Purchasing Manager - Paris, France - Talixo

Description

About Talixo

Talixo provides taxi and limousine transfers for travelers in over 100 countries worldwide - Fortune 500 companies, airlines, travel agencies, and online platforms automate their booking process with our technology.

Talixo is a place where we encourage a friendly, inclusive, learning atmosphere. We are living in a culture that fosters personal development and makes mutual appreciation a cornerstone of our work. If you want to find out what it means to work for a leading provider of B2B taxi and limousine transfers, get to know the start-up environment, and become a part of something big - it seems you've found what you are looking for


The part you will play
Talixo is working together with local companies around the world to provide first-class ground transfer services to our customers. As our new Purchasing Manager, you will manage the relationship with our local fleet partners. This includes sourcing new supply, maintenance of competitive pricing deals, quality monitoring, risk diversification, and capacity management.


You will be responsible for the following:

• Shortlisting of potential new partner fleets, cold calling to acquire new leads, and lead qualification.
• Continuous monitoring of service quality by using key performance indicators.
• Establishing a network of partnerships and negotiating deals across your region and your product line.
• Market research and competitor analysis.
• Account development (e.g. in defining strategic initiatives to fully integrate fleets in the Talixo system).
• Onboarding and training of new fleets.
• Close collaboration with other Departments (Sales, Tech, Operations) to improve processes, and procedures and further develop our IT system and tools.

What are we looking for:

• Background: University/college degree ideally with a business focus.
• Very good verbal and written communication skills in English and French
• Strong datadriven mindset and experience in working with KPIs.
• A structured approach to problemsolving, able to work independently and creatively.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Intercultural experience.
• Team player, willing to learn and develop.

What we offer:

• Development and training opportunities in a growing startup.
• Working directly with an experienced sales team in the highly innovative corporate mobility market
• Valuable experience in B2B sales, marketing, and key accounting in the travel and mobility industry.
• Practical startup experience in Europe's startup capital Berlin with responsibility from day one.
• Opportunity to build contacts and networks within the startup space and the travel industry.
• Dynamic and international work culture with a helpful team that enjoys their work every day.

Are you ready to be part of the Talixo family?