Your primary responsibility will be overseeing the contracting process for Professional Servies categories including Management Consulting, Tax and Audit, HR Services, Contingent Labor and Legal categories—critical areas representing a significant portion of IHG’s spend. This includes working with specialized and niche software, cloud, service providers, and outsourcing firms. You will lead projects within these sub-categories, managing sourcing, contracting, and negotiations for assigned events. Collaboration with onshore sourcing teams, business partners, and cross-functional teams in finance, legal, privacy, and other key stakeholder groups will be essential.
This is a unique opportunity for a skilled and experienced procurement professional to make a significant impact on IHG’s procurement strategy and drive measurable value for the business.
Your day to day
Leads sourcing, contracting and negotiations on assigned projects and manages a range of projects aimed at driving total cost of ownership (TCO), innovation, continuous improvement, and other benefits for IHG.
Executes on global sourcing events and other similar initiatives.
- Lead end-to-end sourcing activities including market analysis, RFP/RFQ development, supplier evaluation, negotiation, and contract execution.
- Conduct in-depth research and benchmarking, using data and analytics to guide decision-making and lead successful negotiations.
- Contributes to creating, implementing and supporting Sourcing Management processes, while guiding and working with cross-functional teams.
- Effectively handles sourcing, demand management, and continuous improvement projects within IHG’s sourcing model to achieve business goals.
- Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships across business units (Finance, HR, Legal, IT, etc.) to ensure sourcing strategies support functional goals.
- Addresses issues raised by suppliers, stakeholders, and internal teams, escalating challenges to leadership when necessary.
- Adapts quickly to changes within IHG's evolving procurement processes, technology, and operating model.
- Collaborate with legal and business partners on contract development, including terms for SLAs, pricing, and performance metrics.
- Delivers increased value (savings, cost avoidance) and reduced risk, benefiting stakeholders.
- Ensure compliance with corporate procurement policies, governance frameworks, and risk management procedures.
What we need from you
Professional Services Categories:
- Expertise in Management Consulting, Tax and Audit, HR Services, Legal and Contingent Labor categories, and their interrelationships.
Project Teams:
- Collaborates and delivers in matrixed team environments.
- Effective project management and customer-focused, results-oriented mindset.
- Analytical, insight-driven decision-making.
- Comfortable managing ambiguity in a fast-changing environment.
Procurement Function:
- Strong knowledge of Professional Services categories (e.g., consulting, legal, financial, HR, contingent workforce).
- Strong understanding of category plan implementation and procurement processes.
- Proven negotiation, influencing, and contract management capabilities.
- Skilled in legal aspects, RFI/P leadership, and procurement technicalities.
- High accountability, ownership, and agility to work fast without sacrificing quality or cost.
- Value-driven with strong negotiation and conflict management skills.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all organizational levels.
- Inquisitive, passionate about learning, and adept at advising senior stakeholders.
- Experienced in managing complex supplier relationships.
- Advanced proficiency in procurement tools (e.g., SAP Ariba, GEP) and Microsoft Excel/Power BI.
- Hospitality Industry (Preferred but not required)
- Experience working with retail/franchised organizations, specifically preferred in the lodging/hotel sub-industry.
Travel - 10% minimum required
Location - Our hybrid work structure is an expectation of three (3) days a week in the ATLANTA office. This expectation may be adjusted to evolve with the changing needs of the business.
The salary range for this role is $105,000 to $115,000. This role is also eligible for bonus pay. We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401K and other benefits to employees.
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At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we work together to deliver True Hospitality for Good on a global scale. With corporate offices and over 6,000 hotel destinations worldwide, a career at IHG is the perfect way to broaden your horizons. You’ll experience our unique culture and brilliant colleagues who will support and inspire you. With a host of corporate opportunities to choose from, wherever you are on your career journey, and whatever you want to achieve there’s Room for You at IHG.
Over recent years, we’ve transformed our company. We have bold ambitions to drive performance and maintain our relentless focus on growth in order to be the hotel company of choice that guests & owners love.
We are a hospitality business at our core and value connections and being together helps us foster a unique sense of belonging that also supports productivity. That’s why here at IHG, we give our colleagues flexibility and balance – working in a hybrid way, blending office and remote working collectively. We recognise that every role is different, that’s why leaders work with teams to determine how and when they collaborate.
We provide a wide range of benefits designed to help you live your best work life. These include impressive room discounts across our many properties, recharge days and volunteering days throughout the year. Through our myWellbeing framework, we are committed to supporting wellbeing in your health, lifestyle, and workplace. We offer a unique and inclusive culture, where there is always Room for You to belong, grow and make a difference.
Our mission is to welcome everyone and create inclusive teams where we celebrate difference and encourage colleagues to bring their whole selves to work. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other category protected by applicable laws. We promote a culture of trust, support, and acceptance. Always welcoming different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.
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Important information:
- The salary range listed is the lowest to highest pay scale we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the pay range will be based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.
- No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until it is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or other form of compensation allocable to a particular employee remain in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
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