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EF World Journeys Transportation Specialist (Operations Department) –Trains’ focus

Zürich

PART TIME

August 19, 2024

EF World Journeys Transportation Specialist (Operations Department) –Trains’ focus

EF Go Ahead Tours & EF Ultimate Break

Product

At EF World Journeys, we believe that the best way to learn about the world is to experience it, and we strive to help as many people as possible share that experience. EF Go Ahead Tours and EF Ultimate Break are divisions of EF World Journeys and we make world travel easy. We want to empower travelers of all ages to get out there and experience something new on our guided tours. If you share this passion for opening the world, come work with us!

The Role

The EF World Journeys Operations team is currently looking for ambitious, driven, and enthusiastic candidates for the positions of Transportation Specialist to join our Operations department at our Headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. As a Transportation Specialist, you are responsible for ensuring all EF World Journeys products have cost-effective and quality transport services and solutions for Europe, focusing on trains (80%) and on coaches (20%). You’ll do this by negotiating contracts, managing relationships with suppliers, helping map strategy, contributing to itinerary strategy, and managing budgets.

Core responsibilities

Market Knowledge & Trends: being on the forefront of the supply market by consistently networking and researching within the industry, competition awareness, and industry insights
Source, contract, & allocate: Identify, acquire, and allocate all services and suppliers for the assigned categories, geographies, and suppliers, while also scouting the market for potential new suppliers
Supplier relationship management: Maintain a positive and constructive relationship with existing and potential suppliers in the assigned market, in keeping with cross-product sourcing strategy
Inventory Management: analyze, procure, and process adequate inventory levels to meet forecasted demand
Budget and Quality Management: meeting cost and process efficiency targets by giving EF access to favorable pricing and conditions whilst maintaining a high standard of quality and customer satisfaction; devise, monitor, and adhere to budgets.
Administrative: Ensure all contracts, allocations, invoices, and supplier updates are managed in due time and that all safety and cost guidelines are adhered to.
Strategy & Execution: actively participating in setting and delivering on mid to long term strategic direction and supplier segmentation for the area of responsibility; Analysis of market & industry trends, competition analysis & awareness, build a robust, scalable supplier portfolio, collaborate across tours departments.
Technology: contribute to the development of technology solutions and the continuous improvement of current tools and processes
Data & Analytics: use data to improve and streamline processes, drive strategy, action & communication

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably in business, economics, or tourism
Ideally minimum 2 years of experience in procurement, business management, or a similar field
Fluency in English required, and a combination of French, Italian, Spanish and any other languages advantageous
Similar work experience is a plus (especially in trains)
Strategic mindset whilst actively engaged to run day-to-day priorities
Experience in the travel, tourism, educational travel, or online travel agency industry along with a strong interest and network in these fields is preferred
Agile and open-minded team player
Flexible, quick learner and a proven problem solver
Comfortable in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
Strong communication, negotiation skills and cultural awareness
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Able to analyze and question processes and strives to come up with creative ways of improving them. Think outside the box!
To be considered for this role, applicants must either be Swiss citizens, EU-nationals or have the legal right to live and work in Switzerland.

Application

Please submit your CV & Cover Letter online

Why you will love working at EF

People at EF make things happen. We encourage you to take full ownership of your work, regardless of your level or experience. EF team members often say we operate like the world’s largest startup because this boundless entrepreneurial spirit is built into our organization’s DNA.

EF offers a wide range of benefits ready for our team members to enjoy during weekends, after work and with friends & family, including:

Discounted passes to local destinations and tourist hot-spots such as Mount Rigi or Kunsthaus Zurich.
Full reimbursement of the SBB ‘halb-tax’ travel card, allowing significantly discounted train travel covering country-wide public transportation.
Free membership for our newly built gym or get involved with our variety of sports teams.
Seasonal and monthly office events including holiday parties, ski trips and pay-day happy hours.
Discounts on a wide range of local restaurants, shops, hotel stays and EF products.
15% off in-house childcare service (more info available).
Hybrid work: 3 days office / 2 days’ work from home (subject to qualifying period)

Whilst working in our newly built state-of-the-art office in the heart of Zurich, you will constantly be able to enjoy all of the above deals and many more that EF have to offer.

EF World Journeys is a subsidiary of EF Education First
About EF Education First
At EF we believe that the world is better when people try to understand one another. Since 1965, we have helped millions of people see new places, experience new cultures, and learn new things about the world and about themselves. Our culturally immersive education programs—focused on language, travel, cultural exchange, and academics—turn dreams into international opportunities.

When you join EF, you join a multicultural and diverse community working across 600 schools and offices in 50 countries, all with one shared mission of opening the world through education. Whoever you are, whatever you are passionate about—we welcome you and want you to bring that to work every day. EF is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to inclusion and belonging across race, ethnicity, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, ability, parental status, experience and everything else that makes you unique.

Founded in Sweden in 1965, EF has schools and offices around the world, including hubs in Boston, London, Mexico City, São Paulo, Shanghai, Stockholm, Zürich, and more. Learn more at https://ef.com

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