Senior Buyer

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Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor is a stunning waterfront destination located in Southwest Florida, offering the perfect blend of luxury and leisure. With 785 guest rooms and more than 60,000 square feet of event and meeting space, the resort is designed to accommodate both upscale leisure getaways and dynamic business gatherings. Guests can indulge in an impressive collection of 18 food and beverage outlets, from fine dining to casual coastal fare, showcasing flavors from around the world. The resort also features a luxurious pool scene, including the largest rooftop pool in Florida, providing sweeping views of Charlotte Harbor and an elevated, resort-style experience. Sunseeker is where elevated hospitality meets sun-soaked relaxation.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Sunseeker Resort is currently searching for a Senior Buyer.

The Senior Buyer is responsible for strategically sourcing and purchasing all goods, including Food, Beverage, Operating Supplies & Equipment (OSE), and Maintenance, Repairs, and Operations (MRO) for Banquet and Golf Course Operations, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and cost efficiency. This role involves leading vendor negotiations to secure optimal pricing and contracts, fostering strong supplier relationships, and driving process improvements to enhance supply chain efficiency. The Senior Buyer provides mentorship to General Buyers and procurement staff, promoting a culture of excellence in a dynamic, fast-paced, sophisticated environment. Collaborating closely with the Senior Manager of Procurement & Warehouse, the Senior Buyer develops and implements procurement strategies, conducts advanced cost analysis, and ensures compliance with organizational standards and regulations. Additionally, this role involves cross-functional collaboration to forecast demand, monitor key performance indicators, and integrate innovative, sustainable procurement practices to support seamless operations and organizational objectives.

All duties are performed in accordance with department and Sunseeker Resort policies, practices and procedures.

JOB DUTIES:

• Strategic Sourcing and Bid Management: Lead the preparation and execution of Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and Requests for Quotations (RFQs), negotiate competitive pricing, analyze bids, and prepare detailed recommendations with supporting documentation to justify purchasing decisions for internal stakeholders.
• Procurement Contract Development: Negotiate, draft, and review procurement contracts and stocking agreements, ensuring favorable terms, compliance with organizational policies, and alignment with operational needs.
• Cost Optimization and Profit Maximization: Drive high-quality, cost-effective purchases to maximize profitability, ensuring timely and accurate deliveries while maintaining fiscal responsibility for property and departmental budgets without compromising guest satisfaction.
• Compliance and Record-Keeping: Ensure all procurement activities adhere to organizational policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements, maintaining accurate records for audits and ensuring all orders meet quantity, pricing, and specification standards prior to submittal.
• Inventory and Specification Management: Collaborate with the Warehouse Manager to set and adjust product specifications, PAR levels, and inventory replenishment orders for disposables, chemicals, equipment, and supplies, reviewing warehouse-submitted orders for accuracy and providing support as needed.
• Vendor Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong, strategic partnerships with vendors to ensure reliable supply chains, consistent quality of goods, timely deliveries, and adherence to contract terms.
• Market Analysis and Innovation: Evaluate market conditions, recommend new products and suppliers to enhance profitability, and explore innovative procurement solutions, which may include attending industry events, exhibitions, or trade shows to stay informed on trends.
• Process Improvement and Reporting: Analyze procurement data, compile reports, and recommend process enhancements to improve efficiency and cost savings, while consulting with Buyers, the Director of Procurement, and other stakeholders on best practices, processes, and standards.
• Order Management and Scheduling: Oversee the timely placement of all orders in accordance with Vendor Order Delivery Schedules, ensuring accuracy and alignment with operational demands.
• Leadership and Collaboration: Foster a positive, collaborative work environment by mentoring Buyers, engaging with cross-functional teams, and promoting the exchange of ideas to improve workflow, reduce costs, and enhance operational efficiency.
• Exceptional Customer Service: Deliver consistent, extraordinary service to internal customers across the property, ensuring procurement practices meet and exceed guest satisfaction standards and support seamless Banquet and Golf Course Operations.
• Exercise discretion and independent judgment when evaluating new programs, new services and new ideas
• Stay abreast of property goals in order to create, support and present departmental goals to executive leadership
• Continue to learn and be on the forefront of new technology for the hotel industry
• Create ways to further enrich the guest experience by continuously reviewing, implementing and refining procedures to ensure every opportunity to offer extraordinary guest experiences while maintaining a culture of smiles, retention of luxury standards
• Proactively seek guest feedback and liaise with other departments when opportunities present themselves ensuring a seamless and elevated guest experience
• Manage guest requests and own all complaints; resolve issues immediately and follow up to ensure the guest’s satisfaction
• Develop collaborative relationships and synergy with all support departments such as Convention Sales & Services, Facilities, Security, Front Services, Front Office, F&B, Golf Course and Executive Offices
• Foster a management team that possesses and delivers on key strategies of guest service, employee relations, team cooperation, financial responsibility and asset management
• Ensure all accounting, payroll and employee relations matters are handled in compliance with company policy
• Perform other functions as needed
  
  

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS :

Combination of Education and Experience will be considered. Sunseeker Resort performs criminal background checks on all candidates. Candidates will need to be authorized to work in the US as defined by the Immigration Act of 1986. Sunseeker Resort uses E-Verify to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. For more details on E-Verify visit e-verify.gov.

Required:

• 1-3 years of experience in purchasing for large hotel/resort
• 1-3 years of leadership role in hotel/resort setting preferred
• 1-3 years of relationship management experience
• Experience in purchasing food & beverage related items
• Bachelor’s degree preferred or High School with prior experience

COMPETENCIES & WORKING CONDITIONS

OTHER MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Ability to work varied shifts, including weekends and holidays
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Excellent customer service skills
• Experience with purchasing systems
• Ability to function well under pressure, manage multiple priorities, and meet established deadlines
• Must possess mature personal discretion and sound judgment
• Strong leadership abilities, sound judgment, superior problem solving and decision-making skills
• Excellent organizational, analytical and project management skills, with particular attention to quality and detail
• Interpersonal skills to deal effectively with all business contacts
• Professional appearance and demeanor
• Ability to effectively communicate in English, in both oral and written forms