VP, Design and Procurement
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We need to parse the posting.
Key sections:
- Who We Are (description of company) - could be "About the role"? Actually "About the role" is typical heading for description of role. But we have "Who We Are" describing company. Could map to "About the role"? Might be better to have "About the role" for role description. But we have "Who We Are" describing company; we could treat as "About the company". However the instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we should map content accordingly.
We have:
- Description: Who We Are (company description)
- What You'll Do (responsibilities)
- What You'll Bring (requirements/qualifications/skills)
- What You Can Look Forward To (benefits)
- Also mention: Executive-level visibility reporting directly to the EVP... (that's part of benefits)
- Also mention: White Lodging is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer... (boilerplate to remove)
- Also mention: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list... (boilerplate)
- Also mention: #IN300 (maybe job ID) - drop.
We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent.
Thus sections:
- About the role? Could combine company description and role overview. But we have "Who We Are" describing company; we could put that under "About the role" as a brief overview. Or we could create a separate "About the company" but not allowed headings. So we must use allowed headings. Probably "About the role" can include both company and role summary.
- Responsibilities: from "What You'll Do" bullet list.
- Requirements: from "What You'll Bring" includes experience, education, etc.
- Qualifications: maybe overlapping with Requirements; but we can combine. However we need to avoid thin sections. Could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section? But we have separate headings allowed; we could put experience under Requirements, education under Qualifications, skills under Skills. But we need to ensure each heading has substantive content.
Let's extract:
What You'll Bring:
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive leadership experience is required; minimum of 10 years of experience in FF&E or OS&E purchasing or procurement in a hospitality, hotel development, or comparable real estate and design environment strongly preferred
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Interior Design, Architecture, or Hotel Management — required; advanced degree in Business, Real Estate, or a related field preferred
- Demonstrated experience leading Purchasing Managers and Purchasing Agents, including third-party FF&E Purchasing Agents, across a complex, multi-project hospitality design and procurement operation
- Proven experience working with FF&E and OS&E vendors, interior designers, and architects, with a track record of negotiating and managing vendor and supplier contracts that protect cost, quality, and brand standards across a national hotel portfolio
- Deep expertise in hospitality design, FF&E and OS&E design standards, and the ability to lead design review and approval processes across multiple hotel brands and construction typologies simultaneously
- Strong financial acumen, including demonstrated success managing complex procurement budgets, purchase order approvals, and cost controls across large-scale new construction and renovation projects
- Strategic thinking, entrepreneurial problem-solving, and seasoned independent judgment on matters of significance with the ability to identify and mitigate risk factors across a national hotel design and procurement pipeline
- Excellent stakeholder and relationship management skills with the presence, professionalism, and communication skills to represent White Lodging to ownership groups, vendors, design partners, and Senior Leadership
- Ability to travel approximately 30% to 40%, including periodic site visits to hotel properties, vendor showrooms, design partner offices, and active construction and renovation sites where standard safety precautions apply
Thus we can categorize:
- Requirements: experience (10 years progressive leadership, FF&E/OE purchasing), education (Bachelor's degree required, advanced preferred)
- Qualifications: demonstrated experience leading teams, proven experience with vendors, deep expertise, strong financial acumen, strategic thinking, stakeholder management, travel ability.
But many of these overlap. Could combine into Requirements and Qualifications sections but ensure each has content.
Better: Use "Requirements" for mandatory items (10 years experience, Bachelor's degree). Use "Qualifications" for preferred/advanced items (advanced degree, etc). Use "Skills" for skill-based items (leadership, vendor management, financial acumen, strategic thinking, stakeholder management, travel). However travel is more a requirement.
But we need to avoid thin sections; each should have substantive content.
Let's decide:
- About the role: include company description (Who We Are) and brief role overview (reporting to EVP, leading design standards, etc). Could also include location (Merrillville, Indiana) and reporting line.
- Responsibilities: list from "What You'll Do" (the bullet points). Use
- .
- Requirements: Minimum 10 years progressive leadership experience; Minimum 10 years FF&E/OE purchasing in hospitality; Bachelor's degree in Business, Interior Design, Architecture, or Hotel Management required.
- Qualifications: Advanced degree in Business, Real Estate, or related field preferred; Demonstrated experience leading Purchasing Managers and Agents; Proven experience working with FF&E/OS&E vendors, interior designers, architects; Deep expertise in hospitality design, FF&E and OS&E design standards; Ability to lead design review and approval across multiple brands; Strong financial acumen managing complex procurement budgets, purchase order approvals, cost controls; Strategic thinking, entrepreneurial problem-solving, seasoned independent judgment; Excellent stakeholder and relationship management skills; Ability to travel 30-40%.
