Senior Purchasing Manager

$71,000 - $94,000/Yr

Marriott International - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Manager

Chicago, IL

Accommodation

About the position

The Purchasing Manager at Renaissance Chicago Downtown Hotel is responsible for overseeing the procurement process, ensuring compliance with established procedures for ordering, receiving, storing, and distributing items. This role involves collaborating with the Executive Chef to manage food and beverage costs while maintaining quality and profitability. The Purchasing Manager will also generate reports, maintain inventory controls, and ensure adherence to sanitation and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Generate and provide accurate and timely results in the form of reports and presentations.
• Compile, code, categorize, calculate, tabulate, audit, or verify information or data.
• Assure sanitation compliance and assist the Executive Chef in purchasing to ensure quality and profitability.
• Order all food and beverage based on business needs and assist in maintaining/lowering budgeted food costs.
• Delegate and enforce first in/first out inventory rotation for all storeroom products.
• Maintain sanitation and safety standards as specified in brand guidelines.
• Ensure proper safeguards for the security of food and beverage storeroom assets.
• Communicate with kitchen, restaurant management, and vendors to ensure timely deliveries.
• Check invoices against shipments to ensure accuracy in quantity, quality, weights, and specifications.
• Use existing computer programs to perform daily and period-end food and beverage costs.
• Maintain inventory controls for proper levels, dating, rotation, and requisitions.
• Complete administrative tasks on a timely basis, including C-7s and menu costing.
• Complete period-end inventory according to standard operating procedures.
• Calculate figures for food and beverage inventory and communicate price and product availability issues.
• Ensure adherence to all LSOPs by employees and inspect all deliveries.
• Maintain an accurate controllable log and beverage perpetual, ensuring accurate administration of invoices.

Requirements

• 4-year bachelor's degree in Finance and Accounting or related major; or a minimum of 3 years' experience in Purchasing or a related field.
• Demonstrated knowledge of job-relevant issues, products, systems, and processes.
• Ability to use computers and computer systems for data processing and information management.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in the hospitality industry.
• Familiarity with food and beverage inventory management systems.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health care benefits
• 401(k) plan with up to 5% company match
• Employee stock purchase plan at 15% discount
• Accrued paid time off (including sick leave)
• Life insurance
• Group disability insurance
• Travel discounts
• Adoption assistance
• Paid parental leave
• Health savings account
• Flexible spending accounts
• Tuition assistance
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Other life and work wellness benefits
• Potential stock awards and deferred compensation plans