Purchasing Manager

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Purchasing Manager to join our team at Marriott International, Inc. The successful candidate will be responsible for formulating an approved vendors list, ordering, receiving, storing, distributing, and payment of items.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate and provide accurate and timely results in the form of reports, presentations, etc.
• Compile, code, categorize, calculate, tabulate, audit, or verify information or data.
• Assure sanitation compliance.
• Assist Executive Chef in all aspects of purchasing (e.g., Food, Beverage and Controllable) to ensure quality and profitability.
• Order all food and beverage based on business needs.
• Assist Executive Chef in maintaining/lower budgeted food/controllable costs.
• Delegate and enforce first in/first out inventory rotation for all storeroom products.
• Maintain sanitation and safety standards as specified in the brand guidelines.
• Ensure that proper safeguards are in effect for the security of the food and beverage storeroom assets.
• Enforce item use-up with storeroom personnel and kitchen management to keep inventory at lowest level possible levels.
• Communicate with kitchen, restaurant management and vendors to ensure timing of deliveries satisfies advanced food production needs.
• Check invoice on goods received against shipment to ensure quantity, quality, weights and purchase specifications are as ordered.
• Use existing computer programs to perform daily and period end food and beverage costs.
• Maintain inventory controls for proper levels, dating, rotation, requisitions, etc.
• Complete administrative tasks on a timely basis (e.g., C-7s, menu costing, general office duties).
• Complete period end inventory according to Food and Beverage and Accounting standard operation procedures.
• Calculate figures for food and beverage inventory.
• Ensure that price and product availability issues are communicated as needed to the F & B Director and Executive Chef.
• Ensure all LSOP's are adhered to by all employees.
• Receive and inspect all deliveries.
• Maintain an accurate controllable log and beverage perpetual.
• Ensure accurate administration of all invoices, and adherence to proper bookkeeping procedures.
• Demonstrate knowledge of job-relevant issues, products, systems, and processes.
• Use computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
• Use relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Additional Responsibilities

• Analyze information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Interact with kitchen staff, vendors and Executive Chef.
• Use existing computer programs effectively to post invoices, update items and costs.
• Attend and participate in all pertinent meetings.
• Provide direction and assistance to other organizational units regarding accounting and budgeting policies and procedures, and efficient control and utilization of financial resources.
• Inform and/or update the executives, the peers and the subordinates on relevant information in a timely manner.

Requirements

• 4-year bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting or related major.
• Or a minimum of 2 years' experience in Purchasing or a related field.

Language

English