Hotel Procurement / Purchaser Manager

The Purchaser Manager is responsible for managing inventory levels, monitoring stock levels, and ensuring that the hotel and restaurant have an adequate supply of materials to meet production and operational demands. In addition to procurement responsibilities, and also tasked with supplier relationship management, quality control, cost control, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards

• Manage all aspects of purchasing, storage and order/inventory control.
• Responsible for the issuing and distribution of inventory items within the hotel and for the accurate and timely allocation of costs to user departments.
• Ensures that hotel expenses are minimized through the use of effective purchasing and by obtaining the most competitive prices for goods and services.
• Monitors all costs in the Purchasing Department and initiates and maintains measures to control these.
• To work closely with the Financial Controller for internal control and Procedures throughout the department, regarding purchasing, receiving, inventory control, issuing and emergency issuing.
• Advises the General Manager and Financial Controller of the cost and implications of each department’s consumption of inventory and non-inventory items.
• Obtains and coordinates all product and purchase specifications from the various heads of the department using a purchase request (PR) and maintains files of these purchase requests together with purchase orders (PO).
• Acquires three (3) price quotations from various sources to determine the lowest cost while maintaining the best quality for any item(s) requested by the different departments or as per SOP.
• Ensures that every department in the hotel receives goods and services as required and to the standards they have specified at the best possible price.
• To liaise with the departmental HOD concern for renewal three months before the expiry date.

Qualifications

• Supplier Evaluation and Contract Negotiation skills

• Analytical Skills and Procurement expertise

• Contract Management knowledge

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills

• Attention to detail and the ability to multitask

• Strong organizational and time management skills

• Experience in the hotel industry or hospitality procurement is a plus

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, or related field

• Recent experience in storekeeping and management

Apply via hr@yushilihotelkampala.com