Purchasing Manager
Job No:
STAM2022190758
Location:
Brisbane
- Join one of Brisbane’s finest 5 star Hotels
- Excellent opportunity for a Purchasing Officer's next step
- Great location and employee benefits
About Us:
Stamford Hotels and Resorts, a part of the Stamford Group, manages the Group’s portfolio of luxury premium hotels located in Australia and New Zealand. The hotel portfolio consist of nearly 1800 rooms and over 1000 employees. In addition to the hotels, the Stamford Group owns a portfolio of premium commercial office properties internationally, and is involved in the development of high end luxury residential units in Australia.
Stamford Plaza Brisbane is Stamford Hotels & Resorts flagship Hotel. It is ideally situated on the banks of the Brisbane River and a stone’s throw to the Botanic Gardens. The Hotel’s unique location is second to none in the Brisbane market, with all 252 guest rooms featuring stunning river views. The Hotel is unquestionably Brisbane’s finest 5 star Hotel and additionally houses eight magnificent function rooms used to hold an array of Corporate, Special Events & Weddings and a variety of busy food and beverage outlets. To find out more about us and to see what we have to offer please visit our website: www.stamford.com.au/spb.
About the Role:
We are currently seeking an experienced and highly skilled Purchasing Manager to join our Finance / Purchasing team. We will also consider a talented & energetic Purchasing Officer seeking their next step up in their career. In this role, you will be responsible for receiving, storing, monitoring, issuing and re-ordering all items consumed/used by the Hotel and its F&B Operations. To thrive in this role, we need you to be passionate about the purchasing process and the implementation and monitoring of control systems throughout the hotel. Ideally, an operational knowledge of Hotels would be advantageous however more importantly, we are looking for someone who is able to multitask and work efficiently to meet tight deadlines. This is also an ideal role for someone with store and purchasing experience as a supervisor and wants to take the next step.
Responsibilities include:
- Maintain local supplier database and manage local procurement contracts
- Source quality supplies at the best possible prices, obtain and update quotes for all inventory and consumable items in Hotel Purchasing system
- Review and authorise Store requisition and purchase orders
- Monitor and control the receipt, distribution and consumption of goods and services within the hotel
- Manage and oversee the Store operation
- Inventory Stock level control and management
- Supplier performance evaluation
- Periodical reporting and costing updates
- Support Hotel operation teams with new menu costings
- Comply with internal control requirements
Preferably, you will possess:
- Previous experience in similar role or environment
- Excellent negotiation and communication skills
- Organisational skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Relevant procurement experience, preferably within hospitality environment
- Inventory management experience
- Systems skills – preferable CHECK, Excel, Oracle Point of Sale systems
- Background in Finance an advantage
- HACCP compliance knowledge an advantage
- Positive attitude and enthusiasm
Culture and Benefits:
Our 'Knight's Head' Logo is conceived from our founder Sir Stamford's family crest and symbolises the strength and unity of our members within the company. We believe our people are our greatest asset and we therefore strive to reward, retain and develop passionate and success-orientated professionals at all levels. As a team member with us you can expect to receive;
- Engaged and friendly team
- Dynamic 5 Star Hotel Environment
- The opportunity to work with Industry Professionals
- Free staff meals
- Food & beverage discounts in all F&B outlets within the Hotels