What are the responsibilities and job description for the Area Director of Purchasing position at BHC?
Position Summary
The Area Director of Purchasing is responsible for leading and standardizing purchasing operations across a growing hospitality portfolio. This role defines and implements purchasing processes that support financial discipline, operational excellence, and service consistency while ensuring compliance with accounting controls and deadlines. Reporting to the Vice President of Accounting, the Area Director of Purchasing owns vendor negotiations, contract strategy, and portfolio-wide purchasing standards, while providing high-touch service and partnership to property operations teams. The role oversees property-level Directors of Purchasing and ensures alignment between Accounting requirements and operational needs.
Key Responsibilities
Portfolio Purchasing Strategy & Process Design
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The Area Director of Purchasing is responsible for leading and standardizing purchasing operations across a growing hospitality portfolio. This role defines and implements purchasing processes that support financial discipline, operational excellence, and service consistency while ensuring compliance with accounting controls and deadlines. Reporting to the Vice President of Accounting, the Area Director of Purchasing owns vendor negotiations, contract strategy, and portfolio-wide purchasing standards, while providing high-touch service and partnership to property operations teams. The role oversees property-level Directors of Purchasing and ensures alignment between Accounting requirements and operational needs.
Key Responsibilities
Portfolio Purchasing Strategy & Process Design
- Define, document, and implement purchasing processes that are scalable across the portfolio and adaptable to future growth.
- Establish standardized purchasing policies, approval workflows, and compliance requirements in alignment with Accounting.
- Ensure purchasing processes support timely and accurate financial close and reporting deadlines.
- Directly supervise and mentor property-level Directors of Purchasing.
- Provide clear expectations, performance feedback, and professional development.
- Promote a service-oriented purchasing culture that supports property operations while maintaining strong financial controls.
- Own portfolio-wide vendor sourcing, negotiations, and contract management.
- Develop preferred vendor programs that balance cost efficiency, quality, and operational effectiveness.
- Maintain strong vendor relationships and address service, pricing, or compliance issues proactively.
- Ensure adherence to purchasing policies, internal controls, and accounting standards.
- Partner closely with Controllers and Accounting teams to support audit requirements and financial reporting accuracy.
- Monitor purchasing activity to ensure compliance with budgetary and approval requirements.
- Serve as a key liaison between Purchasing, Operations, and Accounting.
- Support property leaders by ensuring purchasing processes are efficient, responsive, and operationally practical.
- Resolve escalated purchasing issues and support business continuity across properties.
- Ensure effective and consistent use of purchasing and inventory systems across the portfolio.
- Establish and monitor key performance indicators related to purchasing efficiency, compliance, and service levels.
- Support onboarding of new properties and entities into standardized purchasing systems and processes.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Supply Chain Management, Hospitality Management, or related field preferred.
- Minimum 8–10 years of progressive purchasing or supply chain experience in hospitality or multi-unit environments.
- Demonstrated experience leading purchasing teams and standardizing processes across multiple entities.
- Strong contract negotiation and vendor management expertise.
- Solid understanding of accounting controls, financial close requirements, and compliance standards.
- Experience working closely with Controllers and Accounting leadership.
- Proficiency with purchasing and inventory systems (e.g., Adaco, BirchStreet, Coupa, Oracle, or similar).
- Advanced Excel and reporting skills.
- Process Design & Standardization
- Financial Discipline & Compliance
- Vendor Negotiation & Relationship Management
- Leadership & Team Development
- Operational Partnership & Service Orientation
- Change Management & Scalability
- Ability to travel between properties as needed.
- Ability to work in office, storeroom, and operational environments.
BHC is an equal employment opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and are not based on race, color, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, uniformed service, political affiliation, genetic information, or any other factor or characteristic protected by applicable law. BHC participates in E-Verify.