Dir-purchasing

**Job Number** 22137917 **Job Category** Finance & Accounting **Location** The St. Regis Kanai Resort Riviera Maya, Paseo Kanai 15, Solidaridad, Playa Del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico **Schedule** Full-Time **Located Remotely?** N **Relocation?** N **Position Type** Management **JOB SUMMARY** Functions as the property’s strategic leader for the purchasing of supplies and products used at a location. Formulates an approved vendors list encompassing all categories. Purchases and approves payment of items following the correct procedures that have been established. **CANDIDATE PROFILE** **Education and Experience** - 4-year bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting or related major; 1 year experience in the finance and accounting or related professional area. **CORE WORK ACTIVITIES** **Engaging in Strategic Planning and Decision Making** - Develops means to improve purchasing process and financials. - Generates and provides accurate and timely results in the form of reports, presentations, etc. - Compiles, codes, categorizes, calculates, tabulates, audits, or verifies information or data. - Ensures compliance with all brand established systems and procedures. - Creates a Purchase Requisition/Purchase Order System for the property and ensures employees are trained on this system. - Conducts inventories. - Ensures accurate administration of all invoices and adheres to proper bookkeeping procedures. - Maintains operations by developing policies and procedures. - Ensures compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. - Ensures inspection of all deliveries to verify accuracy and quality of product. - Ensures compliance with food handling and sanitation standards. - Implements and enforces all control procedures for property goods entering through the purchasing/receiving areas. - Ensures staff is properly trained regarding procedures, sanitation, equipment handling and chemical usage. - Ensures compliance with sanitary procedures. - Maintains inventory controls for proper levels, dating, rotation, requisitions etc. **Leading Purchasing Operations** - Supervises operations of Purchasing Department. - Utilizes interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, and encourage others; advocates sound financial/business decision making; demonstrates honesty/integrity; leads by example. - Ensures employees understand expectations and parameters. - Communicates performance expectations in accordance with job descriptions for each position. - Establishes and maintains open, collaborative relationships with employees and ensures employees do the same within the team. - Solicits employee feedback and uses an "open door policy." - Supports a departmental orientation program for employees to receive the appropriate new hiring training to successfully perform their job. - Reviews employee satisfaction results to identify and address employee problems or concerns. - Ensures property policies are administered fairly and consistently. - Demonstrates knowledge of job-relevant issues, products, systems, and processes. - Uses computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. - Uses relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. - Demonstrates knowledge of budgets, operating statements and payroll progress reports as needed to maintain financial management of the department. **Maintaining Finance and Accounting Goals** - Submits reports in a timely manner, ensuring delivery deadlines. - Ensures profits and losses are documented accurately. - Achieves and exceeds goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc. - Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. - Monitors all taxes that apply, ensuring that taxes are current, collected and/or accrued. - Manages to achieve or exceed budgeted goals. - Manages department's controllable expenses to achieve or exceed budgeted goals. **Additional Responsibilities** - Empowers employees to provide excellent customer service. - Keeps departments informed by confirming and clarifying purchase orders or contracts. - Analyzes information and evaluates results to choose the best solution and solve problems. - Provide direction and assistance to other organizational units regarding accounting and budgeting policies and procedures, and efficient control and utilization of financial resources. - Informs and/or updates the executives, the peers and the subordinates on relevant information in a timely manner. - Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law._ The St. Regis brand first establis