What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Purchasing position at Hotel Valley Ho?
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Overview
Position Summary: Responsible for smooth daily operations, management and profitability of the Purchasing Department.
Responsibilities include:
- Manage all aspects of purchasing, shipping, receiving, storerooms and inventory controls.
- Hire, train, schedule and support purchasing associates to ensure highest levels of employee morale and department productivity.
- To procure, as approved, all food, beverages and non-food items requisitioned by the hotel, ensuring optimal value for cost.
- Oversee and ensure the efficient operation of storerooms, including securing goods, ensuring all storage areas meet health and safety regulations; and utilizing regular and consistent par-stock systems.
- Assist in the financial administration of the storeroom, providing all required assistance and reports to the Accounting Department.
- Maintain constant awareness of current market conditions, and develop a network of vendors for company use, in order to be able to advise the Executive Chef/Director of Food and Beverage of optimal conditions for purchases.
- Ensure proper shipping and receiving of all hotel and guest packages, including establishing proper receiving controls.
- To return all goods received which do not meet company standards due to spoilage, color, freshness or other quality factors.
- To maintain clean and safe storeroom and liquor storage area.
Qualifications
Specific job knowledge, skill and ability:
The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to explain and demonstrate that he/she can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.
- 3 years minimum purchasing management experience.
- Hospitality purchasing experience required.
- Ability to maintain a pleasant disposition and function efficiently in high pressure work environment. Solid interpersonal skills and positive attitude is a must.
- Ability to stand, sit, kneel and constantly be poised for mobility to handle specific details or demands of quality and speedy services.
- Ability to communicate and listen effectively, to speak and write English clearly.
- Organized and detail oriented.