Purchasing Manager – Finance

Maseera; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing

Annual vacation ticket to home country

Medical insurance

Life and accident insurance

Retail and leisure discounts

Reduced hotel rates

Job summary

The role focuses on coordinating procurement to achieve value for money in a cost effective and efficient way for the hotel, aligned with policies and procedures.

Key activities include introducing new systems for efficiencies, developing procurement strategy across the group, implementing policies, and monitoring performance and costs. The role also ensures compliance and drives improvement through robust contract management and best-practice sharing.

Qualifications

• Internationally recognised qualification in Purchasing/Finance or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years in a similar role within a 5-star luxury hotel or related industry.
• Resident in Kuwait with transferable visa and valid driving licence.
• Strong English language; Arabic desirable.
• Excellent negotiation, regional knowledge, and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate procurement to ensure value for money in a cost-effective way.
• Assist in introducing new systems and techniques for efficiencies.
• Develop, implement and monitor procurement strategy for consistency.
• Develop and implement procurement policies to support contracts and financial needs.
• Manage and coordinate the procurement department to ensure compliance.
• Plan and assist in delivering efficiency targets for the business unit.
• Link the SBU with the Procurement Team to share best practices.
• Develop a robust contract register to maximise cost efficiencies.
• Innovate procurement methods to continually improve processes.
• Provide management information and performance measurement on procurement costs.

Skills

Negotiation

Market knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Education

Purchasing/Finance qualification

Tools

MS Office

ADACO

Job description

Job Summary

The main purpose of this role ensure that a coordinated approach is taken in all aspects of procurement to ensure value for money is achieved in a cost effective and efficient way for the hotel in accordance with the policies and procedures.

• Assist in the introduction of new systems and techniques to generate efficiencies and improved ways of working.


• Develop, implement, and monitor the Procurement strategy to ensure consistency across the Group.


• Develop and implement Procurement policies and processes to ensure contract standing orders and financial requirements are supported.


• Manage, administer and coordinate the Procurement department to ensure compliance with standards.


• Take an active role in planning and assisting in the delivery of the efficiency targets required for the business unit.


• Be the SBU's link with the Procurement Team to ensure best practice.


• Develop a robust register of contracts in order to maximize cost efficiencies.


• Develop and implement innovative methods of procurement in order to continually improve the business process.


• Provide management information and performance measurement in all aspects of procurement in order to track costs and results.


• To perform other duties that management may from time to time reasonably require.

Qualifications

In order to be considered for this role, you will have gained an internationally recognized qualification in Purchasing / Finance Sections, or any equivalent field, and you should have a minimum of 2 years experience in a similar position in a 5 star luxury Hotel environment or related industry. It is essential that you are currently residing in Kuwait holding a transferable visa and valid driving license. It is also essential that you have strong command of the English language, and Arabic is highly desirable. You should have excellent negotiation skills, regional and market knowledge and strong interpersonal skills. You should have computer literate with good working knowledge of computer applications such a MS Office and purchasing systems i.e. ADACO.

About The Benefits

• housing, yearly vacation ticket allowance equivalent to a return ticket to home country, medical insurance coverage, life and accident insurance, retail and leisure discounts and reduced hotel rates.


• Married colleagues will enjoy benefits for up two children which include education assistance.