***This role is based at our corporate office in McLean, VA***

This is your chance to be part of our in-house Hilton Supply Management (HSM) team that supports our brands, owners, and operators! HSM has transformed how supply chain and procurement adds value to the hospitality industry, with 6 billion dollars of spend influence, over 2000 suppliers, and support of sustainability, supplier diversity, and responsible sourcing goals. As a Manager, Food & Beverage Category Management, you will support the team in partnering with our brands and customers, while helping influence and guide programs with unique and distinctive products. On the HSM F&B team, reporting to the Senior F&B Category Manager, you will work on projects including supplier relationship management, contract negotiations, customer projects, and company initiatives. In this role, you will be focused on supporting specific initiatives for one of our largest HSM customers. 

HOW WE WILL SUPPORT YOU

Hilton is proud to support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members so they can Thrive personally and professionally in a diverse and inclusive environment, thanks to programs and benefits such as:

• Go Hilton travel program: 110 nights of discounted travel with room rates as low as $40/night
• Hilton Shares: Our employee stock purchase program (ESPP) - you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount
• Paid parental leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents
• Mental health resources including free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Learn more about the rest of our benefits

At Hilton, we believe every Team Member is a leader. We are committed to offering leadership development opportunities and programs through every step of a Team Member’s career journey and at every level, both in our hotels and across corporate. 

**Available benefits may vary depending upon terms and conditions of employment and are subject to the terms and conditions of the plans.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Your role is important and below are some of the fundamental job duties that make your work unique.

What your day-to-day will be like:

• Manage supplier communications.
• Attend Brand and Customer initiative meetings, and negotiate contracts to support those initiatives

How you will collaborate with others:

• You will interact with our main customers and well as cross-functional internal teams in order to drive our HSM F&B business forward.

What you will take ownership of:

• Category initiatives in support of our customers, internal and external.
• F&B initiatives specific to larger HSM customers.

WHY YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT

You have these minimum qualifications:

• Five (5) years of work experience in hospitality procurement or food service procurement
• Experience negotiating contracts
• Travel up to 25%

It would be useful if you have:

• Experience in e-procurement platforms: Birch Street, Reactor Net and Coup