Head of Purchasing

COREcruitment; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality procurement firm is looking for a Head of Purchasing to join their team in London. This role offers an opportunity to maintain supplier relationships while sourcing new opportunities. The ideal candidate should possess extensive buying experience within the hospitality sector, with strong negotiation and organizational skills. This hybrid role also offers genuine progression opportunities and a competitive salary ranging from £65K to £70K, plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Previous buying experience in premium hospitality or purchasing organization.
• Experienced in fast-paced procurement.
• Ability to develop category strategies.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and nurture relationships with existing suppliers.
• Source, tender, and negotiate with suppliers.
• Provide procurement solutions as required.
• Deliver reports and analysis for key stakeholders.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Education

CIPS qualification

Job description

HeadofPurchasing–PremiumHospitalityPurchasingBusiness–Hybrid-£65-70K+Benefits

Myclientisagrowingpurchasingbusinesswhospecialiseinprocurementforpremiumhospitalityclients.

TheyarecurrentlylookingforaHeadofPurchasingtojointheirteam.ThesuccessfulHeadofPurchasingwillberesponsibleformaintainingandnurturingrelationshipswithexistingsupplierswhileseekingopportunitieswithnewsupplierstoenhancethebusinesspositionacrossallbuyingcategories.

ThisisafantasticopportunityforatalentedSeniorBuyerorHeadofPurchasingtojoinabrilliantbusinesswhocanofferanenjoyableworkingenvironmentandgenuineprogressionopportunities.

Responsibilitiesinclude:

• Workingwithwiderteamstosupportandprovideprocurementsolutionsasrequired.
• Sourcing,tendering,negotiatingwithsuppliersasrequestedbythebusiness.
• Usedataandinsightstodeliverreportsandanalysisforkeystakeholders.
• Presentingbacksolutionstointernalcustomersandconcludingcontractswithsuppliers
• Developandimplementcategorystrategiesandestablishstrategicrelationshipswithsuppliers.
• Managesupplierrelationshipstoensurecontinuityofgoodsandservicesmeetthequality,service,andpricerequired.
• WorkwiththeProcurementteamtostreamlineandimprovesourcingprocesses.

TheIdealHeadofPurchasingCandidate:

• Havepreviousbuyingexperience,ideallycoveringmultiplecategories,withinapremiumhospitalitybusinessorpurchasingorganisationforpremiumhospitalityclients.
• Experiencedinfastpacedprocurement.
• CIPSqualifiedisdesirable.
• Experiencedindevelopingcategorystrategyandstrategicsourcing.
• Haveahands-onapproachwithstrongnegotiation,writingandadminskills.
• Goodcommunicationandorganisationskills.
• Mustbeabletodrive.

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