Group Procurement Director
# Group Procurement Director **Millennium Hotels and Resorts MEA** · Dubai · `On-site` 🕒 **Статус:** *Опубликовано: вчера* · *Источник: Indeed* --- ### About the Role Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Middle East & Africa is seeking an accomplished Group Procurement Director to lead the development and implementation of a comprehensive, group-wide strategic procurement function across our portfolio of operating hotels. This is a senior leadership opportunity for a commercially driven professional capable of transforming a decentralized purchasing environment into a coordinated, efficient, and value-generating procurement organization. The successful candidate will bring a proven track record of establishing procurement strategies, policies, governance frameworks, and sourcing capabilities across complex organizations comprising multiple operating entities. Key Job Responsibilities: 1. Procurement Strategy & Organization - Design and implement a group-wide procurement strategy, operating model, and governance framework. - Establish procurement policies, procedures, approval authorities, and compliance standards across the hotel portfolio. - Define the optimal balance between centralized strategic sourcing and decentralized operational purchasing. 2. Group Synergies & Value Creation - Identify and capture procurement synergies, economies of scale, and consolidation opportunities across multiple properties and geographies. - Develop category management strategies, group purchasing agreements, and preferred supplier frameworks. - Deliver measurable cost efficiencies while maintaining operational quality, service standards, and business continuity. 3. Supplier & Contract Management - Lead strategic supplier selection, negotiations, contracting, and performance management. - Establish long-term partnerships with key suppliers and develop regional and international sourcing opportunities. - Implement robust supplier evaluation, risk management, and contractual governance processes. 4. Performance, Technology & Transformation - Introduce procurement performance indicators, spend analytics, reporting dashboards, and savings measurement methodologies. - Drive procurement digitalization, including appropriate e-procurement platforms and purchasing systems. - Build a culture of procurement excellence, transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement. 5. Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership - Partner closely with hotel General Managers, Finance Directors, operational teams, and corporate leadership. - Engage constructively with hotel owners and stakeholders to align procurement initiatives with property-level requirements and ownership structures. - Build and lead a high-performing procurement organization capable of supporting a geographically diversified portfolio. The ideal candidate: - 15+ years of professional experience , including significant leadership responsibilities in strategic procurement, sourcing, or supply chain management. - Demonstrated success in designing, establishing, and scaling centralized or coordinated procurement functions across large, decentralized, multi-entity organizations. - Strong experience in category management, strategic sourcing, supplier negotiations, procurement governance, and cost optimization. - Proven ability to generate measurable financial benefits through procurement consolidation and organizational transformation. - Experience in hospitality, retail, food & beverage, travel retail, or other multi-site service industries . Hospitality experience is advantageous but not essential. - Strong commercial acumen, financial understanding, analytical capabilities, and technology orientation. - Excellent leadership, influencing, and change-management skills, with the ability to drive alignment across independently managed operating entities. - Preferably currently based in the UAE or wider GCC , with relevant regional market knowledge and supplier networks. - Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Engineering, or a related discipline; relevant postgraduate qualifications or professional certifications are advantageous. Why join us? This position offers the opportunity to build and shape a strategic procurement function at group level , with direct influence on operational performance, profitability, and long-term value creation. Reporting to the Chief Performance Officer, the Group Procurement Director will play a central role in strengthening the operational excellence and competitiveness of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels across the Middle East and Africa. We welcome applications from accomplished procurement leaders across industries who have demonstrated the ability to create scalable, high-performing procurement organizations. If you have built procurement capabilities across complex, multi-site businesses and are ready to make a tangible impact at regional level, we would welcome your interest.
Наблюдалась 2026-10-10, впервые 2026-10-08, источник — Indeed.