Purchasing Coordinator at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts

What is in it for you:

• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide
• Learning programs through our Academies and the opportunity to earn qualifications while you work
• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!
• Ability to make a difference in the local community through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21 

What you will be doing:

Reporting to the Purchasing Officer, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following: 

• Consistently offer professional, engaging and friendly service
• You’ll arrange requisitions for stock replacement
• You’ll receive, classify, store, take care of, distribute, request and take inventory of food & beverage, materials, supplies and equipment
• You’ll arrange lists of excess or outdated items
• You’ll Keep storage facilities, loading docks, materials and supplies in a neat and orderly fashion.
• You’ll oversee the loading, unloading and executing of delivery trucks.
• You’ll load and unload at the point of pick-up, delivery or distribution when necessary.
• You’ll pack, unpack, count, weigh, and measure materials, supplies and equipment upon receipt.
• You’ll check materials received against invoices and notes breakage and discrepancies in quantity or quality.

Your experience and skills include:

• Highly passionate and energetic coordinator willing to evolve in an innovative, fun, and fast paced environment.
• You’ve had several years of professional experience in purchasing, ideally at a hotel or catering facility, and speak English fluently
• You’ll bring a positive attitude, service orientation and team spirit to your job, so that you can give your colleagues optimal support in negotiating the maze of figures
• You can inspire colleagues, and you have good self-management skills
• You’re a doer – and even if you do it wrong sometimes, you openly admit it
• You’re not just bringing your abilities, but also your character
• You’re computer literate and must have experience with MS Office and FMC
• Service minded, with attention to quality
• A thorough and organized approach