Purchasing Manager - Luxury Resort

About the role

Constance Le Chaland, a luxury resort on the south-eastern coast of Mauritius, is looking for a Purchasing Manager. The role covers the full purchasing process, from analysing supply, demand and prices to negotiating with suppliers, placing orders and maintaining supplier relationships, while advising other departments on their material needs.

Key responsibilities

• Formulate and direct purchasing strategies and policies, and ensure company interests are served in all transactions.
• Negotiate contracts and prices, keep contact with key suppliers and uphold ethical guidelines, including reporting commercial bribery.
• Analyse supply, demand, prices and local events affecting materials, and forecast supply conditions and price trends.
• Carry out the purchasing transaction steps: recognition of need, description of requirements, price and availability check, order placement, follow-up, invoice verification, handling discrepancies and closing orders.
• Keep purchase, vendor, blueprint/specification and form records, and maintain vendor identification and selection procedures.
• Advise and support other departments in identifying and specifying their material requirements, and assist stores in setting stock levels.
• Counsel and train purchasing staff, evaluate their performance and guide them; represent the company in trade associations.
• Provide Accounts Payable with documents needed for timely invoice processing and act as a team player across units.

Required profile

• Middle or secondary education; additional training or certificates in the field are a plus.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the hotel industry; proven experience in a top luxury resort is a plus.
• At least 1 year of professional experience on a similar position is a plus.
• Fluency in English, written and spoken; knowledge of a second language is a plus.

Required skills

• Gathering and analysing data and working with figures.
• Negotiation and networking ability.
• Organization, sound judgement and decision-making.
• Leadership and team collaboration.