VP Procurement - Business Development, Marketing Communications and New Construction

Why Wyndham?

By joining Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, you will play an integral role in our mission to make hotel travel possible for all. You’ll be part of the largest hotel franchise company in the world, where we strive to deliver the best value to our owners and guests. Most importantly, you’ll be entrusted to live our unique Count on Me culture, set by our core values of integrity, accountability, inclusive, caring and fun. At Wyndham, we provide all team members the opportunity to grow through best-in-class training and career development, leadership training, mentorship opportunities and educational support.  Supporting our team members is a top priority, which is why we offer competitive compensation and benefits, vacation, team member appreciation days, workplace flexibility and much more.  At Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, we value and embrace a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion that supports team members of all backgrounds and experiences. We can’t wait to welcome you!

The Role

The VP Procurement – Business Development, Marketing Communications & New Construction will lead a team of associates, with responsibility for driving category strategies, supplier management activities, and value creation for our Owners, our Guests, and for Wyndham Hotels & Resorts.  This position will be accountable to ensure we have strong relationships in place with our most strategic construction and renovation partners, with the goal of creating new and incremental benefits for our stakeholders.  The role will also be responsible to lead a team of Marketing professionals in developing a high-impact and actionable marketing plan that enables increased franchise participation in our strategic supplier program offerings.  This role will also have an additional responsibility to evaluate and recommend opportunities to deliver new and innovative revenue streams for WH&R and our Owners.  This will involve working with external partners to develop a pipeline of revenue generating opportunities while also working cross-functionally to develop strong business cases for implementation.

What you'll do

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Procurement professionals in category management across the construction, furniture, fixtures, and equipment areas.
• Convert emerging business requirements into actionable category strategies that bring meaningful value for our owners, our guests, and WH&R.
• Lead a team of Marketing professionals in the development and execution of high-impact marketing programs which support franchise operating goals and WH&R business objectives.
• Build and execute on supplier management activities that deliver year-on-year value and deliver on cross-category synergies.
• Establish and foster relationships with new suppliers with the goal of enabling process efficiency, best-in-class pricing, and incremental revenue for WH&R.
• Develop, evaluate, and enable implementation of new revenue streams by working with internal and external stakeholders to develop strong business cases for implementation.
   

You'll be successful if you have

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively across functions and across different organizational levels.
• Ability to influence without direct authority.
• Strong knowledge of building and construction market dynamics.
• Financial acumen and financial modeling.
• Procurement fundamentals (strategy development, supplier management, negotiations, strategic contracting, business case development).
• Demonstrated success in leading and developing a team.
   

Required Qualifications/Experience

• 5-7 years working in the building and construction industry.
• 3-5 years in strategic sourcing and/or vendor management.
• 5+ years of people leadership experience.
• College degree – Business, Construction Management, Hospitality.
• Graduate degree a plus.