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. Update corporate supplier catalogue. 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. About ALG Vacations: It all begins when our client's book with ALG Vacations. We keep our standards as high as our passion for travel, working together with our agents to ensure every client's vacation exceeds every expectation. We are an industry innovator that combines the expertise of many different brands.
ALG Vacations consistently delivers exceptional value to travelers and strong performance to resort owners and partners by strategically leveraging the power of its portfolio of brands across multiple segments, comprising:
Vacations: The largest seller of vacation packages and charter flights in the U.S. for travel to Mexico and the Caribbean, moving approximately 3.2 million passengers annually through well-established vacation brands. Destination Management Services: Best-in-class destination management services provided by Amstar DMC and Worldstar. Loyalty Program: Exclusive loyalty program Unlimited Vacation Club. Technology Solutions: Innovative technology solutions provider Trisept Solutions, connecting over 88,000 travel agents with leading travel suppliers. Since 2021, ALG Vacations has been part of the Hyatt family. At Hyatt, we believe in the power of belonging and creating a culture of care where our colleagues become family. Our colleagues and our guests have been at the heart of our business since 1957 and helped Hyatt become one of the best and fastest-growing hospitality brands in the world.
As we continue to grow our business together, we never lose sight of what's most important: Our People. We turn trips into journeys, encounters into experiences, and jobs into careers.
To learn more about ALG Vacations: https://alg.www.vaxvacationaccess.com/about-us/
About INCLUSIVE COLLECTION: Inclusive Collection offers the luxury leisure market high quality Endless Privileges, Unlimited Luxury, and Unlimited-Fun vacations, where everything is included.
Our Values: At ALG Vacations, we call our employees Colleagues, because we are more than just employees. We care for people so they can be at their best, we provide a world of understanding and care, and we deliver distinctive experiences for our guests. Our Values, by which we operate:
Empathy • Well Being • Inclusion • Integrity • Respect • Experimentation
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: Being part of ALG Vacations and the Hyatt family means always having space to be you. Our global teams are a mosaic of cultures, ethnicities, genders, ages, abilities, and identities. We are committed to diversity across the board—from who we hire and develop, organizations we support, and who we buy from and work with.
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