Buyer - Watford, United Kingdom - Splendid Hospitality (Head Office)

Splendid Hospitality (Head Office)

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Watford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Buyer:

Procurement - Splendid Hospitality (Head Office):

Contract:

Full Time**
Salary:£33,000 to £35,000 DOE
:
Splendid Hospitality Group is one of the UKs fastest growing privately-owned hotel groups.

As a family run business, people are at the very heart of its success, a place where everyone becomes parts of the Splendid family.

Our vision is to create extraordinary experiences, positively impact lives, and get better every day - it's the 'Splendid Hospitality Way' which is our way of looking after everybody to help them succeed, have fun and keep guests and our Splendid team members happy.

The Splendid Hospitality Group through continued expansion now require a Buyer to join their growing team of energetic professionals at our Head Office in Watford.

What We Offer:

We want our Family Members to enjoy coming to work and provide a friendly and supportive environment for you to work in.

You'll develop personally through meeting and working with people within our corporate and hotel teams, and for those keen to develop you'll have the opportunity to explore the business with various career options.

In addition, on offer:

Free Parking
Apprenticeship programmes available
Learning and Development Opportunities available through our Leadership Development Programmes
Heavily discounted hotel stays and food & beverage discounts at all our properties
24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family. Giving you access to counselling services physical wellbeing & financial aid.
Life Assurance
33 holiday days
Automatic Enrolment into a workplace pension scheme

About Us:

Our success lies amongst the strengths and skills of the dedicated and professional people we employ.
Everyone at Splendid Hospitality is committed to The Splendid Hospitality Way, delivering genuine service to 'Create Extraordinary Experiences'.

The team offers a wealth of experience across a variety of talents ensuring that the Group is well positioned to achieve its vision to be a Centre of Global Excellence for Hospitality.

Role in our Family:

Key responsibilities:

Supporting Group Procurement Manager with undertaking highlevel research into markets. Understanding trends and its influence on forecasted costs.
Leading tendering process across various categories:
Preparing tendering documents, pre-selection of suppliers and due diligence documentation.
Conducting price comparison and ensuring best available prices for products and services.
Great knowledge of Food and Beverage products.
Assisting with negotiations with suppliers over cost and collaboration with logistics.
Ensuring the spend is regularly reviewed, and all price files and contracts are kept up to date.
Supporting operations with sourcing of new products and searching for alternative suppliers of goods and services.
Suppliers Relations:
Building suppliers relation on local and national level.
Understanding the suppliers, their profile, and position within a marketplace.
Liaising with suppliers in gathering accurate financial information.
Monitoring performance of suppliers against agreed KPI's.
Contract Management: recording contracts and ensuring the details are up to date.
Maintaining Supplier's database.

Person Specifications:

Prior purchasing experience in hospitality industry is essential.
Strong analytical mindset, supported by excellent MS Excel skills.
Min 2 years experience in direct procurement.
Previous experience in conducting tendering processes is essential.
Prior knowledge of Procure Wizard and tenderig software is highly desiarable.
Good communicator with teams at all level.
Some UK travel to visit properties might be required.

What Happens Next:

The Splendid Group is an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture.