Location
Brentford, Greater London | United Kingdom
Job description
Company Details
Firmdale Hotels is an international award winning group comprising of 11 high-end luxury hotels and 8 bars and restaurants in London and New York. We inspire our teams to love what they do and live and breathe our values. We believe that our people have the opportunity to grow and progress, whatever their role.
Role Overview
This position is ideal for someone with some experience in Hospitality purchasing. Strong attention to detail and great analytical and organizational skills, hoping to work as part of a proactive team, able to prioritise a busy workload and manage many projects at once
The Job location is based in Brentford, where you will report to the Purchasing Manager, you will work across all our 8 hotels, Palace Laundry, Shop Kit Kemp and Head Office teams.
As a Purchasing Assistant, you will assist in the procurement process by monitoring stock levels, researching vendors, tracking orders, and maintaining purchasing records. You will play a crucial role in ensuring timely and cost-effective procurement of supplies and equipment based on the organization’s needs.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide administrative support and work directly with purchasing manager daily.
- Monthly orders for all hotels and maintain accurate records.
- Helping to manage and keep updated warehouses inventory.
- Monthly Stock take of warehouse
- General administration and purchasing duties, including receiving deliveries and distributing across the hotels
- Liaising with suppliers: request quotes and samples
- Research new suppliers and keep up to date with existing ones, updating pricing when needed.
- Support the businesses’ focus on environmental, social, governance and sustainability related projects.
Qualifications and Values
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, Excellent Excel skills.
- Proactive and good at problem solving.
- Experience in the same or similar role.
- Ability to work on your own and take initiative.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Attention to detail: thorough, accurate and focused when accomplishing tasks
- Resilience: adopts a solutions oriented approach to problems/difficult situations
- Passion: determined to make an impact with a focus on creating a happy and engaged team
- Enthusiasm: shows a keen interest in supporting your location adopting a can-do attitude
- Relationships: builds and maintains effective relationships with team members at all levels
- CIPS favourable but not essential
What we offer:
- Discount and Perk Platform
- Wage Stream – An employee app to stream your wages before payday
- Paid overtime
- Cycle to work scheme
- Meals provided
- Discounted personal dry cleaning
- Social events, wellbeing and team activities
- Award winning training opportunities and career development
- Fully funded English lessons
- One paid volunteering day per year
- Firmdale experience and long service vouchers (afternoon tea, dinner for two, film club and an overnight stay)
- And much more!
Why join Firmdale Hotels?
Firmdale Hotels is an international award winning group comprising of 10 high end luxury hotels and 8 bars and restaurants in London and New York.
We are delighted to have been recognised by the hospitality industry for some of the great work our teams have done. To name a few of our recent awards and accolades;
- Firmdale Hotels - “Winner of the Best Employer Award at The Cateys 2017 & 2020 and Number One in The Caterer Best Places to Work in Hospitality”
- Manager of the year - Laura Sharpe, Cateys 2018
- Hotel of the year - Group - Cateys 2018
In line with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996, we do require all applicants to have the eligibility to live and work in the United Kingdom. Documentation will be required at interview stage.
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Salary
£35k per annum
