Sp - Procurement

**Additional Information**
**Job Number**25082311
**Job Category**Procurement, Purchasing, and Quality Assurance
**Location**Mexico Regional Office, Ejercito Nacional No. 350 Suite 4C, Mexico City, MÉX, Mexico, 11560
**Schedule**Full Time
**Located Remotely?**N
**Position Type** Management

**JOB SUMMARY**:
As a member of the Marriott International Procurement Team (MIP), the Procurement & Openings Coordinator, is part of the CALA Procurement organization, which is known for taking ideas into implementation across all brands, disciplines, and continents and reports to the Director, Procurement-CALA. This role will focus on contributing to influencing the sourcing strategy for both food and non-food related commodities as well as developing and managing key vendor contract relationships.

The specific key areas of accountability include the following:
Data Analysis and Reporting

Contracting/Procurement Process

Relationship and Vendor Management

Property Support

Responsibility for invoicing and tracking rebates and savings for the hotels

Support Operating Supplies and Equipment (OS&E) Projects

The Procurement Coordinator will be based in Mexico at Operadora Marriott or remote

**CANDIDATE PROFILE**

**Education and Experience**

**Required**

Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in Accounting, Finance, Hospitality, Business Administration, or related major

Progressive related work experience in lodging industry

Knowledge of luxury hotel market in the respective continent

Strong analytical skills with proven results working with large sets of data and information

Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office 365

Strong communication skills (verbal, listening, writing)

Good analysis skills essential must be able to utilize Excel to a very high level

Multi tasking - ability to work on more than one project is essential

High proficiency (speaking, reading, and writing) in English and Spanish

**Preferred**

Knowledge of Fidelio Materials Control or E-Procurement Platform

Ability to maintain hotel’s standards, policies, and procedures

Ability to maintain positive and engaging relations with all inquiries

Ability to direct and clearly communicate Purchasing Strategy to others

Balances the interests of own area with the interests of the department

Is open to and encourages others to collaborate across boundaries

Effectively manages resources to capitalize on business opportunities

Attention to detail

Pro-active and reliable

Strong business acumen

Strong organizational and communication skills (verbal, listening, writing)

Self-motivated

Strong focus on the customer, both internal and external

Cultural knowledge and understanding in the respective area

**CORE WORK ACTIVITIES**

**Contracting/Procurement Process**

Responsible for driving standard OS&E to new Hotels openings and execution on behalf of various stakeholders.

Gathers and analyzes data, identifying high-volume spend materials and services

Utilizes data analysis to develop cost saving strategies

Consolidates existing vendor base to leverage volume and drive compliance to strategic partners

Prepares tendering process protocols, vendor communications, reports, presentations, and detailed spread sheet analysis to conclude a contact

**Data Analysis and Reporting**

Constructs and maintains tracking process for material and service contracts including those agreements that require time and volume commitments; communicates tracking with finance and other internal customers

Gathers usage data across multiple databases to forecast inventory needs and communicates needs to manufacturing vendors to minimize out of stock situations

Constructs and maintains tracking process for supplier performance and spend reports

Presents supplier performance reports to Director, Procurement and MIP CALA leadership

Monitors supplier performance against proposed financial incentives and identifies potential issues or need for audit

Conducts performance reviews with suppliers and drives customer participation in programs

**Property and Local Support**

Assists in the support of all affiliated properties and various business functions across designated cluster

Supports hotels on day-to-day basis by providing feedback on pricing, specifications, standards, etc.

Maintains communications between company, affiliated hotels, and continent offices

Conducts procurement audits in affiliated properties to ensure maximum compliance and to maintain relations with all employees and Executive Committee in each hotel

Develops and provides communications of new contracts to the various hotels in the cluster

Ensures maximum leverage is obtained within the continent properties to ensure full advantage of given leveraging opportunities

Organizes Cluster meetings to maximize leverage

Reinforces clustering leverage process wherever the local pre-conditions exist (e.g. per city, per region, per country)

Provides support, training, and