Are you a master of craft? Do you thrive in a team that succeeds together, demonstrating integrity and respect while acting responsibly? Do you embrace a growth mindset? We invite you to become a fan of the exceptional. 

Mandarin Oriental is the award-winning owner and operator of some of the most luxurious hotels, resorts and residences located in prime destinations around the world, with a strong development pipeline. Increasingly recognised for creating some of the world’s most sought-after properties, the Group provides legendary service inspired by Asian heritage whilst representing the very cutting-edge of luxury experiences.

About the job

Based at the Mandarin Oriental Corporate Office within the Operating Finance Department Team in Hong-Kong, the Director of Corporate Procurement is responsible for establishing a new corporate procurement function and capabilities, to drive operational excellence and support business growth.

As a Director of Corporate Procurement, you will be responsible for: 

• Design, setup and launch a new Corporate procurement function 

• Centralise (globally and regionally) contracts in selected categories to drive both quality consistency and cost efficiencies

• Foster alignment between global and local-level procurement coordination by setting clear procurement processes, policies, and governance

• Develop global and local procurement guidelines and policies, ensuring scalability across properties while accommodating local regulatory and operational needs

• Design organisation structure, review talent, hire develop

• Build spend and saving reporting tools

• Communicate and launch with key stakeholders and suppliers to gain support and traction

• Establish integrity and ethics throughout the procurement process

• Establish evaluation methodology and educate stakeholders on such methodology

Procurement

• Define and implement procurement strategies and identify global/local opportunities across key categories of all hotel supplies and services in collaboration with key functions

• Developing category plans and identify risks, issues and opportunities 

• Coordinate with hotel purchasing teams to streamline property-level procurement, drive compliance with global standards

• Support pre-opening properties by ensuring OS&E and FF&E procurement readiness and aligning with brand and operational standards with respective business functions

• Track and analyse procurement spend, monitoring procurement performance to ensure compliance and ultimately to deliver financial and operational goals 

• Drive quality consistency and adherence to brand standards through supplier management and continuous improvement in sourcing strategies 

• Negotiate global contracts and coach colleagues in negotiation 

As a Director of Corporate Procurements, we expect from you:

Communication Requirements:

• Interact and communicate effectively with key senior stakeholders across Corporate and Hotels to to drive global/local procurement and procurement process standards.

• Strong professional and transformational leadership and change management capabilities

• Internal: CFO, Group Director Operations Finance, Corporate and Hotel Purchasing/Finance executives, and other corporate business functions

• External: Suppliers and vendors, procurement system vendors 

Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain, or strategic sourcing roles

• 5+ years of supervisory experience 

• Strong background in multi market procurement, including managing large-scale operational supply chains 

• BS/BA in Supply Chain, Economics, Finance or Business Administration

Skills Required: 

• Strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills 

• Experience in managing vendor relationships and demonstrated knowledge of market

• Knowledge of compliance and regulatory requirements for procurement across regions

• Pro- active, self-motivated, and the ability to work under pressure 

• Strong organizational skills, ability to manage multiple activities simultaneously

• Strong risk mindset including identifying and managing mitigation and contingency actions

• Proven ability to lead and develop cross-functional teams and align procurement with guest experience and brand standards

Our commitment to you:

• Learning & Development. Your success is our success. We craft unique learning and development programmes for various stages in your career so that you grow, continuously.

• MOstay. When you work as hard as our colleagues do, it’s important to take time off. As a member of the #MOfamily, you can stay with us wherever you go in the world. The MOstay programme offers complimentary nights and additionally attractive rates on rooms for you and your loved ones.

• Heath & Colleague Wellness. Finding the right work-life balance is important. Your wellbeing matters to us. A variety of health benefits and wellness programmes are offered to all our colleagues, globally.

• Retirement Plans. When you show commitment to us, we reciprocate. We offer different retirement plans depending on the length of your service and your role.

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