Strategy & Transformation Senior Project Manager F/M/X

Job description

This is where your greatest challenge awaits: Within Accor Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) – Astore, Accor’s fast-growing and innovative Procurement department revolutionizing the hospitality sector by offering the responsible products and services necessary to ensure the proper functioning of all hospitality businesses, you join the Strategy & Transformation Office. Collaborating with ~4,500 suppliers across the world, Accor GPO – Astore covers most of hospitality needs, with a team of ~260 experts serving ~8,000 customers in 30 countries. To support its scale and accelerate its global transformation, the Strategy & Transformation Office helps the GPO SteerCo define its strategic priorities, monitors execution of transversal projects, and ensures tools, data and governance effectively support this ambition. Your mission: Reporting to the Procurement Strategy & Transformation Executive Director within the Strategy, Finance and Digital team, you will be a key contributor to strategic initiatives shaping the Procurement operating model. As part of the Strategy & Transformation Office, you are at the heart of GPO’s transformation, working alongside Procurement leadership and across regions worldwide. In a truly international environment, you gain broad exposure across markets, tackle complex challenges, influence key decisions and help shape the future of Procurement at scale. Your main responsibilities: 1. Transformation Strategy and Prioritization Partner with the GPO SteerCo to define, prioritize and sequence transformation initiatives, keeping them tightly connected to GPO’s strategic ambition and business realities. Shape strategic recommendations and drive decision-making on key transformation topics, ensuring effective governance, clear communication and alignment across senior stakeholders. 2. End-to-End Transformation Project Delivery Lead and deliver high-impact transformation projects across the Procurement organization, spanning operating model design, process improvement, and organizational alignment. Own project delivery end-to-end, driving milestone discipline across global and regional teams. Facilitate workshops and governance forums to align stakeholders, unblock decisions, and keep projects moving. Translate complex analyses into sharp, actionable executive presentations that drive top management decisions. 3. Change Management & Adoption Drive adoption of new ways of working across communication, training, and rollout activities. Align senior stakeholders (Global & Regional CPOs, Finance...) around a shared transformation direction, navigating different cultures, priorities and expectations across hubs. 4. Team Leadership & Development Manage, coach and develop a Transformation Project Manager, providing clear direction, regular feedback, and growth opportunities to maximise individual and collective impact. And you? Your profile: Academic background: Master’s Degree or MBA 6-to-8-year experience ideally combining a background in Management Consulting (Procurement / Operating Model Transformation) and Corporate Procurement/Corporate roles within complex, international environments Strong understanding of procurement processes, operating models, and organizational design Your skills: Project Management: proven track record in leading large-scale corporate transformations, process optimization, and governance design Strategic & Analytical Thinking: ability to synthesize complex business challenges, design strategic roadmaps, and propose structured, data-driven solutions Process Mapping & Operational Efficiency: skilled in optimizing processes to enhance efficiency and support organizational alignment Leadership & Influence: strong assertiveness, resilience, and capability to influence and guide senior executives and diverse stakeholders through major organizational shifts Languages: Fluent in English and French (written and spoken), with excellent communication skills for senior executive audiences 💡 Why join us? And what are our commitments? To the world Accor is committed to the world around us, with a strong employer culture focused on the development of our 300,000 talents. We adopt a continuous improvement approach to reduce the environmental impact of digital across all our projects. To your career We enable all our employees to maintain a healthy work-life balance and give them the means to shape their working environment in their own image. Dedicated Talent Management, continuous improvement, and training and development paths are defined both individually and collectively so that we can grow together, every day. Concretely, at Accor: Remote work possible several days per week from France and flexible working options: work from home, our offices, or even our hotels and coworking spaces thanks to Worklib. And also, ALL - Heartist® program: preferential rates and flash offers for unforgettable stays and experiences across all our Accor locations and with our partners worldwide. Heartist® for Good volunteering program: 1 day offered during your working time to get involved with a non-profit organization. A Social and Economic Committee (CSE) that supports you in financing your cultural and sports activities. Sustainable Mobility Package for using an eco-friendly means of transportation or a “company bike” program in partnership with Zenride. Coverage of urban public transport subscriptions between home and workplace, up to 75%. Meal vouchers with a face value of €11. A mandatory health insurance plan funded at 50% by Accor, at no additional cost in case of enrollment of your dependents. Not to mention attractive working conditions with collaborative workspaces, restaurants, game areas, as well as well-being and sports spaces on site or through Gymlib. Your talent and motivation are our only selection criteria. We value the richness of diverse nationalities, personalities, and professional backgrounds. We know how to adapt to the specific needs of our employees, particularly those with disabilities. We encourage all applications, without distinction of gender, so dare to apply! For us, recruitment is above all a story of encounters. Does this role appeal to you? Apply, and we will offer you: An initial discussion with our recruitment team to present the key elements of the role or guide you toward a position that may better suit you, One or more interviews with managers and team members, For certain roles, you may also be asked to complete a test or case study, as well as a questionnaire about your personality and motivations. A final interview with our Human Resources team to discuss our Group culture, working environment, training program, and career prospects, as well as the different Group benefits. Personalized feedback. 🌍 Join Accor – a professional journey at the heart of a committed, international and transforming group Accor, a global leader in hospitality, present in more than 110 countries with 5,500 hotels, welcomes you to its offices located in Issy-les-Moulineaux. This is where the Group’s global expertise comes together: strategy, finance, human resources, legal, technology, marketing, sustainability, communication, audit, procurement, etc. Joining Accor means actively contributing to defining, structuring, and supporting the transformation of an international group, in direct connection with operational teams around the world.