Location: onsite at Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa in St Andrews, with the opportunity to move to hybrid working subject to business need.
Salary: up to circa £50K base plus other benefits.
This is a full-time position working 40 hours per week, 5 days out of 7 days. There will be weekend work at times, subject to business need, although this is not on a regular basis.
About Us
The Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa is an AA 5-star, award-winning resort based in St Andrews which prides itself on the highest levels of guest care.
We are an independently owned resort, forming part of Kohler Company, a leading global hospitality provider.
Why Join Our Team?
With a reputation as an employer of choice, we are committed to ensuring our associates are our number one priority. St Andrews is the home of golf, and we are the home of great guest service. People are our passion, and we believe each associate plays a vital role in providing memorable experiences to our guests.
We are a forward-thinking employer committed to the Hoteliers Charter and developing our people. Throughout your career with us, you’ll have access to a wide range of different training opportunities providing routes to progress from within, allowing you to reach your full potential whilst supported by our committed leadership team.
Whilst working for one of the most iconic hotels in Scotland, you will be rewarded with a competitive salary, company pension scheme, free onsite car parking, meals whilst on duty, 24/7 access to our employee assistant programme, and FREE fitness access.
We love celebrating our associates’ success and do so through our employee reward recognition schemes.
Our benefits don’t end there; we also offer free access to The Duke’s golf course and superb discounts in our restaurants and spa.
A career at Old Course Hotel, what’s not to love?
*All benefits subject to availability.
About the Role
The rare opportunity has arisen for a Manager – Purchasing to manage all Direct purchasing categories and the Stores team for Old Course Hotel Golf Resort and Spa. You will be responsible for identifying opportunities/issues in a timely manner in relation to the supply of goods and services, including initiatives to reduce cost and/or increase overall value to the business and improve quality and service. In this role, you will manage strategic supplier relationships and mitigate supply risk. Your responsibilities extend to assisting operational departmental budgets and setting objectives for the purchasing department. Working collaboratively, you will also support and refer Indirect purchasing enquiries to the Indirect Strategic Sourcing team.
Duties and Responsibilities include:
* Strategic and operational responsibility for Old Course Hotel Golf Resort and Spa supply network.
* Manage the department to provide support to all operational and non-operational departments.
* Responsible for all aspects of supplier management, including knowledge and development of a local supply base supporting the business strategy and ESG objectives.
* Responsible for all direct supplier contracts to ensure that the required legal terms & conditions and cost/service components are in place to meet business requirements.
* Responsible for various reporting including: food & beverage cost analysis, inventory tracking & charging.
* Manage food & beverage cost control function, margin control, database management, and maintenance.
* Implement flexible supply network strategies to support business unit requirements.
* Preparation of business cases as required to ensure sound business decisions are made.
* Adherence to, and raise awareness of, Global Procurement Policy and other related internal and external policies and procedures.
About You
You will have relevant procurement management experience. Working at pace, you will be a relationship-builder with excellent communication and presentation skills and be organised with a strong attention to detail. Procurement experience within hospitality is desirable, although not essential.
Education and Experience
* At least two years’ managerial experience leading a procurement function.
* Purchasing systems experience including EATEC / Infogenesis POS / Supplier Management Platform systems / SAP (desirable).
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