Purchasing Manager Full-time

What is in it for you:

• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide
• Discounted food & beverage offerings at our Vancouver sister properties
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world! 
• Complimentary meals through our colleague dining program (taxes apply)
• Complimentary dry cleaning of business attire
• Access to our comprehensive benefits and wellness programs including extended healthcare benefits and RMT dental vision and complimentary counseling wellness sessions financial and family planning through GreenShield
• Access to our company-matched Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP)
• Opportunity to develop your talent through coaching and our Leadership Mentoring Programs
• Competitive annual salary commensurate with experience starting at $83200. Final compensation will be determined based on skills relevant experience and alignment with the roles core and advanced competencies. Candidates with deeper expertise or specialized knowledge may be placed toward the upper portion of the range

What you will be doing:

• Oversee and participate in the procurement of materials equipment supplies and services required to support hotel operations.
• Lead coach and develop Purchasing team.
• Supervise procurement activities and approve purchase orders to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Drive cost savings through strategic sourcing supplier management standardization value analysis and adherence to corporate purchasing agreements.
• Oversee the receipt of incoming products and monitor quality quantity and specification compliance.
• Negotiate and manage contracts for materials and services through the RFP process to maximize value and mitigate risk.
• Identify evaluate and qualify suppliers including conducting supplier site inspections as required.
• Serve as the primary liaison with the Entegra representative to ensure contracts are effectively communicated implemented and maintained.
• Resolve vendor issues through effective negotiation and professional communication to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes.
• Partner with Accounts Payable to ensure accurate processing and timely payment of vendor invoices.
• Collaborate with Receiving and Accounts Payable teams to maintain accurate purchasing receiving and inventory records.
• Coordinate supervise and/or participate month-end inventory counts reconciliations and work closely with the Finance team to ensure accuracy.
• Partner with the Culinary team to forecast requirements communicate price changes maintain product specifications and ensure timely ordering and delivery of goods.
• Maintain accurate pricing records for food beverage and inventory items.
• Oversee supply storage areas and maintain a strong working knowledge of inventory management systems.
• Manage departmental productivity and labor costs in line with established targets.
• Support Employee Engagement objectives by developing and implementing department action plans focused on communication coaching mentoring and performance improvement.
• Ensure all company standards product specifications and quality expectations are consistently maintained.
• Comply with Environmental Health Centre standards and ensure adequate and timely preparation of audit documentation. 
• Comply with all Fairmont standards policies and procedures to promote safe efficient and effective hotel operations.
• Ensure compliance with all corporate policies and applicable municipal provincial and federal laws and regulations.

Qualifications :

Your experience and skills include:

• 3-5 years of leadership experience in purchasing with at least 2 years in a food related industry
• Graduate of a Hotel Management or related degree
• Familiar with all Local Provincial and Federal laws and government regulations not limited to import regulations brokers and customs food and liquor Health and employment/workplace safety.
• General knowledge of equipment and supplies used in a hotel environment including food and beverage products
• Experience working in a union environment
• Experience with BirchStreet eProcurement and inventory system
• Understanding of basic accounting practices
• Experience with Microsoft Office Word Excel Outlook as well as purchasing/accounting software and labor control software (i.e. Watson Dayforce)
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal organizational and administrative skills
• Possess excellent communication skills both written and verbal

Additional Information :

Physical Aspects of Position (include but are not limited to): 

• Frequent standing and walking
• Occasional bending and kneeling
• Occasional carrying and lifting up to 20lbs

Visa Requirements: Must be legally eligible to work in Canada. The hotel is unable to assist candidates in obtaining Canadian work authorization.

Your team and working environment: Welcome to Canadas Castle on the Coast. The Empress Hotel sits proudly at the centre of culture and history in Victoria British Columbia. This is the best of all worlds where contrast meets distinction opulence blends harmoniously with the understated and fabled history meshes with contemporary affairs. This award-winning Victoria hotel and National Historic Site is an alluring blend of classic and contemporary vintage and cutting-edge: Where Modern meets Iconic. Come join our wonderful team of hospitality experts!

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract recruit and promote diverse talent.

Why work for Accor
We are far more than a worldwide leader. We welcome you as you are and you can find a job and brand that matches your personality. We support you to grow and learn every day making sure that work brings purpose to your life so that during your journey with us you can continue to explore Accors limitless possibilities.
By joining Accor every chapter of your story is yours to write and together we can imagine tomorrows hospitality. Discover the life that awaits you at Accor visit what you love care for the world dare to challenge the status quo! #BELIMITLESS

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time