Group Purchasing Manager

KNSA Hospitality is looking to hire a Purchasing Manager to take ownership of the Group’s purchasing strategy and operations. The role will cover key spend categories including F&B operations, outsourced operational services (Housekeeping & Security), risk and insurance coverage, utilities, and technical and maintenance-related agreements, with the objective of structuring, optimizing and professionalizing purchasing practices across the portfolio.

One role, flexible location: Hamburg or Paris.

This is a hands-on, transversal role, working closely with both corporate teams and hotel operations, and acting as a key partner to guide hotels toward best-in-class purchasing standards. The Purchasing Manager position is part of the Finance function and reports into the Finance team.

Key responsibilities Take full ownership of KNSA’s Europe-wide purchasing scope across all relevant categories, including a thorough review of existing practices and agreements. Perform an inventory and assessment of all existing supplier contracts across the entire European portfolio, challenging current setups and identifying risks, gaps and optimization opportunities. Define and deploy a group-wide purchasing strategy aligned with operational needs and financial objectives. Lead supplier selection, negotiations and contract management, ensuring quality, cost efficiency and compliance. Support and guide hotel teams across the portfolio in their purchasing decisions, processes and supplier relationships, while driving change and standardisation where relevant. Structure purchasing processes, tools and governance at Group level. Identify cost optimization opportunities while maintaining service quality and brand standards. Work closely with Finance, Operations and Asset Management teams to ensure consistency and visibility on spend. Monitor supplier performance and manage continuous improvement initiatives. Provide regular reporting on purchasing performance, savings initiatives and key supplier metrics.

Profile Proven experience in purchasing / procurement, ideally within hospitality, F&B, and a multi-site environment. Strong negotiation skills and a pragmatic, business-oriented mindset. Comfortable working both at strategic and operational level. Ability to influence and support hotel teams without a heavy top-down approach. Structured, autonomous and solution-oriented. Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.