Hotel Procurement Manager

At The President Hotel
, we’re looking for an experienced, commercially astute and strategic Head of Procurement to lead our end-to-end procurement function. This is a senior leadership position responsible for ensuring that procurement decisions across our 349-room hotel deliver the right balance of quality, service, cost, reliability, risk and long-term value.

Reporting to the Director of Finance
, the Head of Procurement will lead the Procurement and Cost Control functions and work closely with leaders across Food & Beverage, Rooms, Engineering, IT, Sales & Marketing, Human Resources, Finance and Administration.

As we continue our journey toward luxury, we need a procurement leader who can look beyond transactional purchasing and take ownership of procurement strategy, strategic sourcing, contracting, supplier performance, inventory oversight, cost optimisation and governance
.

This role requires someone who is confident engaging with senior leadership, challenging historical purchasing practices where necessary, negotiating commercially, managing complex supplier relationships and using data to identify opportunities for greater value and efficiency.

If you understand that exceptional procurement is not simply about securing the lowest price, but about achieving the best overall value for the hotel
, this opportunity is for you.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Commerce or a related field
• Recognised procurement qualification such as CIPS or equivalent professional certification preferred
• Relevant postgraduate qualification advantageous
• Minimum 7 years’ progressive procurement or supply management experience
• Minimum 3 years’ experience leading a procurement team or procurement function
• Experience with in a large-volume hotel, resort, hospitality group or comparable high-volume service environment essential
• Direct hotel or hospitality procurement experience strongly preferred
• Demonstrated experience managing procurement across multiple operational spend categories
• Strong experience in strategic sourcing, category management and tender processes
• Proven commercial negotiation and contract-management experience
• Experience managing supplier performance, service levels and strategic supplier relationships
• Strong understanding of inventory management and cost-control principles
• Experience managing operational and capital expenditure procurement
• Experience procuring across categories including Food & Beverage, operational supplies, outsourced services, maintenance, technology and capital projects
• Proven experience with supplier due diligence, onboarding and master-data controls
• Experience developing and monitoring supplier KPIs and scorecards
• Strong financial and commercial acumen with an understanding of total cost and value analysis
• Ability to analyse spend, demand, market trends and supplier performance data
• Experience measuring and validating procurement savings and cost avoidance
• Strong understanding of procurement governance, delegated authority and segregation of duties
• Experience implementing or improving ERP, procurement or inventory management systems and approval workflows
• Sound knowledge of the South African supplier market, commercial practices and B-BBEE considerations
• Understanding of ethical, sustainable and responsible procurement practices
• Strong risk-management and business-continuity awareness
• Strong leadership, coaching and people-development capability
• Excellent stakeholder-management and influencing skills
• Ability to constructively challenge requirements and influence senior stakeholders
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making ability
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills
• High…