Purchasing Officer Job at JohnWood Hotel

JohnWood Hotel (by Bolton) is a new five-star luxury hotel situated in the heart of Abuja, Nigeria. At JohnWood, we are on a mission to create remarkable experiences for our guests by offering first-class hospitality services blended with elegance.

We strive to offer the highest standard of service and provide our staff with an engaging environment that inspires creativity and freedom to deliver services beyond the expectations of our guests and at the same attain job satisfaction.

We seek extraordinary team players and staffers who are hungry to build exceptional careers in the hospitality industry to fill the position below:

Job Position: Purchasing Officer

Job Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• Purchasing Officer will work with suppliers to negotiate contracts for the purchase of required goods and keep accurate records of transactions trends to assist the Finance and Operational departments in the monitoring, reporting and controlling of cost of sales in the hotel, including audit and control, financial analysis and reporting, budgeting, forecasting etc.

Major Responsibilities

• To implement sound purchasing policies, systems and procedures in accordance with company standards.
• To monitor vendors for quality, service and price through standard purchasing specifications.Must obtain competitive quotations for the hotel requirement and ensure that the best product is sourced and purchased.
• To call for quotations for any items costing more than a certain amount (As per company policy) and inquire into prices from various suppliers.
• Must ensure that all order receiving dates are updated by the buyers according to the suppliers promised delivery dates.
• Must receive the market list from the Executive Chef on a daily basis and arrange for the delivery of those items daily.
• Must ensure that all authorized or approved purchase orders are sent to their respective suppliers/vendors for delivery purposes on a daily basis.
• Must research and identify new products and services for the hotel in the market.
• Must obtain written approval for established Minimum/Maximum stock levels by the Financial Controller and Operations Manager.
• Must ensure the efficient operation of the Purchasing Department in all aspects
• To conduct any other reasonable duty as directed by the management.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or its equivalent in a related discipline.
• Minimum Experience: 3 years in a similar role in the hospitality industry.

Job Specification:

• Analytical skills
• Development of subordinates
• High Level of Intelligence
• Integrity and Loyalty
• Business acumen
• Oral and written communication.
• Excellence driven and Results-oriented
• Individual leadership
• Computer literate and familiar with Accounting Software
• Display positive energy and enthusiasm.