Supply Chain Manager

Our client in the hospitality is looking for a Supply Chain Manager. Covering F&B, engineering, operating and general supplies, wine and spirits, and industrial requirements, the role holds overall accountability for procurement and logistics, leading the category management and logistics teams.

Main Responsibilities:

Team leadership:

·    Lead the team, managing workload, performance reviews, recruitment and retention.

·    Develop team capabilities through coaching, knowledge sharing and agreed development plans.

·    Take full accountability for the entity’s performance, reporting to the Chief Operations Officer.

Category and operational oversight:

·      Manage procurement performance across all categories, delivering cost-efficiency targets and tracking savings.

·      Oversee Engineering procurement across the four properties, including equipment, spares and contractors, while team capabilities are developed.

·      Set supplier strategy and negotiation standards, enabling category managers to negotiate within delegated authority.

·      Oversee logistics and imports through the Planner Executive, providing backup for import decisions.

·      Safeguard group supply requirements when managing F&B sales to third parties.

Process and governance:

·      Apply the delegation-of-authority matrix, ensuring appropriate approvals and escalations.

·      Follow the central contract register and renewal calendar maintained by the Financial Accountant.

·      Ensure compliance with required tender processes and maintain audit readiness.

·      Apply the transitional capex validation arrangements to capital purchases.

Cross-cluster coordination:

·      Align with the Group Retail Manager to connect commercial buying with procurement execution.

·      Provide procurement data for consolidated cluster reporting.

·      Coordinate chemical, linen, equipment sourcing, engineering and capex requirements with Asset Management.

Profile:

·      A degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Business Administration or a related field.

·      At least 7 years’ procurement or supply chain experience, including 3 years leading a team, preferably in a multi-property hospitality environment.

·      Experience to CMMS systems.

·      Proven ability to manage procurement across multiple categories, with strong knowledge of engineering equipment, and technical / MRO category background.

·      Strong supplier management and negotiation skills, with a track record of delivering measurable savings without compromising supply or quality.

·      Experience overseeing logistics and imports, with the judgement to resolve supply issues and support timely decisions.

·      Sound knowledge of tendering, contracts, approval limits, audit requirements and capital purchasing processes.

·      A collaborative leader who develops people, uses procurement data to track performance and works effectively across operational and commercial teams.

·      Clear written and verbal communication skills.