Purchasing Manager (Penang)
Job Description & Responsibilities:
- Ensuring the Hotel’s Procurement Strategy is adhered to
- Ensuring continuity in supply of effective items to user departments
- Control of purchase requisitions and purchase orders in accordance with company policy.
- Ensuring effective procedures are in place for the receipt, checking and verification of goods and services in line with purchase orders and contracts.
- Maintenance of the company’s procurement system and its database.
- Researching and identifying new products and suppliers
- Negotiating with suppliers to obtain goods and services for the best price and value
- Initiating tender processes from potential suppliers thereafter evaluating & making recommendations to the board of directors
- Identify cost saving & performance improvement opportunities
- Assessing implications of price changes upon the group, and assisting in cost reduction processes
- Building effective working relationships both internally with individual hotels and with key suppliers
- Maintenance of an exhaustive contract database.
- Reviewing supplier contracts to ensure they best fit the group’s requirements
Candidate Requirements
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Have minimum three years experience in a purchasing role, preferably from within the hospitality industry
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Be a self-motivated, quick-thinking, meticulous individual with the ability to challenge and question processes in a logical manner
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Be a natural negotiator with confidence, professionalism and excellent relationship and people management skills
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Have strong IT skills including MS Office and a standalone or integrated purchasing system
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Possess high level written and verbal communication skills and advanced qualifications in English and Mathematics
