Assistant Purchasing Manager Full Time

Description

The overall scope of this role is to coordinate and manage all operations of the Purchasing, Receiving and Storeroom Department. To safeguard the financial integrity and stability of the hotel and minimize any exposure to potential risks. To ensure that all departments of the hotel have adequate supplies to perform their duties. To continuously research and find new and alternative products to improve the operation and reduce costs.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for following and understanding all Kempinski Policies & Procedures.
• Responsible for behaving in a professional and harmonious manner and following the Kempinski code of conduct.
• Maintaining a good relationship with business partners.
• Keeping up to date with latest trends and products.
• Work together with the Chef in order to obtain the best products and prices available; reviewing market list and offers daily.
• Ensuring that competitive bidding is taking place and that business is awarded fairly and ethically.
• Responsible for monitoring slow moving and dead stock as well as keeping the stock levels in accordance with operational needs.
• Responsible for ensuring that all deliveries and issues are documented and processed correctly.
• Ensuring that communication is taking place with all departments in regards to matters that would in any way affect the operation.
• Responsible for supervising, training and motivating the Purchasing department staff.
• Responsible for performing any additional duties assigned by the Director of Finance and assisting in other areas of Finance as needed.

Job Requirements

• 3+ years as a hotel Assistant Purchasing Manager
• 5+ years in diverse hotel purchasing or stores roles
• Good communication skills
• Should be result & quality driven.
• Ability to handle high volume with attention to detail
• Ability to cope with changing priorities and multiple tasks at the same time
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• An ability to establish and retain effective working relationships with hotel staff and clients/vendors