Purchasing Manager - Six Senses Fort Barwara

IHG Hotels & Resorts; Salem; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Six Senses Fort Barwara is seeking a Purchasing Manager to lead the sourcing of quality products that meet brand standards and wellness goals. You will manage requisitions, purchase orders, and supplier relationships to support luxury hotel operations.

The role requires a bachelor's degree in Materials or Purchasing Management and at least three years of purchasing experience, with fluent English. You will collaborate with local vendors and ensure sustainability and compliance across the supply

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and three years purchasing experience.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Source and purchase suitable products aligned with Six Senses policies and wellness goals.
• Regularly review suppliers and contracts to ensure conformity with Six Senses requirements.
• Vendor and market assessment, ordering, stocktakes and storage to ensure stock is on hand and of right quality.
• Instill a fair and transparent Vendor/Supplier Vetting process and ensure sustainability guidelines.
• Engage with local farmers and suppliers to support local community before opting for large global vendors.
• Ensure all policies, procedures and budget controls are in place and enforced.

Skills

Fluent in English

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials or Purchasing Management

Job description

As Purchasing Manager, I will fully comprehend the vision of Six Senses to help people reconnect with themselves, others and the world around them and our values of local sensitivity and global sensibility, crafted experiences, emotional hospitality, responsible and caring, fun and quirky and pioneering wellness.

Sustainability, Wellness and Out of the Ordinary experiences are at the core of everything we do at Six Senses. I will safeguard these pillars and its strategic planning and development and ensure all directives, practices and initiatives are implemented, embraced, adopted within the resort.

Duties And Responsibilities

As Purchasing Manager, I will assume full responsibility for the efficient operation of the Purchasing function to provide exceptional product within brand operating standards across the preparation and processing of requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment, storage and stock takes.

The duties and responsibilities will include:

• Source and purchase the most suitable products for the operation that are relevant and in line with Six Senses policies plus wellness and sustainability practices
• Regularly review suppliers and contracts to ensure conformity with Six Senses requirements.
• Vendor and market assessment, ordering, stocktakes and storage will be undertaken at the required times to ensure all stock is on hand, is of the right quality and properly stored in line with Six Senses standards.
• Instill a fair and transparent Vendor/Supplier Vetting process and hold vendors/suppliers to Six Senses Sustainability and Eat With Six Senses guidelines.
• Pro-actively engage in weekly Farmers Market and make purchasing trip to local farmers, bakers and fishermen in order to help grow local community vendors/suppliers before choosing large global vendors/suppliers.
• Visit vendor distribution, processing or place of business yearly.
• Ensure that all set policies, procedures, best practices are in place and rigorously enforced.
• Instill a cost-focused philosophy through training and education.
• Operate the property consistent with all legal, statutory and financial requirements and documentation, reporting systems, contractual obligations, security and safety protocols, communications, product and service standards, host management practices and budgetary controls are implemented, reviewed and maintained to ensure the successful operation of the hotel.

Qualifications

To execute the position of Purchasing Manager, I must have the required qualifications, technical skills and experience in a similar role in luxury hotels with proven results and includes the following:

• Possess a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Materials or Purchasing Management, or a relevant field of work and three years purchasing experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. More than two years' experience in a similar role, preferred.
• Fluent in English.

The above is intended to provide an overview of the role and responsibilities for a Purchasing Manager at Six Senses Fort Barwara. It is not and does not infer that the above is an inclusive and/or exhaustive list of the duties and responsibilities inherent in the position.

Six Senses Fort Barwara is an equal opportunity employer. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.