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Profile Summary:The Purchase Manager will oversee the end-to-end procurement process, ensuring timely and cost-effective sourcing of goods and services. This role involves managing existing supplier relationships and identifying new vendors in alignment with operational requirements. The incumbent will lead a procurement team, demonstrate strong attention to detail, and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic hospitality environment.Key Responsibility Areas:Build and maintain strong professional relationships with existing suppliers and vendors while creating a pipeline of potential new suppliers, to ensure all requirements are met in a timely manner.Oversee the day-to-day requirements of the division and help the team in managing any challenges that arise with ordering process or deliveries.Participate in vendor negotiations to secure competitive pricing and reliable delivery schedules.Guides the team in the overall procurement process.Responsible for the issuing and distribution of inventory items, and for the accurate and timely allocation of costs to user department.Responsible for all Contracts and AMC.Ensuring timely purchase of Capex.Ensures that unit expenses are minimised through the use of effective purchasing and by obtaining the most competitive prices for goods and services.Conducts regular market surveys, obtains competitive quotations and aggressively negotiating in order to reap the maximum price benefits of purchasing power.Ensure to keep inventories as low as possible to properly supply the operation’s needs and maximise inventory turnover and space utilisation.Contributes to all forecasting and business planned activities by providing historical information and cost projections.Obtains and coordinates all product and purchase specifications from the various heads of department by means of a purchase request and maintains files of these purchase request together with purchase orders.Contributes to all forecasting and business planned activities by providing historical information and cost projections.Ensures that all company and local rules, policies and regulations relating to financial record keeping, and licensing are adhered to.Qualifications & Experience:Graduate in any field.Overall experience of minimum 10 years working in the Purchase Department of a hotel or a restaurant.Ability to lead and manage a team.