KERING Travel & Financial Services Buyer

Your opportunity

 We are looking for our future Travel & Financial Services Buyer to join the Indirect Procurement team, in an international, multicultural environment undergoing major transformation. This position is based in Paris.

 In this role, you will deploy the Travel & Financial Services category strategy, running tenders and managing supplier relationships, in close collaboration with the Finance, Treasury, Insurance & Risk, and Legal teams and a network of travel & financial service providers.

 Your scope covers two complementary areas:

Business travel: travel management company (TMC), airlines, hotels, ground transportation (rail, car rental, taxis/ride-hailing), online booking tools, and expense management solution.

Financial services: banking services and fees, payment solutions and payment service providers, corporate cards, insurance brokerage and programs, and related financial services (financial data providers, rating agencies).

 Your ambition will be to combine economic performance, service quality, and value creation for the Group.

How you will contribute

Contribution to the category strategy

Deploy the Travel & Financial Services category strategy defined by the Procurement Manager, and contribute to its definition by sharing market insights.

Monitor the travel market (airfare and hotel rate trends, distribution changes such as NDC, sustainable travel solutions) and the financial services market (banking fees, payment solutions, insurance market cycles, regulatory developments) to identify optimization and innovation opportunities.

Track spend, realized savings, and category KPIs (including travel policy compliance and travel-related CO2 emissions); ensure compliance and manage associated risks, including counterparty risk and traveler duty of care.

Promote the Procurement Department's policy, processes, and value proposition among internal stakeholders.

Stakeholder engagement

Work closely with the Finance, Treasury, Insurance & Risk, Legal, and Compliance teams as well as local travel coordinators, to understand their needs and translate them into procurement solutions.

Act as the procurement business partner on financial services topics.

Work in synergy with Procurement teams at Group and House level and across regions, to share best practices and leverage global synergies.

Procurement process management

Run tenders and negotiations (TMC, airline and hotel programs, ground transportation, expense management tools, banking services, payment service providers, corporate cards, insurance brokerage) according to the Procurement process, integrating the CSR dimension (ESG criteria): supplier database maintenance, negotiations, and contract set-up in collaboration with the dedicated legal team.

Analyze travel spend (airfare, hotel nights, ground transportation, booking fees) and financial services spend (bank fees, transaction costs, insurance premiums) to identify rationalization and optimization opportunities.

Ensure the reliability of procurement data and produce the reporting needed to steer category performance.

Supplier relationship management

Identify, evaluate, negotiate with, and onboard financial service providers (TMC, airlines, hotels, car rental companies, banks, payment service providers, card issuers, insurance brokers).

Manage day-to-day relationships with financial service providers and handle escalations on service levels and billing, including bank fee reconciliation.

Measure and steer supplier performance through KPIs and regular business reviews.

Identify innovative solutions (payment digitalization, virtual cards, fee analysis tools) and be a source of proposals for internal clients.

Who are you

Graduate of a business or engineering school, with a specialization in Procurement or Finance, you have 3 to 5 years of experience in procurement, ideally on travel and/or financial services, or in a travel management, banking, insurance, or corporate finance environment. Fluency in English is required. You have:

Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trust with Finance and HR stakeholders, travelers and suppliers.

An analytical mindset, with a good understanding of the category.

The ability to translate business needs into procurement solutions and to promote adoption of the Procurement policy.

Strong negotiation skills and clear, impactful communication.

The ability to manage multiple priorities and to work in a matrix organization.

Sensitivity to CSR issues, initiative, and proactivity.

Good command of office tools (advanced Excel) and ideally of a Business Intelligence tool.

Why working with us?

Kering is committed to diversity and inclusion and to providing equal opportunities in employment. We believe diversity in all its forms – disability, age, color, ancestry, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, gender identity, religion – enriches the workplace. It opens opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to adapt to a changing world. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their background.