Vice President, Strategic Sourcing & Category Management

About the role

This senior leadership position drives enterprise value creation through strategic procurement, with a primary focus on Food & Beverage. Reporting to senior executives, you will shape global sourcing strategies, lead a high‑performing category management team, and partner with operations, culinary, finance, and legal leaders to align sourcing decisions with business goals.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute global strategic sourcing strategies aligned with corporate, financial, ESG, and operational objectives.
• Lead and scale a category management organization across Food & Beverage and indirect spend categories such as facilities, technology, and professional services.
• Partner with executive stakeholders to align sourcing decisions with margin, menu strategy, and guest experience goals.
• Oversee major RFPs, contract negotiations, supplier selection, and commercial structuring for high‑value agreements.
• Build and manage supplier relationships, ensuring performance across cost, quality, service, compliance, and sustainability metrics.
• Drive supplier diversity, ESG integration, innovation, and continuous improvement across all sourcing activities.
• Leverage procurement technology and analytics tools to improve visibility, standardization, and data‑driven decision‑making.
• Establish governance frameworks, sourcing policies, and category playbooks to ensure consistency and compliance.

Required profile

• 10+ years of experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, or supply chain leadership.
• Extensive experience in Food & Beverage sourcing within hospitality, retail, or multi‑site operations.
• Proven success managing large‑scale, high‑value spend portfolios.
• Strong executive presence, strategic thinking, and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high‑performing teams in a decentralized environment.

Required skills