Hotel Purchasing Executive

Job Introduction

** Remote/home working allowed **

With market-leading, innovative insurance, and financial products the transformation of our business makes the Saga Group an extremely exciting place to be as we move toward the Saga 70th anniversary in 2021.

Recent years have heralded a new era in British cruising for Saga as we launched our luxury boutique ships, Spirit of Discovery and Spirit of Adventure. 

…And right now, we are looking for a Hotel Purchasing Executive at an exciting time in Saga’s history. As a Group, Saga is taking to the seas in our brand new, luxury cruise ships, leading the market with innovative insurance and financial products.

You will play a key role in supporting the Hotel Purchasing Manager and the rest of the Hotel Operations team, in delivering a first-class hotel operation to our customers, and to help and support the cruising function of the business. 

If you are a hotel operations specialist who can supply exceptional experiences to our customers, then we want to hear from you! 

Role Responsibility

• Support the Hotel Purchasing Manager in the undertaking of all purchasing activity for Hotel Operations on board our ships - food, beverages, consumables and uniforms
• Support the Hotel Purchasing Manager in the implementation, management and ongoing development of spend, cost and purchasing controls within Hotel Operations
• Support of the Hotel Procurement Manager, as required in competitive tendering, supplier benchmarking, value engineering and range review to ensure best pricing is delivered without compromising Hotel Operations and the quality of offer and guest experience
• Support the Hotel Purchasing Manager, as required in ongoing Supplier Relationship Management to ensure that contracted price, service levels and performance indicators is delivered by contracted suppliers
• Support the Hotel Purchasing Manager in maintaining supplier contracts to support the Group Contracts database
• Support the Hotel Purchasing Manager in ensuring that all purchased materials to obtained within agreed specifications and meet all Health & Safety or regulatory requirements 
• Support the Hotel Purchasing Manager in delivering end to end supply chain management
• Support the Hotel Purchasing Manager in the continuous review of the supply chain base and ongoing consolidation where possible
• Support the Hotel Purchasing Manager in the management and maintenance of all supply chain and purchasing elements of MXP, including but not limited to the Hotel Item Master, Supplier data records, Supplier Pricing Agreements and the MXP-Coupa interface
• Support the Hotel Purchasing Manager in the management and oversight of all available stores, including the Saga warehouse and any third-party warehouses where purchased goods are stored
• Support the Hotel Purchasing Manager with the loading of vessels in ports and maintaining compliance with the SOP 
• Support Hotel Operations on board with purchasing matters

The Ideal Candidate

Capability, Knowledge and Experience:

• Previous experience of working in in the cruise, hotels or hospitality industries would be beneficial but not essential
• Previous experience working in a commercial or supplier facing role is essential
• Demonstrable IT proficiency - Microsoft Office essential, MXP preferred
• Demonstrable experience in data, cost and budget management 
• Strong commerciality and business acumen
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills

Education and Qualifications:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent, or qualified by experience

Personal Characteristics:

• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, in a fast-paced business                                                                                                                        
• Strong interpersonal skills – this role will involve working closely with all departments.
• Ability to identify when an issue should be escalated
• Ability to act as an ambassador for the company
• Strong numerical and analytical skills
• Strong reasoning and problem-solving skills
• High levels of attention to detail
• Committed to delivering high quality products to Saga customers
• Self-motivated approach to work and highly organised
• Willingness to travel as required
• Ability to work and remotely unsupervised
• Ability to manage and prioritise workload

Package Description

The standard benefits when you join Saga include: 

• Remote working available where possible

• The choice to buy a further 5 days annual leave per year 

• Free private medical insurance after 1 years' service 

• Workplace Pension 

• AXA Be Supported 

• Apples Nursery (Folkestone only and on a waiting list basis) 

• Give as you earn 

• Free eye tests 

• Honeymoon benefit 

• Share buy 

• Salary finance 

• Discounts on Saga holidays and insurance products 

• A range of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companies 

• Long service awards 

About the Company

At Saga we see the world through our customers eyes to allow us to exceed their expectations. Over the past 18 months, we have been focused on creating a British boutique cruising experience for our guests that is not available elsewhere on the market. The arrival of Spirit of Discovery last year was the first milestone in this plan and the ship has been extremely well received by our guests. We have now taken delivery of the newest addition to our fleet, Spirit of Adventure, with her striking design, distinctive new venues, and innovative speciality restaurants, she will certainly have a unique personality. She will complement Spirit of Discovery, and fulfil our promise of boutique luxury, perfectly.  

You will be welcomed into a loyal and caring group of professionals who see our passengers and other crew members as real people with feelings and needs. Guests are known by their name and are not just a number. We pride ourselves as working as one team between those working onboard and onshore to create the best possible product for our guests. 

Below you will see some videos of our new ships:

Below you will also see links to our website that will allow you to virtually step onboard our ships:

https://travel.saga.co.uk/cruises/ocean/our-ships/spirit-of-discovery.aspx

https://travel.saga.co.uk/cruises/ocean/our-ships/spirit-of-adventure.aspx

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