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Borja Sáez, MBA

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Lead Regional Purchasing at Viking
📍 Basel Metropolitan Area, Switzerland

Borja Sáez is the Lead Regional Purchasing at Viking, where he directs global procurement and logistics for the cruise line. He is a results-oriented supply chain leader with expertise in cost optimization and supplier strategy. He recently graduated with honors from the EHL Hospitality Business School with an MBA.

Outside of his direct role, Borja is passionate about continuous professional development, actively studying for his APICS CSCP certification and exploring advanced negotiation strategies. He remains engaged with his alma mater, EHL, participating in events on the future of hospitality and serving as a jury member for student presentations.

His MBA capstone project explored using AI-driven forecasting to optimize procurement strategies within the cruise industry.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Lead Regional Purchasing
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Basel Metropolitan Area, Switzerland
Personality Overview

How Borja shows up

Curious But Skeptical
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Friendly But Slow

They typically tend to be late adopters even when they seem friendly and excited about what you have to sell They are unlikely to ever become strong champions even when the conversations are going well; you should focus on cultivating other champions They are often friendly and nice, but can sometimes suprise you with their piercing questions

Priorities

Topics Borja cares about

AI in Procurement
For his MBA capstone, he explored how AI-driven forecasting can optimize procurement strategies, directly linking it to his work in the cruise industry.
Future of Hospitality
Attends industry events focused on how technology and sustainability are shaping the future of hospitality and serves as a jury member for new MBA presentations at EHL.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Lead Regional Purchasing
Viking
1-2023 - 12-2024
Senior Manager, Regional F&B Sourcing
Viking
3-2020 - 1-2023
Purchasing Manager
Viking
9-2018 - 3-2020
International Account Manager
OVAG International AG
4-2016 - 8-2018
Sourcing and Contract Manager
EF Educational Tours
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Media appearances

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Education
3-2023 - 7-2025
Master of Business Administration - MBA
EHL
2017 - 2017
Negotiation mastery
Harvard Business School Online
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

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