Job Overview

Reports to AVP – Group Purchasing, Manager – Group Purchasing will provide leadership and management over the Purchasing operations and ensure company standards for Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Continuous improvement are being met.

Duties & Responsibilities

• To obtain competitive bids by actively and aggressively test the market to obtain the merchandises as specified at the lowest price available while meeting the date of delivery, quality and quantity requirements. Bids from at least 3 suppliers are required.
• The prices obtained from various vendors should be comparable and without prejudice.
• To contact suppliers by phone or personal visit; to confer with present or prospective suppliers concerning new products, discounts, promotions, reciprocal business deal etc.
• To keep track of price movements and inform department concerned of any changes in prices by updating the Purchasing System regularly.
• To ensure prompt delivery of all supplies and to follow up outstanding orders and undelivered portion.
• To travel to other cities to procure needed supplies whenever required.
• To initiate cash payment of merchandises on “Cash on Delivery” basis through the purchasing fund as per Group’s policies and procedures.
• To coordinate with Storekeepers and department concerned on needs to re-order based on adequacy of current stocks, purchasing lead-time and other prevailing conditions.
• To maintain as much as possible files of quotations, catalogues, photos, samples on all equipment and supplies.
• To coordinate with AVP – Group Purchasing on credit arrangements with suppliers.
• To implement controls over purchasing to ensure that locally available foodstuffs are for immediate needs, that quantity of the food is optimum for the intended use and that the lowest prices on the market is paid for merchandise of the desired quality and form. To guard against excessive quantities of supplies being purchased.  
• To attend personally and to supervise the proper handling of purchasing problem such as non-delivery, late delivery, inferior quality, poor services, price changes etc.
• To assist in requests for sponsorship's from regular suppliers for Company’s events whenever required.
• To familiarize with the import procedures, documentation and custom requirements for all overseas purchases.
  
  

Qualifications

• Educational background:
• Diploma in Logistics Management
  
  
• Work experience:
• Over 5 years or above purchasing experience in international 5 start hotel group
  
  
• Skills/Competencies:
• Good communication skill 
• Apparent planning ability 
• English, Cantonese and Mandarin 
• Good spoken and written English
• Able to use SAP, RedRock purchasing software/system
  
  

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