute to responsible hospitality.

The role will be based either in our office in Lausanne, with a possible contract duration of 12 or 18 months.

What are your main responsibilities?

• Assist in developing strategies for your categories, focused on the distributors in Food & Beverages
• Analyze customer needs and market trends to develop and optimize product and service assortments.
• Support RFP processes, supplier negotiations, and contract management to ensure optimal offers for the hotel network.
• Drive supplier performance and promote offerings to internal stakeholders, while managing the marketplace portfolio and digital tools.
• Monitor supplier performance, compliance, and contract adherence, and consolidate data to ensure accurate invoicing.
• Track KPIs and conduct data analysis to support decision-making across the category.
• Assess suppliers against CSR criteria, including sustainability, ethical practices, and decarbonization commitments, and help monitor and report on their progress.
• Promote responsible sourcing practices across the supplier base.

Qualifications

Your profile:

• University degree in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement, Economics, or a related field.
• Ideally, first experience or internship in procurement, category management, or FMCG/F&B environment
• Interest in supplier management and market analysis
• Strong analytical, interpersonal, and communication skills with the ability to work in multicultural teams.
• Professional proficiency in English & French is a must
• In order to be considered for this position, you must be eligible for a VIE program, meeting the requirements set by Business France. More information is available at: https://mon-vie-via.businessfrance.fr/en/vie-french-international-internship-program-faq.

Additional Information

What’s in there for you?

• Unique opportunity to develop your career with worldwide Augmented Hospitality leaders
• Work in a multi-national team
• Hybrid way of working
• Talent development opportunities
• Access to a comprehensive training catalogue within our Accor Academy
• Option to further develop and grow in- and outside of the region or globally
• Various ESG activities & initiatives

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and become part of a team where passion and purpose meet.

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