Materials Buyer

Rotana Hotel Management Corporation PJSC; Ras Al Khaimah; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hotel management company in Ras al-Khaimah is seeking a Materials professional to manage procurement processes. Responsibilities include negotiating prices, handling orders, and ensuring quality in supplies. The ideal candidate has hotel experience and strong communication skills, with familiarity in relevant software systems being a plus. Experience in stores and purchasing is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience within a hotel environment.
• Ability to process information through computer systems.
• Flexibility and proactivity in work.

Responsibilities

• Check the system daily and complete all administrative procedures regarding received requests.
• Request and negotiate best price quotations while ensuring best quality.
• Verify and follow up on all pending orders through system reports.

Skills

English communication skills

Computer literacy

Understanding Hotel Operations

Effective Communication

Planning for Business

Supervising People

Teamwork

Customer Focus

Drive for Results

Education

Degree with previous experience in stores, purchasing and receiving

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.

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

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 is an asset.

Knowledge & Competencies

The ideal candidate will be an analytical, pragmatic thinker with the ability to process information and merchandise through computer systems. You are able to adjust priorities and manage time wisely in a fast-paced environment and maintain a fair, consistent set of standards. You are proactive and flexible, while possessing following additional competencies:

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