Purchasing Manager : Catering and hotel equipment

Title: Purchasing Manager: Catering Equipment Category

Location: Buckinghamshire. UK

Language required: Fluent English

Sector : Hospitality (Catering equipment for hotels and restaurants)

Salary : Circa £62,000 Total annual comp pro rata

(comprised of base salary £55,000 + £7750 car allowance)

Contract type: 10 month maternity contract

COMPANY DETAILS :

You will be working for a global purchasing organisation specialising in buying for the catering and hospitality industry. You will focus on market research, category insight and strategic sourcing to drive value and performance from new and existing suppliers.

Your role “sits” between your chosen suppliers and your clients and you will have direct personal contact with both.

Duties

Working with existing suppliers

• Liaise with established catering equipment suppliers and manage supplier performance and cost savings
• Constantly review supplier performance
• Negotiate, monitor and analyse costs/savings
• You will use excel daily to track all financial, performance and logistical information
• Work with the Logistics Team in order to speed up delivery & installation times

Find new suppliers

• Source new suppliers, benchmark prices, evaluate the product, undertake field testing
• Negotiate new terms with new suppliers
• Setting KPI’s and establish new contracts per product
• Provide clear feedback and attend regular meetings at supplier sites
• Develop positive longterm partnerships with suppliers

Client Relationship/Account Management

• Liaise with clients and get “buy in ” to products, pricing and delivery schedules
• Produce progress reports that are transparent on costs of equipment
• Undertake benchmarking research for clients

• Working towards or having completed MCIPS (ideally)
• Previous experience in Purchasing of catering or related equipment