Director of Purchasing Pan Pacific Hotels Group - Singapore

Pan Pacific Hotels Group is a young and dynamic company comprising two well- established and trusted brands.  We have aggressive expansion plans and as such, we are looking for motivated and energetic people to be part of our growing team.  If you have a passion for the industry and are driven by the desire to create memorable hotel experiences, Pan Pacific Hotels Group is able to offer you great opportunities as we continue to strengthen our global footprint.

Based at our Shared Services Centre in Singapore, we are looking for a passionate and energetic individual to join us as Director of Purchasing.

Position Summary

Reporting to Vice President, Finance, the incumbent is responsible for providing central procurement support and services to the Group’s properties in Singapore under the Shared Services Centre (SSC) as well as pre-opening support for the Group’s new hotel openings.

The incumbent must ensure that all goods and services are procured at the best possible price, on favourable terms, and will be in charge of managing the whole purchasing process from the request for proposal (RFP) to delivery, including the sourcing of new supplies, calling and evaluation of tenders, vendors selection, negotiating purchasing contracts, solving order grievances and discrepancies and evaluation of vendors performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Negotiation and administration of group contracts for purchase for all properties under Shared Services Centre (SSC)
• Bulk purchase / service acquisition at group level (local properties under SSC)
• Review vendors performance and carry out periodic price evaluation of the group’s purchases, ensuring that the group is paying fair and competitive prices at favourable contract terms
• Update users on new products / services available in the market
• Oversight of purchasing operations and make recommendations for potential revenue and profit enhancements
• Maintain SAP-MM system, support new setup and conduct users training (local and overseas)
• Guide purchasing team members to support the local central purchasing function in the SSC
• Co-ordinate the hiring, training and performance evaluation of the associates in the purchasing team at SSC
• Review and ensure compliance of purchasing policies and procedures and implement new purchasing policies and procedures where required
• Ensures vendor contracts are in compliance with PPHG Finance Policies & Procedures and Hotel Management Agreement
• Interacts with department and hotel associates in a professional and positive manner to foster good rapport, promote team spirit and ensure effective two way communication

Desired Skills and Experience

• Minimum 6-8 years working experience, of which 3 years in a similar role in hotel operations.
• Experience in working in a Shared Services Centre would be added advantage
• Good core business knowledge
• Attentive to details
• Able to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Good problem solving abilities

How to apply

Interested applicants are invited to e-mail your resume to us at: career@pphg.com.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.