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POSITION: Procurement Director

OVERALL JOB DESCRIPTION: The Procurement Director overall responsibility is to buy all products, equipment, supplies and services that the Hotel may need in order to carry the business and operate as necessary.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Controls the work of purchasing team in the Hotel. Does regular audits and inspections on-site.
• Manages the contract negotiation process, as well as ongoing supplier oversight, to ensure we enter into and maintain cost-effective & well-managed relationships with all suppliers.
• Regularly meets with vendors to negotiate improved pricing, product quality, and delivery.
• Develops strategic multi-location contracts and pricing agreements where possible.
• Develops superior working relationships with suppliers and with 3^rd parties such as food, beverage suppliers and office equipment suppliers.
• Reviews and approves, as required, purchases order placement at all locations (through online, centralized tools as well as onsite presence) to ensure accuracy, optimum delivery and pricing.
• Develops company policies & procedures in regards to purchasing, receiving and inventory management.
• Implements & maintains effective systems (reports, processes, tools) to help manage, highlight variances, report, & fix costing issues.
• Develops and implements purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures to support the various business departments & leads.
• Provides effective/strategic reporting to corporate and property directors/GMs (F&B, Hotel, Catering, office supplies, etc) on inventory and costing performance and recommendations.
• Conducts meetings, prepares and presents reports, and provides information to identify purchasing requirements, establish business plans and performance objectives, and report performance against plan and business objectives.
• Developing, maintaining and updating inventory & pricing databases.
• Development & maintenance of a vendor, product item, inventory and pricing catalogue system.
• Communicates with functional departments on any pricing trends, product variations, availability and inventory issues as they occur.
• Assists in analyzing data and making purchasing recommendations.
• Does price comparison report on every end of the month to Senior Management and market survey to get better quality with better price.

Job Requirements

SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS

• Exceptional negotiation skills
• Excellent administration, interpersonal and communication skills
• Must be self-motivated, results-oriented and flexible
• Must possess a high standard of integrity and a strong team orientation
• Flexible to meet demands of business volumes
• Computer literate Microsoft Office & Accounting package used by the hotel
• Knowledge of purchasing, costing, inventory management software

How To Apply

Interested candidates should Sign-up or login to apply now or applicants are invited to forward their applications to the following address:

Director of Human Resources

Savoy Resort & Spa

Beau Vallon

PO Box 4000

Or by email to [email protected]

Kindly enclose the following documents:

1) Curriculum Vitae

2) Certificates

3) Police Character

4) ID

Closing Date: 28th September 2026

Note:

In order to increase your chances of a successful selection, kindly ensure that your application is complete and that all relevant information such as your qualifications have been provided with your application.   Otherwise, the Employer reserves the right not to consider your application for selection.