Location
Barcelona | Spain
Job description
We’re looking for a Purchasing Manager to join our team at The Hoxton, Poblenou!
The Hoxton Poblenou in the city of Barcelona is our 11th Hoxton. The hotel boasts 240 bedrooms of different sizes, a large restaurant Four Corners with The Slice shop and La Bodega, a rooftop pool and our taqueria Tope, a bright and airy lobby, a multi-functional basement events space and The Apartment (our unique meetings & events concept).
More about us….
The Hoxton is a series of open-house hotels, each in a neighbourhood that we love. Ever since we opened our first hotel in Shoreditch, we’ve never just been about offering a bed for the night. We want to be more than that: proving style doesn’t need to be sacrificed for good value and providing a place where guests can hang out alongside the locals and submerse themselves in the neighbourhood with vibrant, welcoming public spaces.
Reporting to the Director of F&B , the Back of House Manager (Purchasing Manager) will be responsible for sourcing equipment, goods and services and managing vendors. The successful candidate will be able to perform strategic procurement activities across multiple categories of spend, search for better deals and find more profitable suppliers.
Job Description
What you’ll do…
- Develop, lead, and execute purchasing strategies.
- Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.
- Receive the products and chemicals and arrange them in a way that makes them easy to find.
- Responsible for the over-seeing the ordering of all FnB products and liaising with the chefs and managers to ensure this is done correctly.
- Maintain company guidelines for refuse storage and removal and liaising with the contractors.
- Oversee the goods receiving and work with finance on related paperwork.
- Control of entry of goods as requested.
- Ordering efficiently so that stock is always available without overstocking.
- Inventory control.
- Control of the stock at all times, ordering just what is necessary, without excess.
- Cost of sale daily monitoring from different departments.
- Negotiate new prices and rappels with suppliers.
- Knowledge of Adaco is preferable.
Qualifications
What we’re looking for…
- Proven working experience as Purchasing Manager within the hospitality industry.
- Bachelor’s Degree in supply chain management, logistics or business administration.
- Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management.
- Knowledge of stock and goods receiving systems.
- Strong computer skills.
- You’re cost consciousness and have strong negotiation skills. You have no problem dealing with suppliers.
- Ability to work efficiently under pressure.
- Passion for hospitality – you’re all about creating memorable experiences for others, be they guests or colleagues.
- You’re not precious. We leave our egos at the door and help get stuff done.
- You’re up for doing things differently and trying (almost) everything once.
- You want to be part of a team that works hard, supports each other, and has fun along the way.
Additional Information
What's in it for you...
- Become part of a team that’s very passionate about creating great hospitality experiences.
- A competitive salary and plenty of opportunity for development.
- Food on us during your shift.
- Enjoy a free night at The Hoxton and a meal for two when you first start with us.
- Training to get you settled into your role with ongoing development that helps you think, make and thrive to set you up for success at work.
- Time off to volunteer with one of our partner charities.
- Hox Hero and Nifty fifty, our rewards for going the extra mile and living our values.
- An annual diversity and inclusion calendar of events creating opportunities for you to learn, celebrate and make a positive impact.
- Regular team get togethers, from our High Fives to our (pretty special!) team parties – we know how to have a good time!
- The chance to challenge the norm and work in an environment that is both creative and rewarding.
- Join an innovative, fast-growing, international group that is shaking things up on the hospitality scene.
- Excellent discounts across The Hoxton and the global Ennismore family.
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