Job Description
Responsible for all hotel purchases at the most economical and best quality as per ACCOR standards. Act effectively on Executive Chef s Daily Market List.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with the Executive Chef and Cost Controller to establish good purchase specification.
- Report to the supplier immediately for any wrong delivery and return the goods at supplier s expense.
- Suggest means and ways of reducing costs without effecting the quality and standard of the hotel.
- Liaise with the Human Resources Department for associate ticketing.
- Work closely with the Head Chef, F&B Cost Controller, Receiver and Storekeeper to enable smooth receiving of items ordered.
- Liaise with Department Heads for proper control of Direct Purchases.
- Maintain good relations with suppliers in order to understand the market better.
- Assist other departments with all purchase-related queries.
- Do all purchases for the hotel at the best possible price and quality as per ACCOR standards.
- Take full responsibility in ordering goods on all approved Purchase Orders/Purchase requests.
- Prepare L/C for goods imported directly.
- Make cheque requisition to the Accounting for Advance Payments.
- Make insurance claims for goods damaged or received short.
- Ensure that better prices are obtained.
- Suggest means and ways of reducing costs without effecting the quality and standard of the hotel.
- Operate all equipment as per the operating guidelines.
- Obtain minimum of three quotations from the suppliers as per the hotel policy.