Purchasing Manager

Job description / Role

Company Description

The Movenpick Hotel Waad Al Shamal is a luxury 5-star hotel located in the stunning Northern Province of Saudi Arabia. Boasting a total of 243 rooms, guests can indulge in unparalleled comfort and opulence during their stay. The hotel offers a wide range of amenities, including five exquisite food and beverage venues, providing guests with a diverse culinary experience. For those in need of professional spaces, the hotel features 18 expansive meeting rooms, perfect for hosting conferences, workshops, or other corporate gatherings. Additionally, the hotel offers large banqueting facilities, making it an ideal venue for grand celebrations and events.

We are an inclusive company, and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

Why work for Accor?

We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are, and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day, making sure that work brings purpose to your life, so that during your journey with us, you can continue to explore Accor's limitless possibilities.

Job Description

What you'll do

- Build and maintain the purchasing system
- Prepare and process requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment
- Review purchase order claims and contracts for conformance to company policy
- Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures
- Participate in the development of specifications for equipment, products or substitute materials
- Resolve vendor grievances and claims
- Gather and analyze data, study sales and inventory records, identify suppliers, and stay on top of factors affecting supply and demand to forecast current and future costs of needed products and materials
- Identify and interview potential suppliers to determine quality, price, reliability, and delivery terms, and make decisions to ensure that needed supplies arrive in time and at the right price
- Administer bidding process and contracts for vendor performance/compliance within established limits for the purpose of securing items and/or services within budget and in compliance
- Responsible for the procurement and expediting of all material supplies, equipment and services
- Achieves desired results through staff development and training programs, established methods, procedures and guidelines to maintain desired standards, and high-quality service. Then, monitors results through inspection, evaluation and analysis. Makes changes if necessary to achieve end result
- Assists Finance/Accounting department in establishing purchasing policies, procedures, and controls in accordance with the company policies and needs
- Ensures that the procurement process is operating in an effective manner to ensure the optimum benefit to the company properties as it relates to the bidding process, terms of contract and negotiations with vendors while maintaining compliance with state regulations
- Recommends substitutions for appropriate considerations, requests and analyzes quotes from vendors for unusual items
- Responsible for the auditing of blanket purchase orders and releases against blanket requisitions
- Purchases items and services on an advanced level
- Oversees Warehouse department to ensure procurement and receipt of items are controlled
- Ensure proper controls are in place to eliminate warehouse variance
- Supervisory responsibility for Buyers within the Purchasing Department
- Responsible for scheduling (planning, assigning and directing work) to meet business demands to ensure optimal operations and customer satisfaction during all business hours
- Performs all other related and compatible duties as assigned

Requirements

Qualifications

What we're looking for

- College Degree in Business, Hospitality, or Related field preferred.
- At least five (5) or more years of Purchasing management experience for a hotel and F&B, preferably in an upscale or lifestyle brand hotel
- An proficient understanding of Computer systems such as: Opera, Microsoft Word, Excel & Outlook
- Someone who understands, celebrates and embraces the SLS brand values.
- Proven team leader with a high level of energy and motivation, a natural at managing and inspiring others in a way that gets the best out of them.
- Ability to work independently and to partner with others to promote an environment of teamwork.
- Ability to multitask, work in a fast-paced environment, meet deadlines and have a high-level attention to detail.
- You combine analytical and methodical thinking with high attention to detail and a solution-focused approach.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Fluent in Arabic and English
- You are humble and open to ideas. We leave our ego at the door and help get things done.
- You're up for doing things differently and trying (almost) everything once.
- You want to be part of a team that works hard, supports each other and has fun along the way.

About the Company

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We are much more than a world leader. We are 250,000 hoteliers with the same shared passion for welcoming. We take care of millions of guests in our 4,300 addresses and on our digital platforms. As an operator and franchisor (HotelServices), owner and investor (HotelInvest), we invest all our energy into making "Feel Welcome" resonate as the finest hotel promise.

From luxury to economy and in every corner of the globe, AccorHotels'​ more than 20 brands meet all the needs of business and leisure travelers seeking comfort, attention and high-quality services.