Procurement Officer

Mandatory Requirement: The candidate must have worked in Hotels & Resorts in the Purchasing Department OR for companys' that supply Hotels & Resorts

Responsible for ensuring that Purchase Orders are raised and approved, goods and services are received and orders are receipted in a complete, accurate and timely manner. The Purchasing Officer is expected to liaise with suppliers across the business to align the purchasing process with sales objectives and overall business strategy.

Responsibilities & duties:

• Raise Purchase Orders in line with business rules
• Ensure Purchase Orders are approved in line with business rules
• Email the Purchase Order to the supplier (where the system does not support automatic emailing of the Purchase Order)
• Receipt Purchase Order based on an approved goods receipt note/delivery docket
• Request credit notes from suppliers and send to Accounts Payable for processing
• Establish sound relationships with suppliers, ensure lead times are met and expedite outstanding orders
• Reviewing, comparing, analyzing, and approving products and services to be purchased.
• Managing inventories and maintaining accurate purchase and pricing records.
• Maintaining and updating supplier information such as qualifications, delivery times, product ranges, etc.
• Maintaining good supplier relations and negotiating contracts.
• Researching and evaluating prospective suppliers.
• Preparing budgets, cost analyses, and reports.
• Drive continuous improvement across Purchasing process
• Visit markets and clients based on directions given and requirements
• Packing goods will be necessary time to time, to organize shipments properly