About Kuoni Tumlare At Kuoni Tumlare, we deliver truly inspiring and innovative solutions and experiences that create value both for our Partners and Society at large. Our wide portfolio of products and solutions is built on 100 years of destination management experience. Our solutions include series tours, technical visits, educational tours, Japanspecialist travel consulting, as well as meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions. Our product portfolio includes MyBus excursions at destinations as well as guaranteed departure tours devised and delivered by our Seat-in-Coach specialists, Europamundo (EMV) and MyBus Landcruise. We cater to a wide range of customer needs in close collaboration with our trusted suppliers and powered by our team of destinations experts - enabling us to make a real difference to the world. About the Role As Hotel Procurement Manager UK & Benelux, you are responsible for hotel procurement of a section of the company’s contracted hotel portfolio, accounting for a yearly spend of more than EUR 60m. You head a team of “Procurement Manager Hotel” located in UK, Ireland and Benelux in destinations. You develop, establish and implement the company’s hotel procurement strategy (Tier 1 & 2) and translate it into medium- and long-term plans in cooperation with the Head of Hotel Procurement. You partner cross-functionally with internal stakeholders to establish a market leading procurement strategy within the Region managed, applying best-in-class approaches (supplier segmentation, benchmarked target setting, performance monitoring) in line with the Head of Procurement Hotel. You ensure the building of strong relationships with suppliers in order to consistently deliver products that are competitive and suitable to customers throughout different demand cycles. You hold a sustainable balance between strategic thinking and operational capability Key Responsibilities As Hotel Procurement Manager UK & Benelux, you will: Report to the Head of Procurement Lead several Procurement Manager and Procurement Coordinator reports Build and maintain key internal relationships with a broad range of stakeholders including Procurement, Reservation, Accounting, Sales and Operations Management of Procurement Managers & Coordinators within the Region: Allocate responsibility and authority to “Procurement Managers Hotel” & “Procurement Coordinator Hotel” to ensure consistent talent recruitment and development; identify training and development needs in order to upskill the entire procurement organization; ensure talent within the organization remain motivated and engaged HR Regional matters (holiday requests, holiday cover, training, interviewing, reviews) Back-up when staff are on holiday or travelling Regional Portfolio Management & Accountability: Ensure Sales expectation are met (demand side) with competitive product portfolio and inventories within the region Responsible for the internal flow of communication across team members and functions (reservation-operation-sales). Facilitate and drive special / exclusive agreements with key suppliers, chains in order to ensure performance against strategic objectives and operating targets Key Partner involvement in agreements for the region covered Dealing with escalated reservation matters for the region KPIs & Reporting of these – Monitor for the Region Managed, in conjunction with the Head of Procurement Hotel Ensure consistent KPIs are set for key activities, incentivize and monitor performance against KPIs for the Region Managed, and in conjunction with the Head of Procurement Hotel Deliver on targets ie trackers, contracts storage, contract loading, MC, Bavel etc – for the region covered – report back to Heads of Procurement Proactively identify business risks and act promptly mitigate them/minimize their impact together with Head of Procurement Hotel Participate in Destination Review related to the region Sales contact for the Region Actively co-ordinate and maintain Regional calls with key sales offices Quotation responsibility for the Region managed Some area of contracting responsibility We Are Looking for a Person With: Minimum 5 years of experience in a senior management position in an international contracting, business development, account or revenue management role, ideally in the hospitality or travel industry University degree or comparable higher education in a related field Strong communication skills (written / spoken) in English at business level Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-moving organization, achieving objectives through personal leadership successfully drive a strategic plan in a fast paced, dynamic/turnaround environment effectively build relationships at senior levels and manage external as well as internal resources Experience in integration activities and change management Strong delivery focus and a proven track record of implementing workable solutions Experience of managing large international teams effectively with the ability to inspire, energize and motivate IT proficiency including good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (focus on data analysis in Excel and management reporting in PowerPoint) What We Offer: Opportunity to work in an international environment. Diverse & Inclusive culture. Learning and training opportunities for growth. Dedicated Employee Engagement Activities. Flexible & Hybrid Working