Assistant Purchasing Manager (Maternity Cover)

We are defined by our richness of personality, diversity of background and lifestyle and are now looking for an Assistant Purchasing Manager (Maternity Cover) who will embody our 'Anything but Standard' ethos across all aspects of our Procurement and Purchasing service.

Your role

Reporting to the Purchasing & Back of House Manager, you will work closely with our F&B and Operational teams to provide a full end to end Purchasing and Procurement service across the hotel. You will support the full running of our purchasing department, and will be largely responsible for overseeing daily F&B orders through Birchstreet (our purchasing system) from fresh produce deliveries through to beverage orders; operating supplies and equipment to stationary.

With 6 F&B outlets [served by 2 kitchens], 266 bedrooms and event spaces The Standard, London is a very busy and complex operation that requires exceptional coordination of daily deliveries and requisitions; not to mention the management of our cellar and stores areas. You will be responsible for maintaining purchasing procedures and work closely with the back of house and kitchen teams to ensure that quality controls are in place and accurate; and support the monthly stocktakes and general management of the hotel's inventory with our F&B Controller, Stores Supervisor and Beverage Director.

You will also provide specialist support in the procurement of ad-hoc items, or new product lines to ensure that the best prices are negotiated with suppliers, contracts and TOBs are reviewed and relationships are maintained to manage costs across the business.

Do you have what it takes our Assistant Purchasing Manager (Maternity Cover) ....

This is not a 'Standard' Assistant Purchasing Manager role so you will need to have serious stamina and passion, be highly social, upbeat and friendly; confident and handle pressure well; thrive in a high-volume, high-energy environment and able to work equally well both independently and as part of a team.

• A minimum of 2 years prior experience in Purchasing as either an Assistant or Supervisor is essential and should have been ideally gained in a similar large scale destination restaurant or wider hospitality business.



• Be available and able to commit to a 1-year maternity contract



• Prior experience of sourcing and purchasing Food and Beverage products



• A solid financial understanding with experience of managing stock takes, implementing stock controls to minimise wastage and preparing inventory and cost analysis reports



• Have strong negotiation skills and have previous experience of procuring new and specialised products



• Have expert/admin knowledge of Birchstreet, as well as good skills on Excel.



• Finally, you will be a highly motivated and pro-active team
  
  Assistant Purchasing Manager · 1 Year Fixed Term Maternity Cover · £32,500 per year including tronc · Full Time (mainly Mon-Fri) with occasional weekends at month end


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