Purchaser

Purchaser ORIENT EXPRESS Location: ORIENT EXPRESS OE CORINTHIAN, Paris, France Region: Luxury & Lifestyle

Job Description: Reporting Line The purchaser reports directly to the Procurement Director at Orient Express Silenseas.

Summary We are seeking a purchaser to buy, coordinate delivery of hospitality goods and needs for the company. The buyer’s responsibilities include purchasing administrative process (from RFQ to invoice payment) for the items required by the ship on the scope he is dedicated to. He/She guarantees the respect of the Accor & Silenseas policies. She/he maintains positive relationships with suppliers and all stakeholders of the orders. The buyer coordinates with internal teams regarding their supply needs.

To be successful as a buyer you should:

• Be able to respect process & the company’s policy
• Be attentive to your internal customer’s needs and be rigorous.
• Be able to be smooth but strong enough to impose the procurement policy and process to each stakeholder.
• Discretion on your activity and loyalty to your team are required.

Purchaser’s Job Responsibilities:

• Take in charge needs procurement according to the Silenseas’s purchasing strategies and Proc Director instructions.
• Managing daily purchasing activities and allocating tasks by analyzing and respecting the specifications communicated by the prescriber.
• Managing supplier relations and negotiating prices, timelines, conditions terms
• Maintaining the supplier database, purchase records, and related documentation.
• Coordinating with inventory control to determine and manage inventory needs.
• Coordinating with the logistic manager that needs arrive on board.
• Ensuring that all procured items meet the required quality standards and specifications.
• Studying and preparing consumption in order to propose a contract and optimizing stocks and budgets.

Qualifications

• Experience as a buyer or storekeeper.

• Experience in the shipbuilding or cruise industry is a real advantage.

• Strong planning and organizational skills.

• Knowledge of inventory and supply chain.

• Excellent communication skills in French and English, both written and verbal.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.

• Contract type: CDI

• Starting date: As soon as possible