FlexEdge Limited - Our client, a highly rated ultra-luxury Hotel in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja is recruiting suitable, qualified and well experienced candidates, to fill this vacant position:
Job Title: Purchasing Manager
Location: Abuja
Reporting to: GM, Financial Controller
Position Objective
The objective for the Purchasing Manager position is to:
- Work with suppliers to negotiate contracts for purchase of required goods and keep accurate records of transactions trends.
- Assist the Finance and Operational Departments in the monitoring, reporting and controlling of Cost of Sales in the hotel, including audit and control, financial analysis and reporting, budgeting, forecasting etc.
- Responsible for all purchasing functions, quotations, quality and availability
Role / Responsibilities
- Implement sound purchasing policies, systems and procedures in accordance with hotel standards.
- Monitor vendors for quality, service and price through standard purchasing specifications.
- Obtain competitive quotations for hotel requirements and ensure that the best product is sourced and purchased.
- Calls for quotations for (As per company policy) and inquire into prices from various suppliers and verifies its authenticity
- Establish contracts to ensure reduced pricing for all operating areas of the hotel.
- Ensures that all order receiving dates are updated by the buyers according to the suppliers promised delivery dates.
- Ensures that all authorised or approved purchase orders are sent to their respective suppliers/vendors for delivery purposes on a daily basis.
- Ensures & verifies that quotations are regularly updated and supplier’s new current price lists are maintained.
- Ensure the efficient operation of the Purchasing Department in all aspects.
- Research and identify new products and services for the hotel in market.
- Obtains written approval for established Minimum / Maximum stock levels by the financial controller and general manager.
- Approves all addition requests for new storeroom items, checking correct item description, unit, packing, category and establishes Min/Max estimated stock levels.
- Identifies items for standing orders utilising vendor's logistics for regular deliveries to the hotel based on approved highly consumed items.
- Ensures validity of items available, force issue obsolete items and follows up on action taken for disposal.
- Ensures proper documentation and filing of quotations are maintained
- Approves all storeroom re-order requests, verifying quantities within the established Min/Max stock levels.
- Responsible for physical control of all store items until issued, fully documented under strict control procedures (key control, timing schedule, authorised issue requests).
- Responsible for maintaining logical storeroom inventory levels operationally needed.
- Spot checks all storeroom requests, quotations, period validity, issuance and items received
Requirements
Qualities and Skills Required:
- Operations management skills
- Good oral and written communication skills;
- Strong analytical skills
- Commercial awareness
- An excellent standard of numeracy in order to analyse facts and figures
- Excellent negotiation and networking skills
- The ability to make important decisions and cope with the pressure of demanding targets and tight deadlines
- Tact and diplomacy
Professional / Educational Requirements:
- Educational degree in Business Management
- MBA in relevant specialization will be an added advantage
- Relevant purchasing and logistics certifications
- Minimum 6 years’ experience in purchasing / procurement capabilities including managerial position in same capability in a highly rated resort/hotel
- Must have working experience with Materials Management Software (MMS)
- Knowledge of business and basic accounting principles and practices.
- Excellent knowledge of MS office suite
Application closing date
10th May, 2017.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to:
[email protected] with “PM-HOSP-FCT” as subject of the mail.
Note
- Failure to use code as subject of the mail automatically disqualifies candidate
- Only qualified candidates will be contacted