Acheteur projets FF&E senior (H/F)

Club Med was created in 1950 by Gilbert Trigano and Gérard Blitz. They invented a new style of vacation: all-inclusive holidays in some of the most beautiful locations around the world, offering the joy of living together and the opportunity to recharge through nature and sports.

Club Med offers its customers (its Gentils Membres, G.Ms) a unique carefree holiday experience, thanks to the friendliness and professionalism of its employees: the G.Os (Gentils Organisateurs) and G.Es (Gentils Employés).

Context

Within Club Med's Purchasing & Logistics Department, the FF&E Purchasing team supports renovation, development and ongoing investment projects across Resorts located in various geographical areas.

Our mission is to select and secure FF&E equipment that contributes to the guest experience within our Resorts, primarily furniture, decorative textiles, lighting, and other decorative and operational equipment for guestrooms and public areas.

In a complex, multicultural and highly project-oriented international environment, we are looking for a Senior FF&E Project Buyer capable of combining purchasing expertise, logistics knowledge, product sensitivity and cross-functional coordination.

Reporting to the FF&E Purchasing Manager, you will oversee purchasing activities related to renovation, construction and ongoing investment projects for Club Med Resorts within the EMEA region. You will manage a purchasing portfolio and supplier panel, define the purchasing strategy for the categories under your responsibility in line with the Group's strategy and objectives, while ensuring risk control and overall performance.

Your scope may evolve according to projects and company priorities. Experience or a particular interest in bedding, decorative textiles, curtains and related products would be considered an asset.

You will be involved from the expression of the need through to the final delivery of equipment, working closely with the Design, Construction, Finance, Logistics and Operations teams.

Missions

1/ FF&E Project Purchasing Management

• Support and lead renovation and construction projects
• Analyse needs and specifications expressed by external interior designers, as well as the Design, Construction and Operations teams
• Participate in defining purchasing strategies adapted to each project
• Identify and qualify new suppliers (Europe, Asia and local suppliers)
• Plan and anticipate project risks and phases in line with construction schedules
• Establish and monitor project budgets, from initial costing through to final cost
• Conduct tenders, supplier consultations and international negotiations
• Carry out technical and economic analyses and provide award recommendations
• Challenge technical and budgetary choices in order to achieve the best balance between design, quality, cost and lead time (value engineering)
• Participate in the validation of prototypes, samples and mock-up rooms
• Secure contractual commitments and commercial conditions, integrating CSR criteria, and prepare final quotations for orders
• Coordinate and act as the interface between Design, Construction, Suppliers, Supply Chain and logistics service providers, and participate in project meetings
• Monitor key procurement stages from production to installation
• Prepare qualitative and financial reporting on activities and projects

2/ Supplier Category Management

Depending on the scope assigned, including Bedding, Decorative Textiles and Manufacturing, External Service Providers (project managers, purchasing agents, kitchen engineering consultants and other consultants), responsibilities include:

• International sourcing
• Contribution to the purchasing strategy of the category
• Supplier panel management
• Supplier performance management
• Supplier selection and contracting (framework agreements) in collaboration with the Legal Department
• Supplier risk management, anticipation and claims management
• Market intelligence and innovation monitoring, product and solution benchmarking
• Communication initiatives, supplier panel promotion and stakeholder engagement
• Participation in cross-functional projects and deployment of solutions

3/ Economic Performance

• Optimise acquisition costs
• Contribute to CAPEX control
• Carry out budget analyses and purchasing reporting
• Measure performance against defined objectives and KPIs
• Identify opportunities for standardisation and rationalisation where relevant
• Propose continuous improvements to processes and tools

4/ Quality - Compliance - CSR

• Verify the technical and regulatory compliance of products
• Ensure compliance with Club Med standards
• Participate in suppliers’ CSR evaluations
• Contribute to the deployment of responsible purchasing initiatives across managed categories
• Establish, update and share technical purchasing recommendations

Profile Required

Education

• Master's degree (Bac+5) from a Business School, Engineering School or a Master's programme in Purchasing/Supply Chain; additional training in design or interior architecture would be a plus

Experience

• 5 to 8 years' minimum experience in FF&E or OS&E purchasing, ideally within luxury hospitality, interior design and decoration, contract business environments or construction, or within complex project purchasing involving multiple stakeholders

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of the FF&E project purchasing cycle: reading specifications and drawings, tendering, analysis, value engineering, TCO costing, negotiations, production follow-up and contract management
• Project management, understanding of international logistics challenges, and good knowledge of Incoterms, customs and transportation
• Knowledge of materials
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Fluent English

Personal Qualities and Soft Skills

We are looking for an individual capable of operating at the crossroads of a structured purchasing environment, constantly evolving design projects and international stakeholders.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Rigour, organisational skills and analytical thinking
• Ability to manage several projects simultaneously within tight deadlines
• Strong negotiation skills
• Agility, adaptability and autonomy
• Aesthetic sensitivity and product curiosity
• Diplomacy and an appreciation for cross-functional collaboration
• Team spirit and strong interpersonal skills with creative, technical and financial stakeholders

Conditions

• Permanent contract (CDI)
• Based at our Paris La Villette headquarters (19th arrondissement)
• Current teleworking policy: 8 days per month, subject to agreement with the manager and team; possibility to take one full week every quarter
• "G.O. Holidays" benefits in kind for all employees on permanent contracts after one year of service: holidays in our Club Med Resorts for the employee and their family or a companion of their choice.

All our positions are open to people with disabilities.