Senior Purchasing Manager – F&B (Hotel)

Accor; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairmont San Francisco is seeking a Purchasing Leader to oversee procurement for food and beverage, operating supplies, and equipment. You will negotiate with vendors, manage budgets, and maintain strong supplier relationships to ensure cost efficiency and quality across all departments.

The role requires at least 3 years of leadership experience in purchasing, excellent communication, and a solid grasp of purchasing procedures.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years leadership experience in Purchasing with proven training, team building, and problem solving skills.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), interpersonal and computer skills.
• Strong organizational, administrative and time management skills, the ability to be flexible with hours, days off, assignments and additional duties.
• Excels in a fast paced and challenging team-oriented environment.
• Solid knowledge of Purchasing procedures.

Responsibilities

• Consistently offers professional, engaging and friendly service.
• Negotiate food prices, place daily orders based on requirements, and ensure prompt delivery as requested.
• Review bid proposals from vendors and enter into contracts within budgetary limitations.
• Place weekly liquor, beer, and wine orders as required.
• Generate purchase orders on approved requisitions prior to placing orders.
• Assist in monthly count and extension of food and beverage inventories and the quarterly counts of operating equipment.
• Ensure sufficient operating supplies are in stock, and coordinate orders with each department.
• Continuous monitoring of products to ensure product quality, and or proper weight and amount.
• Maintain up to date summary of current prices on food, beverage and inventory stock.
• Prepare daily receiving reports for AP.
• Work with receivers and accounts payable personnel to maintain accurate records of goods.
• Produce a daily food and beverage cost report to be distributed to the Director of Finance & Business Support, Director of Operations and Executive Chef.
• Assist Chefs to ensure that specifications of products are consistent and accurate
• Develop a working knowledge of all procedures & operations as detailed in the Finance Policy Manual and Audit lists to ensure the compliance of these procedures.
• Operate in compliance with all Local, State and Federal laws and government regulations.
• Complete monthly month end variance analysis on food and beverage purchases
• Balancing daily receiving logs with AP
• Ability to maintaining constant communication and relationships with suppliers

Skills

Leadership in Purchasing

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Computer skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Tools

Purchasing procedures

Job description

Fairmont San Francisco is seeking a Purchasing Leader to oversee procurement for food and beverage, operating supplies, and equipment. You will negotiate with vendors, manage budgets, and maintain strong supplier relationships to ensure cost efficiency and quality across all departments.

The role requires at least 3 years of leadership experience in purchasing, excellent communication, and a solid grasp of purchasing procedures.