Director of Procurement

Omni Hotels & Resorts•Fort Lauderdale, FL

15d•Onsite

About The Position

The Omni Ft. Lauderdale Hotel is a 29-story hotel, located at 1950 Eisenhower Blvd, and connected directly to the Broward County Convention. The property offers 801 guest rooms and suites, multiple restaurants, a vibrant rooftop bar, a sprawling pool, spa, and fitness center. The hotel will also have over 120,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor meeting and event space, including a grand ballroom, junior ballroom, 25 breakout rooms and pre-function meeting space with waterfront views. The Director of Procurement– Ft Lauderdale will provide for the acquisition of food, beverage, and general purchases at maximum economics based on business activity. The Director of Procurement acts as a liaison between individuals in the hotel and supplier representatives in the procurement of goods and services required to achieve the objectives of each department.

Requirements

Minimum of 3 years of as storeroom manager in a high volume, upscale Hotel.
Associate’s degree or higher strongly preferred.
Must be able to work with and understand financial information, data and basic arithmetic functions.
Must have a strong attention to detail and execute professionalism in all scenarios.
Must be able to make quick decisions, multi-task and possess good judgment.
Must possess exceptional customer service skills, be effective at listening, understanding, and clarifying concerns and issues raised by co-workers and guests.
Must be effective in handling problems in the workplace, including anticipating, preventing, identifying and solving problems as necessary.
Above average Computer skills including MS Word and Excel.
Ability to stand for a long period of time, stoop, bend and lift items weighing up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

Maintain close communications with the Culinary and Catering Department on requirements for future menu events to evaluate menus against Par Inventories in determining necessary requirements for outlets and banquet functions.
Directly supervise the Purchasing/Receiving staff through delegation of work tasks to achieve set objectives.
Attend all Food and Beverage and related meetings such as menu tie-down, weekly forecast and Financial Services.
Explore any Regional Procurement options that may be available for cost savings that do not conflict with brand standards or programs
Establish and maintain training tools for subordinates to achieve a better knowledge and understanding of the Purchasing process and applications such as: product familiarity, receiving and storage standards, EOM reconciliation of Food and Beverage inventories, EOM Accounts Payable closing.
Coordinate with vendors to set up site visits of their facilities to aid key personnel in Purchasing and Storerooms as a training tool to improve basic knowledge of commodities used.
Counsel and make, as needed, assessments of present and/or new associate job performance to determine what specific training is required to achieve desired results.
Maintain close communications with Corporate Purchasing offices for placement and follow-up on quarterly and annual order requirements.
Help to evaluate vendor performance and report back to the Corporate Procurement team any successes, concerns, or opportunities.
Attend area hotel and restaurant shows and seminars to establish new vendor relations and learn of new products and ways to improve present operation.
Coordinate weekly wine, liquor and beer purchases, ensuring compliance with state liquor laws.
Establish and maintain requisition procedures for alcoholic beverages that guarantee maximum control over inventories.
Be familiar with all Omni Rebate & Incentives programs. If opportunities are there to achieve better results work to maximize.
Achieve Expectations of the Compliance Reporting that comes out monthly: Beef, Poultry, Broadliner, Produce, Water, Specific Items etc.
Help ensure that Inventory Values and Turns are in line with company objectives.
Work daily with Accounts Payable to ensure Birchstreet is accurate and up to date.