Job summary

I am working with a brand new, luxury boutique hotel and restaurant in the vibrant heart of London! looking for someone with a minimum of 5 years procurement management experience within this industry.

Key skills required for this role

Procurement Manager

Important

Procurement Manager - £60k

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain and improve company purchasing system Adaco.
• Maintain and improve a Procurement structure based on SOPs.
• Own supplier relationship management, including sourcing new suppliers
• Manage purchasing function including forecasting and monitor / reduce procurement costs
• Development, implementation & maintenance of optimal sourcing strategies for all keys spend areas and appropriate supplier management activities.
• Tender management, negotiation and implementation of supplier agreements.
• Manage the team for which you are responsible and ensure that they are trained and monitored to carry out the Company's processes. Proactively cross train each team member to be able to assist in the absence of a colleague to ensure that processes are up-held each working day.
• Attend all function sheet meetings and communicate with banquet staff for all special orders or guest requests.
• Regulate and maintain a controllable ordering system using a "just in time" approach to prevent excessive stock holding.
• Assist in sourcing and procuring FF&E & OS&E.
• Lead and develop Supplier Relationship Management, building strong supplier relationships responsibility which delivers competitive advantage.
• Drive supplier KPI's that deliver savings, efficiencies, and a positive response within the hotel.
• Actively engage cross-functionally with local business leaders as a strategic partner to drive down costs while enhancing customer experience, product range, quality, and productivity.
• Establish and maintain relationships with suppliers to solve problems and ensure high quality, reliable sources of supply and information.
• Operate as the leader for all issues with suppliers in terms of quality, delivery service, costs and ensure alignment.
• Assist Finance Manager on calculation of COS for Food and beverage.

About you:

• 5 years of experience within Hotel Procurement particularly across F&B
• Strategic thinking & analysis
• Business acumen
• Ability to work autonomously with use of self-motivation
• Strong organisational/ with high attention to details
• Ability to work in a high-pressure environment, at a high level of quality and to tight time-lines, Adaptable, and enjoys doing a variety of different tasks, organised and accountable