Total 2 purchasing job vacancies in Singapore

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible to support Purchasing Manager and Cost Control in the smooth and efficient operation of the Purchasing, cost control, and receiving functions.
• Consider first the interest of the company in all transactions and to carry out and believe in the company’s established policies.
• Buy without prejudice, seeking to obtain the maximum ultimate value of each dollar of expenditure.
• Subscribe to and work for honesty and truth in buying, and to denounce all forms of manifestation of commercial bribery.
• Have a complete understanding of the Hotel's policy relating to Fire, Safety and Health.
• Ensure adherence to all ACCOR’s control procedures pertaining to Purchasing, Cost Control and Receiving
• Assist Purchasing Manager and user departments in sourcing and negotiating prices for supplies, operating equipment and food and beverage products.
• Negotiate with selected suppliers and obtain competitive quotations.
• Ensure that the purchase policy and procedures are strictly adhered to.
• Ensure cost effective purchases while maintaining quality and service, for all supplies and services.
• Ensure most economical purchase of goods and services for the hotel, ensuring that purchasing is committed on most competitive terms.
• Choose the best price not at the expense of maintaining our quality and standard.
• Process Purchase Requisition, ensuring quotations are attached and explanations are sufficient to support the purchase.
• Support Purchasing Manager in purchasing decisions by comparing quotations.
• Prepare the required reports assigned by Purchasing Manager.
• Keep close contact with the suppliers for obtaining updated and relevant market information and report to Purchasing Manager.
• Keep records of a purchasing development such as Purchase record, Vendor Record, Blueprint and specification record, print forms record
• Bids received must be based on a specified quality and quantity. All purchase requests must state vendors names in the appropriate spaces and bids received from each vendor on the appropriate lines.
• Order placed with suppliers must ensure the following considerations :
• · That bids are for the specified merchandise. If yields differ, the lowest price may not be the best to buy.
• Promptness of service and past experiences with vendors should be
• · considered in selecting the vendors. However, care should be taken to avoid reliance on a limited number of suppliers.
• · In obtaining quotations, ensure that it includes freight and delivery to the Hotel.
• · Frequently, in the course of ordering, the suppliers will offer "Bargains" for larger quantity purchases.
• In general, large quantity buying should be avoided. These "Bargains" must be brought to the General Manager's and Director of Finance’s attention for approval.
• Assist Cost Control Executive in cost control and receiving functions
• Assist to ensure Store, Receiving and all their related areas are strictly complied with the standards at all time.
• Support Cost Control Executive in conducting monthly inventory of beverage store and supervising stock-taking in stores, kitchens and bars.
• Support Cost Control Executive in checking recipe costings, inter-kitchen transfers, wastages at outlets, beverage variances and any other cost control related matters.
• Assist to check Market List, Receiving Record, Costing List to ensure the effectiveness of the control system.
• Perform duty as and when required by Director of Finance.

Job Specifications:

• Minimum of 2 years experience in purchasing and/or cost control, 5 star luxury environment preferred.
• Projects professional image at all times through personal presentation / interpersonal skills.
• Initiates contact and establishes rapport easily.
• Appreciates and maintains an effective outlet for stress.
• Has the ability and willingness to undertake further development.
• Formal qualifications in purchasing or material management to at least Diploma level preferred
• Exceptional people and communication skills
• The highest level of attention to detail
• Exceptional organisational and time management skills
• Microsoft Office expertise to Intermediate or Advanced level
• Creativity and imagination
• Experience in preparing, writing and proofing purchase specification
• An affinity with technology in relation to order processing

Job Description:

• Responsible for the smooth and efficient operation of the Purchasing, receiving and beverage store.
• Consider first the interest of the company in all transactions and to carry out and believe in the company’s established policies.
• Buy without prejudice, seeking to obtain the maximum ultimate value of each dollar of expenditure.
• Subscribe to and work for honesty and truth in buying, and to denounce all forms of manifestation of commercial bribery.
• Have a complete understanding of the Hotel's policy relating to Fire, Safety and Health.
• Ensure that all ACCOR’s control procedures pertaining to Purchasing,
• Review and approve quotations and tenders in the system on a timely basis.
• Negotiate cost effective purchases, while maintaining quality and service, for all supplies and services.
• Preparation, review and processing of requisitions and purchase orders for supplies, operating equipment and food and beverage products.
• Train and enforce purchasing/ issuing procedures and planning to Hotel users.
• Store, Receiving and all their related areas are strictly complied with the standards at all time.
• Ensure that the purchase policy and procedures are strictly adhered to under supervision.
• Choose the best price not at the expense of maintaining our quality and standard.
• Compare the quotation of purchasing decisions and report to Director of Finance.
• Negotiate with selected suppliers and obtain competitive quotations.
• Process the Purchase Request and ultimately the Purchase Order.
• Prepare the required reports assigned by the Director of Finance.
• Ensure most economical purchase of goods and services for the hotel, ensuring that purchasing is committed on most competitive terms.
• Keep close contact with the suppliers for obtaining updated and relevant market information and report to Director of Finance.
• Develop and enforce purchasing standards, policies and procedures.
• Conduct monthly inventory of beverage store
• Identify and implement waste management programme.
• Co-operate with all organizations and persons engaged in activities designed to enhance the development and standing of purchasing.
• Keep records of a purchasing development such as Purchase record, Vendor Record, Blueprint and specification record, print forms record
• Consider and set-up the Economic Ordering Quantity (EOQ).
• Provide the General Manager and other key executives with a monthly, "Purchasing Report" based on market research/surveys, price fluctuations, comparative analysis of prices, etc.
• Conduct regular checks and audit of vendors for compliance to HACCP standards.
• Cultivate the sound supplier relationship.
• Review and authorize necessary vouchers (e.g. payment voucher, journal vouchers etc.)
• Prepare and analyze financial planning for both short-term and long-term.
• Prepare annual budget and compare actual results with the projected. In addition, also investigate discrepancies.
• Prepare cash and fund flow, including planning for cash management.
• Bids received must be based on a specified quality and quantity. All purchase requests must state vendors names in the appropriate spaces and bids received from each vendor on the appropriate lines.
• Order placed with suppliers must ensure the following considerations :

· That bids are for the specified merchandise. If yields differ, the lowest price may not be the best to buy.

· Promptness of service and past experiences with vendors should be considered in selecting the vendors. However, care should be taken to avoid reliance on a limited number of suppliers.

· In obtaining quotations, ensure that it includes freight and delivery to the Hotel.

· Frequently, in the course of ordering, the suppliers will offer "Bargains" for larger quantity purchases.

• In general, large quantity buying should be avoided. These "Bargains" must be brought to the General Manager's and Director of Finance’s attention for approval.

Job Requirements:

• Minimum of 3 years experience in purchasing, 5 star luxury environment preferred.
• Projects professional image at all times through personal presentation / interpersonal skills.
• Initiates contact and establishes rapport easily.
• Appreciates and maintains an effective outlet for stress.
• Has the ability and willingness to undertake further development.
• Formal qualifications in purchasing or material management to at least Diploma level
• Exceptional people and communication skills
• The highest level of attention to detail
• Exceptional organisational and time management skills
• Microsoft Office expertise to Intermediate or Advanced level
• Creativity and imagination
• Experience in preparing, writing and proofing purchase specification
• An affinity with technology in relation to order processing