Furniture, Fixture & Equipment Manager

Job Description

For Universal United Kingdom Resort (UUKR), responsible for managing the procurement of Furniture, Fixture, and Equipment (FF&E) materials for multiple and simultaneous hotel and/or resort projects as well as FF&E-related project management including holding to prescribed project budgets and schedules, product design and specification review, procurement contracting, and oversight of installation.

• Manage FF&E process to achieve value and efficiency. Maintain budget and schedule. Coordinate with field team to implement FF&E installation.
• Collaborate with Universal Creative teams and coordinate with purchasing agent to optimize strategic sourcing efforts and monitor pricing and added costs to minimize budget.
• Develop and continuously manage milestone schedule for procurement, warehousing, and installation. Identify critical long lead items which could affect the planning and decision‑making process.
• Execute procurement, freight, warehousing and installation contracts. Administer contracts and all work through closeout.
• Review all designer specifications for accuracy and to ensure they are consistent with overall project budget and industry standards.
• Prepare and execute requests for proposal/requests for information in conjunction with internal business partners in the area of sourcing services and related commodity groups.
• Identify long‑term strategy for sourcing services and related commodity groups as well as critical long‑term issues that could affect the planning and decision‑making process.
• Understand and actively participate in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities.

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities (KSAs) required.
• Ability to prepare and negotiate proposals related to Lump Sum and Fixed Fee.
• Knowledge of hospitality industry standards for FF&E and technical knowledge of fabrication, procurement, and installation of FF&E goods is required. Must also have excellent communication skills, analytical skills, and problem‑solving ability.

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