- Benefits: from "What You Can Look Forward To": Executive-level visibility reporting directly to the EVP of Design and Construction and presenting to White Lodging Senior Leadership; Strategic influence over design standards and procurement across a portfolio of 60+ premium hotel properties nationwide; Unlimited employee referral bonuses; 401(k) with company match; Paid time off (PTO) with rollover; Complimentary wellness tools; Leadership development & tuition reimbursement; Discounts on hotel rooms, dining, and travel; Growth opportunities across a portfolio of 60+ premium hotel properties nationwide; Full-time associates also receive: Medical, dental, and vision insurance starting day 1; Life and disability insurance; Paid parental leave; Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
We should not include Pay or Schedule sections because not specified.
We must not include boilerplate EEO etc.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We must not include Job ID #IN300.
We must output only HTML fragment.
Let's craft.
Structure:
About the role
White Lodging develops and operates a portfolio of award-winning premium hotels, rooftop bars, and restaurants in some of the country's most dynamic cities. The Vice President of Design and Procurement will be based at White Lodging's corporate headquarters in Merrillville, Indiana, reporting directly to the EVP of Design and Construction. This senior executive leadership role leads design standards and purchasing strategy to keep White Lodging hotels on brand, well built, and ready to deliver the guest experience.
Responsibilities
- Own and maintain Design, FF&E, and OS&E specification standards across all White Lodging hotel brands, ensuring standards remain current and are consistently applied across all new build and renovation projects in the portfolio
- Lead design review and approval for all new build and renovation projects, ensuring design variations remain aligned with overall product and Brand Standard objectives in partnership with the EVP of Design and Construction
- Partner with the EVP of Design and Construction to manage third-party interior design and architectural firms on all White Lodging projects, utilizing Brand Design Standards, White Lodging Design Standards, and White Lodging-approved Purchase Order and Contract templates to govern all design and procurement decisions
- Lead, develop, and hold accountable White Lodging Purchasing Managers and Purchasing Agents, and provide functional oversight of all third-party FF&E Purchasing Agents supporting new construction and renovation projects companywide
- Negotiate and manage FF&E and OS&E vendor, supplier, installation, and warehouse contracts, protecting cost, quality, brand standards, and project schedules across the full White Lodging development and renovation pipeline
- Approve FF&E and OS&E purchase orders and vendor contracts within delegated authority up to $100,000, escalating larger spend to Finance or the EVP of Design and Construction; escalate all requested changes to standard Purchase Order or Contract templates to the Chief Legal Officer for review
- Evaluate and manage outsourced procurement relationships, including ongoing oversight of vendor performance where third-party procurement resources are engaged across the portfolio
- Provide regular status reports to the EVP of Design and Construction on design standards compliance, purchasing performance, cost, and issue or delay identification, and issue a monthly report to Senior Leadership detailing the status of all projects in the Design and Purchasing phases, with all project risks itemized
- Identify, escalate, and manage risk factors related to design standards and procurement, keeping all projects within approved FF&E and OS&E budgets and on schedule for delivery and installation
- Maintain a strict zero-tolerance policy prohibiting any financial or gift kickbacks from vendors, suppliers, purchasing agents, interior designers, architects, or other third-party consultants in connection with the award of any project or order
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders, including FF&E and OS&E vendors, interior designers, architects, purchasing agents, property teams, project managers, and ownership groups across the White Lodging portfolio
- Lead the hiring, development, motivation, and retention of the design and procurement talent needed to deliver design standards and purchasing objectives on time and on budget, directly managing 2 direct reports and providing broader functional oversight of all Purchasing Managers, Purchasing Agents, and third-party FF&E Purchasing Agents companywide
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive leadership experience
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in FF&E or OS&E purchasing or procurement in a hospitality, hotel development, or comparable real estate and design environment (strongly preferred)
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Interior Design, Architecture, or Hotel Management (required)
Qualifications
- Advanced degree in Business, Real Estate, or a related field (preferred)
- Demonstrated experience leading Purchasing Managers and Purchasing Agents, including third-party FF&E Purchasing Agents, across a complex, multi-project hospitality design and procurement operation
- Proven experience working with FF&E and OS&E vendors, interior designers, and architects, with a track record of negotiating and managing vendor and supplier contracts that protect cost, quality, and brand standards across a national hotel portfolio
- Deep expertise in hospitality
