Inspire and deliver exceptional value to travelers around the globe as part of the Apple Leisure Group (ALG) team! Our vision is to be the best-in-class and largest all-inclusive resort management and travel services provider, differentiated by the collaboration of our unique resort and distribution brands.
Grow your career as a Sr. Buyer- Operational Equipment within AMResorts one of our 14 industry-leading brands. In this role you will be responsible for negotiationg with suppliers for Operational Equipment for the resorts, adhering to the Corporate Standards. Its responsibilities include the preparation, analysis, presentation and execution of different comparison charts to the corporate purchasing management
A successful Sr. Buyer - Operational Equipment will:
- Identifiy opportunity areas in order to negotiate based on annual Spend of the hotels in the different regions
- Prepares bidding schedule, according to the assigned categories
- Executes bidding process for every assigned category: establishes commercial and technical conditions, invites suppliers to participate, receives proposals, makes comparison charts and assigns the supplier
- Overviews contract signature with selected suppliers.
- Updates corporate supplier catalogue.
- Gives maintenance to the Central Catalogue.
- Performs other duties or special projects as required or as assigned by a manager.
A successful Sr. Buyer - Operational Equipment will have:
- Bachelor Degree in Administration areas or Engineering
- 2 Years’ experience in Corporate position or 4 Years as Purchasing Manager at hotel level.
- Advanced use of Excel and Power Point
- English: at least 70% o able to have business conversations.
- Basic knowledge of International Trade.
- Advanced Negotiation Skills
- Travel 15%
About Apple Leisure Group:
Apple Leisure Group® (ALG) is the leading North American travel, hospitality and leisure management group with the only vertically-integrated business model, serving travelers and destinations worldwide. ALG 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 five 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,
AMResorts : brand management of 5-star and 4-star luxury resorts through AMResorts® award-winning brand portfolio;
AMSTAR: best-in-class destination management services provided by Amstar DMC and Worldstar®,
UVC: the exclusive loyalty program Unlimited Vacation Club®;
Trisept Solutions: the innovative technology solutions provider Trisept Solutions®, connecting over 88,000 travel agents with leading travel suppliers.
To learn more about the Apple Leisure Group advantage, visit appleleisuregroup.com.
About AMResorts
AMResorts is North America’s fastest growing luxury leisure resort company. Founded in 2001, AMResorts has reached a decade of unparalleled success providing sales, marketing and brand management services by offering to the luxury leisure market high quality Endless Privileges, UnlimitedLuxury and Unlimited-Fun vacations, where everything is included
Our Values
At ALG, we call our employees Colleagues, because we are more than just employees. We are united as a team, working toward a common mission and vision. Together, we are committed to live the core values by which we operate:
We Care • We Are Authentic • We Inspire Action • We Do It Together • We Own our Results
We Are Hungry For More • We do Everything With Passion