Senior Purchasing Manager

Marriott•Fort Lauderdale, FL

21h•$73,000 - $94,000

About The Position

The Senior Purchasing Manager is responsible for following established procedures for ordering, receiving, storing, distributing, and paying for items, and for formulating an approved vendor list across all categories. The role assists the Executive Chef with purchasing food, beverages, and controllable items while maintaining or lowering budgeted costs, supporting quality and profitability, and ensuring compliance with sanitation, safety, inventory, and bookkeeping standards. The position oversees purchasing operations across departments, including ordering according to business needs, inspecting deliveries and invoices, maintaining inventory controls and accurate cost records, completing period-end inventories and administrative tasks, and communicating delivery, pricing, and availability issues. It also supports financial reporting and budgeting, applies relevant accounting knowledge and systems, and provides leadership and direction to employees and other organizational units. Marriott International describes itself as an equal opportunity employer committed to welcoming all and fostering an environment that values associates’ backgrounds. JW Marriott highlights associate well-being, training, development, recognition, and a collaborative luxury work environment.

Requirements

A four-year bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting or a related major, or a minimum of 3 years of experience in Purchasing or a related field.
Knowledge of job-relevant issues, products, systems, and processes.
Ability to use computers and computer systems, including hardware and software, to enter data and process information.
Ability to use relevant information and judgment to assess whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Interpersonal and communication skills to lead, influence, encourage, and work with others.
Ability to demonstrate honesty and integrity and advocate sound financial and business decision-making.

Responsibilities

Follow established procedures for ordering, receiving, storing, distributing, and paying for items, and formulate an approved vendors list across all categories.
Generate accurate and timely reports and presentations; compile, code, categorize, calculate, tabulate, audit, and verify information or data.
Assist the Executive Chef with purchasing food, beverages, and controllable items to support quality and profitability and maintain or lower budgeted costs.
Order food and beverage according to business needs.
Delegate and enforce first-in, first-out inventory rotation, item use-up, and inventory controls for storeroom products.
Maintain sanitation and safety standards and ensure sanitation compliance and security safeguards for storeroom assets.
Coordinate with kitchen staff, restaurant management, vendors, the Executive Chef, and the Food and Beverage Director to ensure delivery timing meets production needs and to communicate price and product availability issues.
Check invoices and deliveries against shipments and purchase specifications for quantity, quality, and weights; receive and inspect all deliveries.
Use computer programs to calculate daily and period-end food and beverage costs, post invoices, and update items and costs.
Complete administrative tasks, including C-7s, menu costing, and general office duties.
Complete period-end inventory according to Food and Beverage and Accounting standard operating procedures and calculate food and beverage inventory figures.
Maintain an accurate controllable log and beverage perpetual inventory, administer invoices accurately, and follow proper bookkeeping procedures.
Ensure that all employees adhere to LSOPs.
Use relevant information and judgment to assess compliance with laws, regulations, and standards, and keep technical knowledge current.
Lead, influence, and encourage others; promote sound financial and business decisions, honesty, integrity, and leading by example.
Address disciplinary situations consistently and promptly and ensure timely performance reviews for supervisors and non-management employees.
Submit reports by deadlines, document profits and losses accurately, monitor applicable taxes, and achieve performance, budget, and team goals.
Develop goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and complete work.
Provide information to supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates through telephone, written communications, email, or in person; analyze information and evaluate results to solve problems.
Attend and participate in pertinent meetings.
Provide direction and assistance to organizational units on accounting and budgeting policies and procedures and the efficient control and use of financial resources.
Inform and update executives, peers, and subordinates on relevant information in a timely manner.