for prose. Do NOT repeat the job title as a heading. Do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We need to parse the posting. Key sections: - Who We Are (description of company) - could be "About the role"? Actually "About the role" is typical heading for description of role. But we have "Who We Are" describing company. Could map to "About the role"? Might be better to have "About the role" for role description. But we have "Who We Are" describing company; we could treat as "About the company". However the instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we should map content accordingly. We have: - Description: Who We Are (company description) - What You'll Do (responsibilities) - What You'll Bring (requirements/qualifications/skills) - What You Can Look Forward To (benefits) - Also mention: Executive-level visibility reporting directly to the EVP... (that's part of benefits) - Also mention: White Lodging is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer... (boilerplate to remove) - Also mention: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list... (boilerplate) - Also mention: #IN300 (maybe job ID) - drop. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent. Thus sections: - About the role? Could combine company description and role overview. But we have "Who We Are" describing company; we could put that under "About the role" as a brief overview. Or we could create a separate "About the company" but not allowed headings. So we must use allowed headings. Probably "About the role" can include both company and role summary. - Responsibilities: from "What You'll Do" bullet list. - Requirements: from "What You'll Bring" includes experience, education, etc. - Qualifications: maybe overlapping with Requirements; but we can combine. However we need to avoid thin sections. Could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one section? But we have separate headings allowed; we could put experience under Requirements, education under Qualifications, skills under Skills. But we need to ensure each heading has substantive content. Let's extract: What You'll Bring: - Minimum of 10 years of progressive leadership experience is required; minimum of 10 years of experience in FF&E or OS&E purchasing or procurement in a hospitality, hotel development, or comparable real estate and design environment strongly preferred - Bachelor's degree in Business, Interior Design, Architecture, or Hotel Management — required; advanced degree in Business, Real Estate, or a related field preferred - Demonstrated experience leading Purchasing Managers and Purchasing Agents, including third-party FF&E Purchasing Agents, across a complex, multi-project hospitality design and procurement operation - Proven experience working with FF&E and OS&E vendors, interior designers, and architects, with a track record of negotiating and managing vendor and supplier contracts that protect cost, quality, and brand standards across a national hotel portfolio - Deep expertise in hospitality design, FF&E and OS&E design standards, and the ability to lead design review and approval processes across multiple hotel brands and construction typologies simultaneously - Strong financial acumen, including demonstrated success managing complex procurement budgets, purchase order approvals, and cost controls across large-scale new construction and renovation projects - Strategic thinking, entrepreneurial problem-solving, and seasoned independent judgment on matters of significance with the ability to identify and mitigate risk factors across a national hotel design and procurement pipeline - Excellent stakeholder and relationship management skills with the presence, professionalism, and communication skills to represent White Lodging to ownership groups, vendors, design partners, and Senior Leadership - Ability to travel approximately 30% to 40%, including periodic site visits to hotel properties, vendor showrooms, design partner offices, and active construction and renovation sites where standard safety precautions apply Thus we can categorize: - Requirements: experience (10 years progressive leadership, FF&E/OE purchasing), education (Bachelor's degree required, advanced preferred) - Qualifications: demonstrated experience leading teams, proven experience with vendors, deep expertise, strong financial acumen, strategic thinking, stakeholder management, travel ability. But many of these overlap. Could combine into Requirements and Qualifications sections but ensure each has content. Better: Use "Requirements" for mandatory items (10 years experience, Bachelor's degree). Use "Qualifications" for preferred/advanced items (advanced degree, etc). Use "Skills" for skill-based items (leadership, vendor management, financial acumen, strategic thinking, stakeholder management, travel). However travel is more a requirement. But we need to avoid thin sections; each should have substantive content. Let's decide: - About the role: include company description (Who We Are) and brief role overview (reporting to EVP, leading design standards, etc). Could also include location (Merrillville, Indiana) and reporting line. - Responsibilities: list from "What You'll Do" (the bullet points). Use
- .
- Requirements: Minimum 10 years progressive leadership experience; Minimum 10 years FF&E/OE purchasing in hospitality; Bachelor's degree in Business, Interior Design, Architecture, or Hotel Management required.
- Qualifications: Advanced degree in Business, Real Estate, or related field preferred; Demonstrated experience leading Purchasing Managers and Agents; Proven experience working with FF&E/OS&E vendors, interior designers, architects; Deep expertise in hospitality design, FF&E and OS&E design standards; Ability to lead design review and approval across multiple brands; Strong financial acumen managing complex procurement budgets, purchase order approvals, cost controls; Strategic thinking, entrepreneurial problem-solving, seasoned independent judgment; Excellent stakeholder and relationship management skills; Ability to travel 30-40%.
