Supply Chain Manager

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.