ALG Vacations (ALGV), part of the Hyatt family, is widely recognized for providing the industry's leading leisure travel experience to destinations worldwide. As North America's only vertically integrated travel, hospitality, and leisure management group, we can oversee all aspects of the vacation - from the moment a guest books a trip to the time they return home. Serving more than three million passengers annually, each of our highly respected brands offers unique benefits and a wide portfolio of destinations. Grow your career as a Corporate Buyer with Inclusive Collection. In this role, you will be responsible for the negotiations with suppliers for selected categories of Food & Beverage for the resorts, adhering to the Corporate Standards. You will also handle the preparation, analysis, presentation, and execution of different comparison charts to the corporate purchasing management, overseeing the compliance of the negotiations at property level.
A successful Corporate Buyer will: Identify opportunity areas to negotiate based on the annual spending of the hotels in the different regions.Prepare bidding schedule, according to the assigned categories.Execute bidding process for every assigned category, establish commercial and technical conditions, invite suppliers to participate, receive proposals, make comparison charts and assign the supplier.Revise the compliance of the negotiations at property level, follow up on doubts and give service to the properties.Give maintenance to the Central Catalogue.Perform other duties or special projects as required or assigned by a manager.Overview contract signature with selected suppliers.Requirements: Bachelor's degree in administrative areas, tourism, or international trade.2 years in corporate position or 4 years as purchasing manager at hotel level.Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.Proficient in English, with at least 70% ability to engage in business conversations.Basic knowledge of International Trade.Advanced Negotiation Skills.Ability to travel up to 15% of the time across various regions to revise and execute corporate negotiations with HIC-operated hotels.
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