Full-Time
Category Manager
Updated on 8/18/2026
Accor
10,001+ employees
Global hotel management, franchising, loyalty programs
No salary listed
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Hybrid
Remote work is possible several days per week from France.
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- At least 3 years of experience in indirect procurement in an international context.
- Confirmed negotiation experience.
- A solid track record as a category manager.
- Knowledge of distribution, business-to-business or business-to-consumer environments, or e-commerce is appreciated.
- Expertise in contract management.
- Experience with the relevant professional services.
- Experience in hospitality is a plus.
- Ability to listen to and understand customer and stakeholder needs.
- Ability to work effectively in an international environment.
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
- Ability to influence stakeholders and adapt the approach to different counterparts.
- Personal integrity and a strong work ethic.
- Fluency in English is essential because it is the daily working language.
- Define and implement the category strategy for IT time-and-material professional services.
- Analyze market trends and supplier bargaining positions, and conduct category SWOT analyses.
- Develop category expertise to enhance the procurement offering.
- Manage IT time-and-material service contracts.
- Secure supplier-selection processes, including requests for information and requests for quotation.
- Conduct negotiations of daily rates.
- Define supplier categorization according to internal needs in the SmartConsult tool.
- Lead category governance and supplier business reviews.
- Review and approve purchase orders in Coupa.
- Control spending for the IT time-and-material professional-services category.
- Ensure budget objectives are achieved and costs are optimized through cost-out and savings initiatives.
- Manage remuneration processes, including declarations, budgeting, forecasting, and payments.
- Analyze procurement data.
- Actively promote the Group's indirect procurement functions.
- Unite, mobilize, and involve stakeholders around the category strategy.
- Maintain open and direct dialogue with stakeholders.
- Present and sell solutions internally.
- Contribute to the Group's sustainable-development initiatives.
- Support procurement-department communications, including internal newsletters and webinars.
- Monitor category performance and adoption key performance indicators.
- Report on and monitor remuneration processes.
- Initiate actions to strengthen category expertise.
- Knowledge of distribution, business-to-business or business-to-consumer environments, or e-commerce.
- Experience in hospitality.
- French language skills.
- Any additional language.
Accor operates a global portfolio of hotel brands spanning economy to luxury, providing hotel management and franchising services in the travel and tourism sector. Its revenue comes from room bookings, food and beverage services, and management fees earned from franchised properties. The company runs a loyalty program called A Club to boost guest retention and engagement. Growth is aided by strategic acquisitions, such as Adoria for corporate catering solutions and a stake in Squarebreak for upscale villa rentals. Accor pairs global expertise with local knowledge to deliver consistent hospitality experiences at scale, while pursuing sustainability and positive impact on guests, communities, and the environment. The overall goal is to offer reliable, high-quality experiences across markets and to grow responsibly through responsible expansion and sustainable practices.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Founded
1967
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- H1 2026 RevPAR rose 2.2%, and network grew 3.2% year over year.
- Handwritten Collection hit 50 hotels in June 2026, with 50-plus more developing.
- Accor opened 109 hotels in H1 2026 and kept a 268,000-room pipeline.
What critics are saying
- Grizzly Research's March 2026 trafficking allegations damage trust and invite litigation.
- Q2 2026 lifestyle RevPAR fell 11.3%, exposing weakness in Accor's trendier brands.
- Middle East weakness cut Q2 2026 growth; UAE demand collapsed about 40% in June.
What makes Accor unique
- Accor runs 5,835 hotels across 45-plus brands, spanning economy to ultra-luxury.
- ALL Accor+ unifies subscription loyalty across 4,500 hotels and 30-plus brands.
- Franchising now drives luxury growth, letting Accor expand without owning every asset.
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