Park Plaza, Amsterdam

Group Purchasing Manager

PPHE Hotel Group - Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
Job Description

Main objective

A Group Purchasing Manager leads the entire process that includes identifying the need, determining the best source from whom to buy a product, deciding how many to buy, negotiating the contract and ensuring compliance with rules and regulations within the PPHE Hotel Group.

A Group Purchasing Manager will always seek for the highest quality products at the lowest purchase costs by always compare different suppliers who offer varying costs and qualities; he will manage the purchasing and inventory activities, estimate the product availability and will control and develop policies and procedures.



Main tasks and responsibilities

Leading the purchase department and define the procurement strategy for PPHE Hotel Group
Enhance the departmental policies & procedures in developing and implementing purchasing strategies for products. And ensuring compliance with the policies and procedures
Ensure identifying trading & sales strategy for supplies products.
Ensure that a track record of delivering results in the area of cost reduction, service levels and quality and inventory levels is in place
Ensure that data of market and customer information and provided feedback on future buying trends is available
Develop and review purchase requests and ensure authorization as necessary to facilitate the timely purchase of hotel supplies products.
Ensure purchase requisitions are made, approve purchase orders in accordance with the company policy and negotiated terms and conditions.
Identifying needs and select potential suppliers
Maintain communication with existing suppliers and continually network and building relationship with potential product suppliers
Ensure potential cost savings will be identified
Ensure a forecast of procurement needs
Structuring product contracts.
Negotiating the terms of an agreement and closing sales
Developing and overseeing budget
Soliciting bids and reviewing bids
Negotiating and awarding contracts
Ensure that the delivery of products and inspecting of the products are according to standards
Ensure the company maintains a properly stocked inventory
Ensure that corrective and preventative action will taken immediately when there are unacceptable or defective good delivered including discussing and determining the problem with clients/manufacturers and transporters
Make sure that quotations are reviewed; negotiation of prices and delivery terms with our manufacturers and suppliers.
Make sure that procurement files are in orderly and updated by the day.
Be responsible for planning, developing and buying materials, parts, supplies and equipments in a timely and cost effective way; timely manner while maintaining appropriate quality standards and specifications
Overseeing procurement staff.
Training purchasing team members

Desired Skills & Experience

Essential

Understanding of supply chain
Knowledge of municipal budgeting & accounting principles and practices and required maintenance of record
Have a solid financial and analytical foundation
Relevant work experience as a purchase manager / director
Minimum work experience of 10 years
Able to work in a paced working environment
Fluent in English

Desirable

Sound experience in the hospitality industry

Competencies

Essential



A good level of performance in the following competencies...

Personal Behaviour

Hard working
Team player
Evaluating skills
Quality of work
Passionate in approach
Result oriented
Adaptability
Proactive
Flexible
Take challenges

Inter Personal / Relational Behaviour

Good negotiation skills
Flexible Team player
Problem solving skills
Commitment
Customer care
Good communication skills
Thinking outside the box

Management Behaviour

Exceptional organization skills
Decision making skills
Strong analytical skills
Having Impact and influence
Leading and developing people
Lead projects and the ability to meet deadlines
Good planning and organization skills
Evaluation skills

Company Description

PPHE Hotel Group Limited owns, leases, develops, operates and franchises full service upscale and lifestyle hotels in major gateway cities and regional centres, predominantly in Europe. The majority of the Group's hotels operate under two distinct brands, Park Plaza® Hotels & Resorts and art'otel®.



The Group has an exclusive licence from Carlson, a global privately held hospitality and travel company, to develop and operate Park Plaza® Hotels & Resorts in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The art'otel® brand is fully owned by PPHE Hotel Group and it has a minority ownership interest in the Arenaturist group, one of Croatia's leading hospitality companies.



Through its strategic partnership with Carlson, PPHE Hotel Group has access to their powerful reservation and distribution system, loyalty programmes such as Club CarlsonSM for guests and Look To BookSM for travel agents, 23 airline partnerships and cross-selling opportunities.



The portfolio of owned, leased, managed and franchised hotels comprises 38 hotels offering a total of 8,376 rooms. The development pipeline includes three new hotels and two mixed-use developments, which together are expected to add approximately a further 900 rooms to the portfolio by the end of 2014.

PPHE Hotel Group’s shares are admitted to trading on the main list of the LSE (Standard Listing).





Our brands: Our company:

www.parkplaza.com www.pphe.com

www.artotels.com

www.arenaturist.com



For images and logos visit: www.vfmii.com/parkplaza

Join us online: www.pphe.com/socialmedia
Additional Information

Posted:
May 6, 2013
Type:
Full-time
Experience:
Mid-Senior level
Functions:
Purchasing
Industries:
Hospitality
Job ID:
5619925




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