Purchasing & Logistics Supervisor

Duties and Responsibilities

• Purchase the right goods and materials at the right price, at the required quality, and in the right volume to ensure a cost-effective purchasing model within the hotel
• Report regularly to understand goods requirements and allow more effective future purchasing
• Calculate and report on the monthly savings from cost effective purchasing
• Work with hotel management to improve the purchasing process to help reduce waste and improve profitability
• Lead and develop the Purchasing Team
• Manage the hotel’s supply portfolio ensuring transparency of spending
• Generate and implement efficient sourcing and category management strategies
• Analyze and calculate costs of procurement and suggest methods to decrease expenditure
• Invent negotiation strategies and secure profitable deals
• Optimize sourcing procedures to attain maximum efficiency
• Cooperate with stakeholders to guarantee agreement on terms and processes
• Research and anticipate shifts in the negotiating power of suppliers
• Perform cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking
• Estimate risks and apply risk minimizing techniques
• Discover and partner with trustworthy vendors and suppliers

Job Requirement

• Diploma/bachelor degree in supply chain management, logistics or business administration
• Previous experience working successfully in a Purchasing capacity
• Experience in building and maintaining excellent relationships with suppliers
• Experience in increasing profitability through successful implementation of a strategic approach to purchasing
• Excellent communication and supervisory skills
• Proven work experience as a sourcing manager or procurement manager
• Procurement experience in the hospitality sector will be an advantage
• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management and relevant software
• Understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgement
• Strong project management and leadership skills
• Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships
• Comfortable with figures and in collecting, analyzing and interpreting data
• Solid judgement with ability to make good decisions

Salary and Benefits

• Competitive salary, which is negotiable, based on experiences and work duration;
• Annual salary increment
• Annual incentive bonus
• Annual staff party and trip
• Seniority pay
• Public insurance (NSSF)
• Internal and external training of both soft and hard skills

How to Apply