Purchasing Manager

Compensation Type

Yearly

Highgate Hotels

Highgate is a premier real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in U.S. gateway markets including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a rapidly expanding presence in Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Highgate's portfolio of global properties represents an aggregate asset value exceeding $20B and generates over $5B in cumulative revenues. The company provides expert guidance through all stages of the hospitality property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate also has the creativity and bandwidth to develop bespoke hotel brands and utilizes industry-leading proprietary revenue management tools that identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive out performance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the industry's most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in London, New York, Dallas, and Seattle.

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Overview

The Purchasing Manager is responsible for handling and overseeing the procurement of goods and services through appropriate bidding processes to achieve optimum price value while maintaining superior quality consistent with Highgate Hotel's established control policies and procedures. The Purchasing Manager also maintains and organizes the hotel's storage facilities, ensures proper distribution, and assists in implementation of key controls associated with the procurement and accounting of goods and services.

Responsibilities

• Effectively communicate both verbally and in writing with all levels of employees and guests in an attentive, friendly, courteous, and service-oriented manner.
• Listen to, understand, and clarify concerns raised by employees and guests.
• Multitask and prioritize departmental functions to meet deadlines.
• Approach all encounters with guests and employees in an attentive, friendly, courteous, and service-oriented manner.
• Attend all hotel-required meetings and trainings.
• Maintain regular attendance in compliance with Highgate Hotel Standards, as required by scheduling, which will vary according to the needs of the hotel.
• Maintain high standards of personal appearance and grooming, including wearing nametags.
• Comply with Highgate Hotel Standards and regulations to encourage safe and efficient hotel operations.
• Maximize efforts towards productivity, identify problem areas, and assist in implementing solutions.
• Handle problems effectively, including anticipating, preventing, identifying, and solving issues as necessary.
• Understand and evaluate complex information, data, etc., from various sources to meet appropriate objectives.
• Maintain confidentiality of information.
• Perform other duties as requested by management.
• Maintain a warm and friendly demeanor at all times.
• Be attentive, friendly, helpful, and courteous to all guests, managers, and fellow employees.
• Convey information and ideas clearly.
• Evaluate and select among alternative courses of action quickly and accurately.
• Routinely meet deadlines.
• Multitask effectively.
• Handle workplace problems, including anticipating, preventing, identifying, and solving issues as necessary.
• Assimilate complex information, data, etc., from disparate sources and consider, adjust, or modify to meet specific needs.
• Work with and understand financial information and data, and perform basic arithmetic functions.
• Keep appropriate par stock on all inventory goods and notify the Controller of any variances or deviations.
• Ensure that all purchases and requisitions have proper approvals and that all orders are placed and received in accordance with Highgate Hotel's policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local food and beverage storage laws, regulations, and codes.
• Oversee and assist in unloading, receiving, sorting, stocking, securing, and distributing goods.
• Participate in the inventory process (monthly, quarterly, and annually).
• Secure competitive bids and maintain appropriate supporting documentation.
• Ensure inventory pricing reflects the most current information.
• Review banquet event orders and consult with appropriate management for special requirements.
• Interview, train, supervise, and develop Purchasing and/or Receiving staff, including coaching, counseling, and discipline.
• Monitor and prepare financial reports in accordance with Highgate Hotel's requirements, meeting various due dates and deadlines.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma with mathematical emphasis required.
• A minimum of 4 years of progressive hospitality purchasing experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of safe food handling standards and beverage management.
• College courses in an associated field and previous supervisory responsibilities preferred.
• Long hours may be required.
• Very heavy work, exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally and/or in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.