- Benefits: from "What You Can Look Forward To": Executive-level visibility reporting directly to the EVP of Design and Construction and presenting to White Lodging Senior Leadership; Strategic influence over design standards and procurement across a portfolio of 60+ premium hotel properties nationwide; Unlimited employee referral bonuses; 401(k) with company match; Paid time off (PTO) with rollover; Complimentary wellness tools; Leadership development & tuition reimbursement; Discounts on hotel rooms, dining, and travel; Growth opportunities across a portfolio of 60+ premium hotel properties nationwide; Full-time associates also receive: Medical, dental, and vision insurance starting day 1; Life and disability insurance; Paid parental leave; Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
We should not include Pay or Schedule sections because not specified.
We must not include boilerplate EEO etc.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We must not include Job ID #IN300.
We must output only HTML fragment.
Let's craft.
Structure:
About the role
White Lodging develops and operates a portfolio of award-winning premium hotels, rooftop bars, and restaurants in some of the country's most dynamic cities. The Vice President of Design and Procurement will be based at White Lodging's corporate headquarters in Merrillville, Indiana, reporting directly to the EVP of Design and Construction. This senior executive leadership role leads design standards and purchasing strategy to keep White Lodging hotels on brand, well built, and ready to deliver the guest experience.
Responsibilities
- Own and maintain Design, FF&E, and OS&E specification standards across all White Lodging hotel brands, ensuring standards remain current and are consistently applied across all new build and renovation projects in the portfolio
- Lead design review and approval for all new build and renovation projects, ensuring design variations remain aligned with overall product and Brand Standard objectives in partnership with the EVP of Design and Construction
- Partner with the EVP of Design and Construction to manage third-party interior design and architectural firms on all White Lodging projects, utilizing Brand Design Standards, White Lodging Design Standards, and White Lodging-approved Purchase Order and Contract templates to govern all design and procurement decisions
- Lead, develop, and hold accountable White Lodging Purchasing Managers and Purchasing Agents, and provide functional oversight of all third-party FF&E Purchasing Agents supporting new construction and renovation projects companywide
- Negotiate and manage FF&E and OS&E vendor, supplier, installation, and warehouse contracts, protecting cost, quality, brand standards, and project schedules across the full White Lodging development and renovation pipeline
- Approve FF&E and OS&E purchase orders and vendor contracts within delegated authority up to $100,000, escalating larger spend to Finance or the EVP of Design and Construction; escalate all requested changes to standard Purchase Order or Contract templates to the Chief Legal Officer for review
- Evaluate and manage outsourced procurement relationships, including ongoing oversight of vendor performance where third-party procurement resources are engaged across the portfolio
- Provide regular status reports to the EVP of Design and Construction on design standards compliance, purchasing performance, cost, and issue or delay identification, and issue a monthly report to Senior Leadership detailing the status of all projects in the Design and Purchasing phases, with all project risks itemized
- Identify, escalate, and manage risk factors related to design standards and procurement, keeping all projects within approved FF&E and OS&E budgets and on schedule for delivery and installation
- Maintain a strict zero-tolerance policy prohibiting any financial or gift kickbacks from vendors, suppliers, purchasing agents, interior designers, architects, or other third-party consultants in connection with the award of any project or order
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders, including FF&E and OS&E vendors, interior designers, architects, purchasing agents, property teams, project managers, and ownership groups across the White Lodging portfolio
- Lead the hiring, development, motivation, and retention of the design and procurement talent needed to deliver design standards and purchasing objectives on time and on budget, directly managing 2 direct reports and providing broader functional oversight of all Purchasing Managers, Purchasing Agents, and third-party FF&E Purchasing Agents companywide
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years of progressive leadership experience
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in FF&E or OS&E purchasing or procurement in a hospitality, hotel development, or comparable real estate and design environment (strongly preferred)
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Interior Design, Architecture, or Hotel Management (required)
Qualifications
- Advanced degree in Business, Real Estate, or a related field (preferred)
- Demonstrated experience leading Purchasing Managers and Purchasing Agents, including third-party FF&E Purchasing Agents, across a complex, multi-project hospitality design and procurement operation
- Proven experience working with FF&E and OS&E vendors, interior designers, and architects, with a track record of negotiating and managing vendor and supplier contracts that protect cost, quality, and brand standards across a national hotel portfolio
- Deep expertise in hospitality