Senior Manager Procurement, Southern Europe

About Plaza Premium Group and the role
Plaza Premium Group is a general leader in integrated airport hospitality, with award-winning lounges, dining, passenger services and airport experiences across international markets. In Southern Europe, this Senior Manager Procurement role is a hands-on leadership position focused on making procurement a real performance lever: sharper supplier value, stronger food and beverage cost control, better purchasing discipline, improved inventory practices and visible business impact.

This is not a reactive purchasing role. It requires someone who can look ahead, challenge demand before money is spent, bring supplier innovation into the business and turn procurement into a driver of profitability, productivity and operational excellence. Reports to the Associate Director Finance Southern Europe, with a dotted line to the Europe Procurement Manager. The role works closely with Operations, Food and Beverage, Logistics, Finance,



Commercial and local leadership teams to ensure procurement decisions are commercially sound, operationally realistic and aligned with regional priorities.

Proactive procurement leadership
Lead procurement across Southern Europe with an active, forward-looking mindset, moving the function from transactional buying to structured planning, supplier challenge, demand discipline and measurable value creation.

Own procurement initiatives in food and beverage, one of the most important cost and margin areas of the business, challenging product specifications, supplier models, consumption patterns, portioning, waste and purchasing behaviour.
Partner with Operations and Food and Beverage teams to improve menu economics, reduce waste, strengthen stock discipline and ensure purchasing choices support both guest experience and profitability.

Supplier strategy and commercial negotiation
Build supplier partnerships that deliver value beyond price, including quality, reliability

📌 Senior Buying Manager (Madrid)
🏢 Plaza Premium Group
📍 Madrid