Purchasing Supervisor - voco™ Al Khobar

At voco® Al Khobar, you’ll find contemporary style combined with warm hospitality and a great location. We’re 5 minutes from the Eastern Province business hub, and a short drive from Khobar Sea Front promenade or the fashion boutiques of Dhahran Mall.

Our welcoming hotel makes life easy for business travelers and families looking for downtime. We have secure complimentary parking, and separate facilities for men and women in our spa and Fitness Centre. Inviting guest rooms have a subtle design and quality bedding, as well as refreshing power showers in spacious, marble bathrooms. You’ll find executive desks and complimentary WiFi in each room too, while thoughtful voco™ extras include Smart TVs, fragrant this works toiletries and picture windows with downtown views. Upgrade to an Executive Suite and we’ll add in separate living space and a Jacuzzi.

A little taste of your day-to-day:

• Negotiating with suppliers on pricing, terms, and conditions of sale
• Reviewing bids received from suppliers for potential purchase orders based on price, quality, delivery terms, and other factors
• Managing inventory levels of supplies and materials to ensure adequate supply while minimizing costs
• Monitoring contract compliance and making sure that suppliers adhere to contractual obligations such as maintaining insurance coverage or providing timely delivery of products or services
• Creating purchase orders and other documentation necessary to initiate a purchase transaction
• Conducting market research to identify potential suppliers and evaluate their suitability for specific products or services
• Identifying opportunities for cost savings through strategic sourcing techniques such as offshore procurement
• Reviewing purchase orders and other documents to ensure that they comply with company policies and procedures
• Recommending changes to purchasing procedures that would improve efficiency or reduce costs

Responsibilities:

• Bachelor's degree Holder or equivalent and at least two years of progressive experience in a hotel or related field preferred
• Strong organizational, computer, cash handling skills and hotel experience preferred.
• Demonstrate an interest in and an understanding of issues relevant to your department and hotel and keep your knowledge up to date, including legislative information, ability to interact with customer, employees and third parties that reflects on the hotel.
• Problem Solving, Customer focus, Motivating and teamwork.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft office

What you will get?

What we offer Join us and you’ll become part of the global IHG family – and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together – we trust and support each other, we do the right thing and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care, that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve.| |Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today and let's #GoFurtherTogether.