Buyer

Who is Club Med?

Club Med, founded in 1950, is the pioneer of the all-inclusive concept, offering nearly 70 upscale sun and ski resorts in the most pristine locations all around the world, from North and South America to Europe and Asia. Club Med operates in more than 30 countries and continues to maintain its authentic Club Med spirit with an international staff of more than 23,000 employees from more than 110 different nationalities.

The Services Buyer is responsible for defining and implementing Club Med’s Purchasing strategy to the purchasing categories he/she is charge of, both for Club Med resorts & offices in North America Business Unit :

Leads the following categories:

• Energy: collaborate with the Technical and Energy Managers in the sourcing, negotiation, contract processes.
• Local income: Spa, Excursions, photos, boutique and wine cellar.
• Animation: shows, spectacles and fairs in resorts
• Corporate and HR: software, insurance, employees lodging and transportation agreements…
• IT: collaborate with the IT team in the sourcing, negotiation and contract processes. TV leasing and purchases
• Marketing services: printing, marketing and communication agencies…

Therefore, the Services Buyer is the preferred partner of internal clients (resorts and offices) and work with them to build the global strategy and supply Club Med with products and services at the appropriate level of quality/cost and lead-time.

Responsibilities:

• Consolidation & analysis of internal users’ needs (specifications, recommendations)
• Handling of tenders, contract negotiation (in close coordination with Category buyers in Paris for international suppliers/contracts)
• Monitoring of suppliers performance/ REX/ corrective Action Plans.
• Collaboration with internal partners to improve the level of service in the categories managed
• Manage the contracts and agreements with the Legal department
• Identification, promotion and implementation of new opportunities regarding providers, services, processes

Purchasing strategy:

• Ensure the level of quality of services required by Club Med in collaboration with the business partners and the good respect of the contracts both by the suppliers and the North American resorts.
• Contribute to the definition of the Group’s Purchasing strategy.
• Conduct market research, sourcing & innovation (suppliers, markets, products…)
• Define the supplier strategy on the categories: definition of suppliers panel, detailed strategy by supplier, working methods.
• Commitment with suppliers & performance monitoring:
• Collect and challenge specifications from internal users and prescribers.
• Consolidate needs (characteristics, volumes) of the prescribers’ entities.
• Define and formalize, with key users involved, the performance objectives expected from suppliers (selection criteria, KPIs expected…)
• Lead the tender process: consultation, supplier selection, negotiation and contract elaboration.
• Ensure communication on tender & contract follow-up to key users and internal departments, thus supporting the procurement process: synthesis note, catalog update, etc.
• Measure and track supplier performance against defined objectives. Control compliance with agreed processes & purchasing policies. Draft REX and/or corrective Action plans when needed.
• Reporting of activity: frequency of reporting to be defined, strategic note (market analysis &recommendations per purchasing category), Price Index forecast and budget follow-up with Finance Department.
• Work closely with Legal department for contracts.

Objectives:

• Savings on purchase prices and on Total Cost of Ownership (both Buyer performance & P&L savings)
• Satisfaction of internal and external clients with regards to purchases
• Application of purchasing procedures, processes and methods
• Prosses simplification and Optimization of the number of suppliers and qualification of suppliers meeting Club Med’s quality requirements.
• Comprehensiveness and reliability of contract information communicated internally.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of expertise and experience in purchasing, preferably in hospitality or fast-moving consumer goods industries
• Technical knowledge of purchasing categories
• Basic legal knowledge on purchasing.
• Minimum bachelor’s degree in business, purchasing or international studies.
• Strong negotiation and analytical skills- financial background
• Communication skills / project management skills
• Client-oriented (both internal and external)
• Rigorous, detail-oriented for figures, contracts, follow-up.
• Knowledge in basic IT Systems (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Internet)

This position requires business trips to Club Med’s resorts and offices depending on the missions.