Procurement Officer

Our Head Office in Dublin has an excellent opportunity for a Procurement Officer to join our Centralised Procurement Department

This full-time position is available immediately

Based at our Head Office in Dublin, this is an entry level position ideally suited to someone with 6-12 months experience in procurement, business or financial processing and administration. It would also be suitable for a recent graduate in any of these areas. Importantly, you will be full of ambition, have a good attitude and a strong desire to learn and develop. Full on the job training will be provided.

Some of the perks our colleagues enjoy include:

1. Special rates on Leonardo Hotel rooms across the UK & Europe: get planning that city break you've been dreaming of
2. Company-wide recognition scheme: for being your fabulous self, you could earn vouchers to spend on a wide range of high street shops
3. Meals on duty
4. Talent referral scheme: earn yourself a bonus for recommending a friend to join us
5. We love to get together and celebrate: we regularly host Thank You Week (your hotel could have anything from ice cream trucks to pizza parties) and every year we get dressed up in our fanciest threads to host our Employee Awards Celebration
6. The important stuff: access to the Company Pension Scheme, Life Assurance and Wellbeing Support
7. Ongoing job-related training programmes with clear paths for progression

Our Story

Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we operate over 270 hotels across the United Kingdom and Europe. We look after over 55 hotels across the UK & Ireland, and being one of the fastest growing hotel groups, we have plans for major expansion over the next few years; there's never been a more exciting time to come join us

The successful candidate will be qualified, or part qualified to degree level or equivalent in procurement, business or finance and be fully fluent in verbal and written English. Reporting to the Senior Procurement Officer, the role is an important link between suppliers, hotel operations and finance in the procure to pay process. The position requires proficiency in MS Office, in particular Excel, with strong analytical and organisational skills.

Salary - negotiable depending on experience.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities

1. Day to day operations with an emphasis on quick response times to the hotel units and central functions.
2. Sourcing and supply across a wide range of spend categories which includes food, beverage, consumables, service contracts and capital.
3. Identification of cost saving opportunities.
4. Data analysis and reporting including monitoring mechanisms that identifies savings achieved by category and supplier.
5. Develop and build relationships with existing suppliers and create relationships with new suppliers.
6. Communicate to suppliers the needs and expectations of the company and support the hotels in monitoring supplier performance in line with KPI`s, contractual obligations, and service level agreements.
7. Ensure compliance of established purchasing policies and procedures. Conduct ongoing reviews of same and implement continuous improvements where required.
8. To effectively engage with hotel operations and finance to ensure processes and controls are understood and best practices adhered to. Implement training programmes where necessary.
9. Work closely with Accounts Payable to ensure a smooth workflow within the procure to pay process and lead process and efficiency improvements.
10. Assist in the development and achievement of departmental goals and objectives.
11. Consult / work with other senior managers on specific initiatives as required and undertake any other duties as requested by the senior management.