Purchasing Agent

About Us

The Sheraton Orlando Lake Buena Vista Resort is part of a complex of four Marriott Properties in the Lake Buena Vista area.

The Sheraton is located in the center of the magic, right between Walt Disney World and Universal Studios.

At HEI, we recognize that our enormous success is solely the result of our greatest asset: Our People.

Where people work is a choice.

Against that choice, our greatest obligation is to ensure day in and day out that our associates have the compensation and benefits they deserve and industry leading tools, training and support that they need to excel.

At HEI, simply said, we honor the privilege of our associates choosing us by investing in and making them more valuable.

Don't meet every single requirement of this job? At HEI we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still send in your information.

You may be the perfect candidate for this or for other roles within our organization!

We value U.S.

military experience and invite all qualified military candidates to apply.

Overview

Assist the Hotel Departments in their purchasing needs, while monitoring hotel spending.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities


* Communicate with Director Food and Beverage, Executive Chef and Sous Chefs and order all F and B products according to hotel needs and specifications.

Forecast operational needs and schedule deliveries of all food and beverage items.


* Monitor the grades and quality of products received to ensure that they meet the hotel's established standards.


* Determine the food and beverage requirements for all catering menus, and orders according to guarantee of the menus.


* Participate in all hotel meetings including weekly staff, Food and Beverage, and daily menu meeting.


* Supervise purchasing staff, including interviewing prospective associates for the purchasing department, training, coaching, counseling and discipline, to ensure the smooth operation of all aspects of the purchasing department, such as ordering, receiving, issuing and storing.


* Obtain bids from vendors, using the telephone and FAX machines, according to the specifications set by the department heads.

Determine the best possible price for the desired items, and place orders for all non-food items.

• Schedule deliveries of non-food items to meet the operational needs outlined by the department heads.


* Maintain HEI Hotels and Resorts purchasing programs and arrangements.

• Ensure adherence to all corporate purchasing policies and procedures such as requisition process.


* Personally check and ensure appropriate levels of inventories are maintained to minimize waste and maximize ratio turnover.


* Comply with attendance rules and be available to work on a regular basis.


* Perform any other job related duties as assigned.

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