Purchasing Manager

$75,000 - $83,000/Yr

Centurion Restaurant Group - Doral, FL

Full-time - Mid Level

Doral, FL

Food Services and Drinking Places

About the position

The Purchasing Manager at Centurion Restaurant Group is responsible for overseeing the overall purchasing operations within the organization. This role involves managing quality, gross margin, and implementing system improvements while ensuring effective communication with restaurant management teams and suppliers. The Purchasing Manager will negotiate pricing, monitor orders, and maintain adequate supplies of food and beverage products, driving cost reductions and ensuring the highest quality standards are met.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate pricing and freight to produce cost savings and reduce lead times.
• Assess entire flow of goods/materials to ensure efficient and on-time delivery of quality goods.
• Review demand forecasts with the team and work with vendors to ensure needed supplies remain available and well-priced.
• Work with restaurant teams to ensure correct and efficient inventories.
• Establish and monitor metrics to assess factors such as quality, cost, and delivery performance.
• Monitor suppliers' performance and conduct periodic meetings addressing issues and areas of improvement.
• Work closely with other departments to assess new suppliers and raw materials, ensuring they meet food safety and quality specifications.
• Coordinate transportation shipping/logistics to bolster efficiency and improvement.
• Oversee proper requisitioning, invoicing, purchasing, and ordering through Podio and Compeat procurement systems.
• Maintain a network of professional contacts beneficial for providing knowledge about and access to new opportunities for goods and services.
• Control purchasing to stay in line with department budgets and understand all budget goals.
• Analyze market and delivery systems to assess present and future material availability.
• Prepare trend reports assessing developing market conditions and merchandise costs.
• Continuously compare products and pricing and negotiate to ensure the best possible prices on needed supplies.
• Review inventories of needed food and beverage products held by suppliers and track inventory supplies, depletions, and potential shortages.

Requirements

• 5 years of experience in purchasing or procurement, preferably in the restaurant industry.
• 5 years of negotiation experience.
• Strong customer service orientation and interpersonal skills.
• Proven track record of managing long-term, strategic supplier relationships.
• Experience in strategic sourcing and sustained cost improvement.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Podio and Compeat procurement systems.
• Knowledge of food safety and quality standards.

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance