Procurement Manager - voco Dubai®

At voco, we’ve created a hotel brand that gives people a different choice. Hotels to count on but different enough to be fun. Unstuffy hotels, where people feel comfortable to relax, and just get on with relaxing. Our family of hotels are connected by their own sense of style and individual character and that’s something we make the most of. Finding the perfect mix of reliability and new experiences. Because we believe that when you respect individuality life gets interesting.

At the heart of every great stay is a great host. We think the trick to hosting is to take the time to understand what your guests need and want. So before they arrive, we find out more about them and how we can make their stay better. Whilst they are with us we give tempting recommendations of our favourite drinks or food, or tips for local experiences that they won’t find in any guide book.

Your day to day

• Work closely with Hotel teams to coordinate and manage purchasing of goods and services, including sourcing, vendor research and selection, ordering and tracking deliveries.
• Design & develop a robust Purchase Requisition/Purchase Order System for the property(s) and ensure Colleagues are trained on this system.
• Develop strategic plan by studying technological and purchasing opportunities, presenting assumptions and recommending objectives.
• Build company image by collaborating with vendors/suppliers, government authorities, community and Colleagues and by enforcing ethical business practices.
• Ensure compliance with Procurement policy and all applicable laws and regulations.

Purchasing Operations:

• Supervise operations of Purchasing Department.
• Review opportunities to enhance profitability, reducing operating costs and boosting efficiency.
• Review purchasing agreements with vendors, monitor their performance and renegotiate contracts.
• Establish and maintain open, collaborative relationships with Colleagues and ensure Colleagues do the same within the team.
• Obtain competitive quotations for hotel requirements and ensure that the best product is sourced and purchased.
• Monitor all areas of purchasing including contracts, market surveys, HACCP and nominations.
• Assist with budget tracking, reporting, providing insights on purchasing trends and cost-saving opportunities.

What we need from you

At voco Dubai, we look for hosts who are reliably different and contribute to the success of bringing our brand to life! Ideally, you'll have a minimum of 2-5 years’ experience in a similar role in a four or five-star hotel or comparable industry, ability to demonstrate working with commercially focused and a keen eye for detail with strong analytical & numerical skills. High-level competence in Microsoft Excel and other office packages. Proven negotiation skills. Strong interpersonal skills. Excellent organizational, time management, and communication skills (both verbal and written) along with being quality-oriented with a focus on details, high-performance standards, ability to multi-task & meet deadlines, and technical proficiency in related software preferable.

What we offer

We’ll reward all your hard work with a great salary and benefits – in addition to career development, employee room discounts and great work culture.

Join us and you’ll become part of the global IHG family – and like all families, all our individual team members share some winning characteristics. As a team, we work better together – we trust and support each other, we do the right thing and we welcome different perspectives. You need to show us you care, that you notice the little things that make a difference to guests as well as always looking for ways to improve - visit www.http://careers.ihg.com to find out more about us.

Reliably Different - Welcome to voco Hotels, IHG’s new upscale brand. We call our Hotels voco – It means ‘to invite’ and ‘call together’ originating from Latin and representing our thoughtful, unstuffy and charming nature. Guests tell us that voco is fun without being vanilla, trendy without being alienating and premium, without being stuffy. This unique and playful attitude, combined with a consistent level of quality, sits at the heart of our brand here at voco Dubai.

Don't quite meet every single requirement, but still believe you'd be a great fit for the job? We'll never know unless you hit the 'Apply' button. Start your journey with us today.