Director - Purchasing

Job Purpose: To manage the centralized purchasing department for sourcing F&B, equipment, consumables, and services required for operations. Perform strategic procurement activities across multiple categories of spend, search for better deals and find more profitable suppliers.   Job Responsibilities :  • Develop, lead and execute purchasing strategies • Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve the effectiveness • Partner with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements documentation • Forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power • Seek and partner with reliable vendors and suppliers • Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand • Invite quotations for any items costing more than a certain amount (as per the purchasing policy).  • A minimum of three independent genuine quotations must be obtained for any orders as per the hotel purchasing policy. • Establish contracts to ensure negotiated prices are available for all operating items required for the hotel. • Receives market list from the Executive Chef on a daily basis and arranges for delivery of those items daily. • Ensures that all order receiving dates are updated by the buyers according to the supplier’s promised delivery dates. • Ensures that all authorized or approved purchase orders are sent to their respective suppliers/vendors for delivery purposes on a daily basis. • Ensures & verifies that quotations are regularly updated, and supplier’s new current price lists are maintained. • Research and identify new products and services for the hotel in the market. • Checks, explain if needed, and approves delivered items discrepancy report issued by cost control regarding price and quantity order variances. • Approves all additional requests for storeroom items, checks correct item description, unit, packing, and category, and establishes Min/Max estimated stock levels. • Verify the 'pending orders' report on a daily basis, and all pending orders are checked and verified regularly. • Identifies items for standing orders utilizing vendor's logistics for regular deliveries to the hotel based on approved highly consumed items. • Ensures validity of items available, force issue obsolete items, and follows up on action taken for disposal. • Verifies that all documentation and proper quotations are maintained and filed according to Policy and Procedure requirements.  • Willing to work a flexible schedule in order to accomplish all major responsibilities and tasks. • Ensure the efficient operation of the Purchasing Department in all aspects. • Submits reports in a timely manner, ensuring delivery deadlines.   Team Leadership and Capability Building • Build and lead a high-performing procurement and category management team with clear roles, responsibilities, and development plans • Define capability requirements in strategic sourcing, analytics, negotiation, SRM, and stakeholder management • Coach team members on category planning, commercial acumen, and value delivery • Create a performance culture focused on accountability, continuous improvement, and business impact   Job Requirements: • Bachelor's Degree in Supply Chain, Procurement, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, or related field. • 12+ years of procurement and supply chain experience with 5+ years in a senior leadership/director-level role. • Experience managing large procurement spend across multiple categories (Direct & Indirect). • Experience developing procurement strategies and category management frameworks. • Strong sourcing and contract negotiation experience. • Experience implementing procurement policies, governance, and controls.Supplier relationship management and supplier performance improvement.Spend analysis, cost optimization, and savings delivery. • Procurement transformation and process improvement initiatives. • Managing cross-functional stakeholders (Finance, Operations, Commercial, Legal, Logistics).Experience within FMCG, Hospitality, Retail, Distribution, Industrial, Construction, or similar large-scale environments.   Skills: • Stakeholder Management • Relationship Building • Negotiation and Influencing • Excelint Communication Skills • Leadership & Team Development • Collaboration