Role: Purchasing Officer
Location: Fraser Suites, Abuja - Nigeria
Salary: Competitive
Frasers Hospitality, a member of Frasers Property Group, is a global hospitality leader. As the world’s leading brand in serviced apartments and hotel residences, we deliver gold standard hospitality in cities across Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. A true global brand with a friendly feel, our staff are connected through our shared vision and four core values, collaborative, real, respectful, and progressive. Passionate about promoting from within, our culture is one which is fostered by the continual learning and development needs of our staff.
Responsible for executing, completing and ordering all daily allocated and authorized purchase requests and order in line with current business practices of Fraser Suites.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide the optimum procurement solution by obtaining quotations from suppliers to purchase the best product and services at adequate quality, for the best price at the required timeline.
- Manage the relationships with suppliers and contractors to include negotiations, new supply and cost savings.
- Manage purchasing tasks that include seeking quotations, preparing cost comparison sheets, preparing documentation for financial approvals, issuing purchase orders in system, follow up on deliveries.
- Complete all administrative procedures concerning allocated requests and orders.
- Ensure best quality for all received orders upon order allocation confirmation.
- Verify any concerns regarding received purchase requests data, concerning description, units, quantities and specifications directly with the initiating department.
- Check and ensure that all approved and authorized purchase orders are timely forwarded to the concerned vendors.
- Manage purchasing and payment status reports, supplier registers and performance.
- Liaise with external suppliers and internal claimants to achieve compliance with systems, procedures and processes.
Education
- Bachelor Degree or equivalent technical experience in Procurement
Experience
- 2 years hotel experience in a similar capacity with minimum 5 years in procurement function.
- Advance purchasing knowledge, familiarity with local supply at the area of operations
Technical/ Skills
- Competency in ACCPAC, SAP, HIS Epitome, Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Vingcard and related hospitality proprietary software packages.
- Competent Oral and Written English Communication Skills
- Strong organisational and work co-ordinating skills to handle multiple assignments and projects