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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 North America Regional Purchasing Director is based in Miami and reports to the CFO functionally and to the Group CPO hierarchically.
Missions
The Director of Purchasing main missions are to plan and manage the activities of the purchasing and logistic department for North America Business Unit for offices and resorts:
Strategy:
Define, communicate, and execute Club Med’s procurement strategy both for Club Med resorts & offices (purchasing and logistic)
Lead regular tenders or consultations and sourcing actions to be able to:
Challenge and improve the local purchasing policy and procurement framework
Review purchasing and logistics processes to streamline the organization of the department and the collaboration with stakeholders.
Ensure the respect of worldwide Club Med guidelines and Purchasing processes in the zone.
Provide the whole Club Med with potential performing and compliant suppliers from the area (sourcing actions for the Group; international proactive cooperation within Purchasing department needed)
Assess the logistics model in the zone and adapt it to changing environments and stakes.
Engagement
Provide resorts and offices with goods and services they need with the best quality, cost and delivery conditions
Challenge the needs with a positive and business partner spirit
Be able to directly manage specific strategic purchasing categories
Work in collaboration with different internal stakeholders such as Operations, Legal and Finance.
Oversee the functioning between Purchasing and Logistics
Assess the necessary developments or changes to operate in the Procure-to-Pay tool to align it with Processes and methods in the zone.
Report the KPI of the department and share/align on priorities with internal stakeholders
In charge of the budget and forecast, communicate outcomes with Finance and Global Purchasing department.
Management
Direct management of Buyers and Supply Chain Manager.
Optimize organization and time of team members to concentrate energies on added value actions and business continuity.
Purchasing categories covered by the team : Food &Beverage, Operating supplies, Sports and Entertainment, Equipment & maintenance; village and site services (eG. Laundry, security, …); Maintenance and Capex; Utilities; Logistics & Import/export; Marketing & Communication, Office supplies, IT, Energy, Entertainment, local incomes (eG. Spa, boutique, cellar, excursions, scuba diving…)
Monitoring / internal control
Monitor, challenge and report the procurement performance contribution for BU and Group business reporting and Budget
Have permanent monitoring and improvement actions on internal control disposal (including pools resort professionalization road map, procedures, tools deployment and use…)
Identify risks for the activity, define and put in place action plan to anticipate or tackle them
Background and professional skills
Relevant experience in purchasing (10 years minimum in purchasing and Supply Chain)
Education: Bachelor of Business Administration or/and advanced education in purchasing / Finance