Materials Buyer

Rotana; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hotel group in Abu Dhabi seeks a Buyer to manage procurement activities. The ideal candidate will have a degree and experience in purchasing within a hotel environment. Responsibilities include handling purchase requests, negotiating prices, and ensuring timely order confirmations. Strong communication and teamwork skills are vital. This role is an opportunity to work in a dynamic hotel environment and contribute to service excellence.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in stores, purchasing, and receiving preferred.
• Good command of English communication skills.
• Computer literacy is essential.

Responsibilities

• Procure items according to set procedures.
• Check and complete all requests and orders.
• Request and negotiate best price quotations.
• Handle daily market list and vendor confirmations.
• Follow up on all pending orders.
• Investigate discrepancies upon delivery.

Skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Understanding Hotel Operations

Teamwork

Adaptability

Education

Degree in a relevant field

Tools

Opera

Micros

FBM

Job description

Overview

We are currently seeking for passionate and dynamic Materials professionals who pride themselves on their ability to deliver extraordinary levels of customer service and provide creative solutions to our guests.

As a Buyer you are responsible for procuring according to set procedures all daily system allocated and authorized purchase requests whether storeroom or direct items to the best interest of the property, whereby your role will include key responsibilities such as:

Responsibilities

• Check the system daily and complete all administrative procedures concerning allocated received requests and orders
• Check queries and request clarifications or any concerns regarding received purchase requests data, description, units, quantities and specifications
• Request and negotiate best price quotations, ensuring best quality for all received orders and forward same for approval, while ensuring the best delivery schedule
• Handle timely the daily market list, allocating orders, checking new items included for price and availability, ensuring approvals for onward vendor order confirmation
• Check and ensure that all approved and authorized purchase orders are timely forwarded (faxed or delivered) to the concerned vendors
• Verify and follow up on all pending orders (approved and under approval) through system reports and / or by reporting any concerns
• Investigate and clarify price, quantity and quality discrepancies with the approved order being reported upon delivery by the vendors
• Review and update all personally entered (locked) price quotations, quote validity and supplier’s data in the system

Skills

Education, Qualifications & Experiences

You should ideally have a degree with previous experiences in stores, purchasing and receiving, preferable within a hotel environment. Good Command of English communication skills and computer literacy are essential, while knowledge of Opera, Micros, FBM an asset.

Knowledge & Competencies

• Understanding Hotel Operations
• Effective Communication
• Planning for Business
• Supervising People
• Understanding Differences
• Supervising Operations
• Teamwork
• Adaptability
• Customer Focus
• Drive for Results