Aimbridge Hospitality · 2 weeks ago
Aimbridge Corporate - Director Category Management - IT
Plano, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expAimbridge Hospitality is the world's leading global hospitality management company, dedicated to creating exceptional guest experiences. The Director of Category Management will lead strategic procurement efforts, working with business units to optimize supplier value and manage sourcing processes from identification to performance management.
Asset ManagementHospitalityHotel
Responsibilities
Coordinates and oversees company Procurement with a view towards reducing costs while improving the overall quality of purchased goods
Engages internal stakeholders in order to understand business objectives and desired outcomes
Develops and implements category strategies and plans to enable spend leverage and competitive pricing, quality, delivery and risk management with the supply base
Closely links Procurement performance with business needs
Development of benchmarks and metrics including vendor compliance scorecards to set baseline standards and review for improvement opportunities
Monitor and manage supplier service performance and ensure sourcing decisions are consistent with established sourcing strategies, with ability to problem-solve effectively
Identifies and develops new/current suppliers who have the capacity and capability to meet the cost, quality and service needs of the business
Identifies and generates tracking and compliance reports needed to monitor Program usage, spend history, supplier performance metrics
Negotiates various multi-year agreements
Partners with Legal/Contracts in the contract administration of all third party agreements, etc
Support internal procurement activities related to contracting, transactional purchasing, supplier management, etc
Build strong business relationships allowing sourcing to increase its influence over total category spend
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Business or equivalent experience
10 years of previous experience in Global Sourcing, Supply Chain or Procurement
Negotiating skills
Proficient with MS Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
Ability to communicate professionally with people at all levels of the organization and external contacts
Solid decision making skills
Must be able to evaluate and select among alternative courses of action quickly and accurately
Must work well in stressful, high-pressure situations
Must be effective in handling problems in the workplace, including anticipating, preventing, identifying and solving problems as necessary
Must be effective at listening to, understanding, and clarifying the issues raised by co-workers and guests
Must be able to work with and understand financial information and data, and basic arithmetic functions
Must maintain composure and objectivity while under pressure
Company
Aimbridge Hospitality
Aimbridge Hospitality is a independent investment and third-party hotel management firm.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2019-01-07Acquired
2015-07-13Private Equity
2013-01-01Private Equity
Leadership Team
Mike Deitemeyer
President and CEO
Patrick Volz
Chief Operating Officer, Global Operations
Recent News
2025-11-24
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