A Purchasing Manager with Hilton Garden Inn and Suites will work with suppliers to negotiate contracts, purchase required goods, and keep accurate records of transactions, trends, and performance with vendors.

What will it be like to work for this Hilton Brand?

Hilton Garden Innﾙ is the award-winning, upscale, yet affordable, hotel brand. We continually strive to ensure today's busy travelers have everything they need to be the most productive on the road, no matter the occasion. With high levels of service and amenities usually only found in pricier hotels, guests count on us to help them be successful when they're on the road.

If you know what it feels like to succeed and you can perform on an award-winning team, you may be just the person we are looking for to work as a Team Member with Hilton Garden Innﾙ. Because itﾒs with the Hilton Garden Innﾙ where we speak success and where our Guests succeed.

What will I be doing?

As Purchasing Manager, you will work with suppliers to negotiate contracts, purchase required goods, and keep accurate records of transactions, trends, and performance with vendors. Specifically, you will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

• Obtain competitive quotations for hotel requirements and ensure that the best product is sourced and purchased, using Group Nominated suppliers where applicable

• Ensure locally Nominated supplier information is kept current

• Manage the database of active local contracts with suppliers

• Ensure Purchasing Manual is current

• Adhere to quality procedures and standards and oversee purchasing administration such that all Hilton Worldwide policies and standards are upheld

• Work with the Finance Manager / Director to draft the annual budget

• maintain a record of commitments for all budgets and ensure that the relevant senior managers are constantly informed of updates

• Ensure a comprehensive system for allocating and reconciling purchase orders

• Manage relationships with hotel suppliers and report on their performance

• Manage employee relations, recruiting Team Members as required, and follow the appraisal procedures for Team Members

• Supervise the operation of the stores, uphold company health and safety, quality assurance and control procedures, make improvements to the level of control, compile accurate stock records, and maintain proper records of requisition and replenishment transactions

• Monitor all areas of purchasing including contracts, leases and nominations

• Prepare the month end accounts reports in an accurate and timely manner

• Execute on tasks/requests as instructed by the Hotel Management