About Four Seasons:
Four Seasons is powered by our people. We are a collective of individuals who crave to become better, to push ourselves to new heights and to treat each other as we wish to be treated in return. Our team members around the world create amazing experiences for our guests, residents, and partners through a commitment to luxury with genuine heart. We know that the best way to enable our people to deliver these exceptional guest experiences is through a world-class employee experience and company culture.
At Four Seasons, we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating everyone we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us or discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us.
About the location:
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is a global, luxury hotel management company. We manage over 120 hotels and resorts and 50 private residences in 47 countries around the world and growing. Central to Four Seasons employee experience and social impact programming is the company’s commitment to supporting cancer research, and the advancement of diversity, inclusion, equality and belonging at Four Seasons corporate offices and properties worldwide. At Four Seasons, we are powered by people and our culture enables everything we do.Manager, Procurement
This exciting Procurement Manager opportunity has a strong hospitality pre-opening focus; working with Operations team, Design Services and Owners on Uniformly Purchased Items (UPI) procurement process and UPI budget facilitation and negotiation; successful UPI procurement within budget and on time, and oversight of delivery status reporting with a focus on pre-opening projects in Americas, Europe, and Asia. Other procurement activities relating to Four Seasons UPI scope will be assigned as capacity allows.
What You’ll be Doing:
Pre-opening Project Management
Owner discussions re UPI process and needs regarding project documentation.Model room UPI procurement oversight.Filling out of OS&E budget templates, facilitation of operational reviews of templates.Joins Owner and FS internal core team calls to provide status updates on UPI procurement and highlighting of risks.Oversight of purchase order issuing within budget and project timelines.Provide Project Budgets and Budget Variance Reports.Works with Design Services and Operations to fulfill all selection UPI procurement within budget and on time.Oversight of delivery status reporting for applicable (regional) projects.Purchasing Management and Reporting
Identifies and investigates alternate sources of supply (regional).Develops and maintains key relationships across various functions and levels within supply partners’ organizations.Identifies new vendors best suited as suppliers and manufacturers.Maintains awareness of market trends, conditions, commodities, currencies, and tariffs, as applicable.Responsibility for preparing Request for Proposal, Request for Quotation, project budgets, status reports and all other departmental reporting.Focus on delivering tangible value in the following areas: cost savings, New Product Development, supply risk management, and ongoing process improvement.Works closely with other departments within the organization to ensure all business requirements are incorporated into sourcing strategies.Ad Hoc Reporting
Manage cost savings tracking and assist with preparing annual cost savings analysis report.Maintain all contracts and related records and files; prepares management reports as required.People Management
Management Procurement Coordinators. Continue to lead them and help them grow into their roles and prepare them for the next step.Cultivate relationships and partnerships within the various departments, especially with Operations team and new-opening property stakeholders to deliver broad value for the organization.Other
Continuous process improvement to help increase the efficiency of the team and value brought to the organization.Performs other work or special projects as assigned by the Senior Director or Director S&P.Other duties as assigned.What You Bring:
Undergraduate degree in business (or related field) and/or Certified Supply Chain Management Professional5-7 years’ experience in pre-opening hospitality procurementExcellent knowledge and experience in Microsoft Office Word and Excel; working knowledge of PowerPoint.Experience and knowledge of Birchstreet Software an asset.Advanced knowledge of procurement techniques, supplier management, pricing methods, bid process, contract formation and ongoing management.Global exposure an asset.Key Skills/ Who You Are:
Excellent relationship building skills.Ability to work under pressure and meet various deadlines in a fast-paced environment.Excellent oral and written communication, organization, and planning skills.Strong analytical and researching skills.Flexible and dependable.Four Seasons is committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise Human Resources if you require accommodation.