Purchasing Manager
Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa (Kuwait)
Total years of experience :16 years, 4 Months
Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa (Kuwait) Operation July 2014 - Up to Date
Purchasing Manager
• Forecasting levels of demand for services and products to meet the business needs and keeping a constant check on stock levels.
• Conducting research to ascertain the best products and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedules and quality.
• Identifying potential suppliers, visiting existing suppliers, and building and maintaining good relationships with them.
• Negotiating and agreeing contracts and monitoring their progress, checking the quality of service provided.
• Keeping contract files and using them as reference for the future.
• Forecasting price trends and their impact on future activities.
• Giving presentations about market analysis and possible growth.
• Developing an organization's purchasing strategy.
• Producing reports and statistics using computer software.
• Evaluating bids and making recommendations based on commercial and technical factors.
• Ensuring suppliers are aware of business objectives.
• Training and supervising the work of other members of staff
Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa (Kuwait) Operation March 2014 - June 2014
Purchasing Assistant Manager
• Collecting and compiling list of suppliers and their available merchandise, equipment and services in accordance with hotel requirements.
• Receiving proper purchase requisitions from Head of Departments
• Calling for quotations for any items and inquiring into prices from various suppliers. A minimum of three independent genuine quotations is always obtained.
• Comparing prices with previous purchases and with current market prices.
• Raising the local Purchase Order (LPO) in the name of the supplier selected.
• Raising no direct order for purchases from suppliers without a proper L.P.O / approval of Purchasing Manager.
• Receiving market list from the Executive Chef on a daily basis and arranges for delivery of those items daily.
• Carrying out regular market survey prices of all items and services for the hotel by keeping constant touch with the suppliers and submitting periodical reports to the Purchasing Manager.
• Following up and ensuring that goods are delivered in accordance with the purchase order and without any delay.
• Making sure that all suppliers' deliveries are made in the receiving area form 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM each day except Fridays and Public holidays.
• Ensuring that suppliers submit their Invoice / Delivery Note in duplicate, fully priced, together with the merchandise.
• Issuing a petty cash voucher for all small purchases on a daily basis and forward the voucher in the following order for approval and payment: • Responsible for making sure that the administrative procedures relating to the purchase of goods are followed.
• Ensuring that the suppliers follow the rules relating to hygiene of goods delivered.
• Enabling the cost of expenses to be kept to a minimum by means of scrupulous maintenance of administrative documents.
• Keeping all records in a way that they can be checked at any time for information or audit purposes.
• Maintaining all documents, files and listings up-to-date and performing my duties in the most efficient manner.
Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa (Kuwait) Operation March 2013 - March 2014
Finance Executive - Senior Cost Controller
• Compiling the budget and the forecast for all the activities of the hotel.
• Assist the Executive Chef to verify the validity of food and beverage invoices against it receiving documents for payment preparation.
• Verifies accuracy of pricing & extensions to ensure all potential discounts are obtained.
• Audits monthly inventory records for all food and beverage items in store room and outlets.
• Reconciles daily food and beverage costs.
• Prepares Banquet cost analysis for all functions.
• Conduct monthly inventory of all food and beverage store rooms and outlets and compare it to actual inventory totals. Investigate any discrepancies to determine cause and resolve it immediately.
• Verify and record all in house and entertainment meals in outlets.
• Prepare and assist on month closing process by preparing a full set F&B cost report, inventory report, and consignment report and journal entries.
• Conduct periodic spot checks of food and beverage outlet to determine efficiency and purchasing manager in determination of product specifications.
• Conduct a routine yield test to serve a rational menu pricing to meet acceptable cost percentage.
• Maintain a reasonable beverage and tobacco stocks par level.
• Investigate variances between food and beverage potentials and actual results, recommend corrective actions when necessary.
• Review any requisitions made for other routine operations such as: all room amenities, laundry, chemical supplies, printing and stationery and other items assigned to be controlled.
• Ensure that there is no over stock items.
Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa (Kuwait) Pre-Opening August 2012-March 2013
Finance Executive - Accounts Payable
• Prepares expense journal vouchers for month end closing.
• Prepare month end journals.
• Review and prepare input in the general ledge from various sources.
• Prepare bank reconciliations.
• Specifically reviews the accounts payable to ensure accuracy and proposes action and follow up to be taken to ensure a clear balance with limited over 90/120 day amounts.
Cozmo Entertainment (Kuwait)
Financial Controller June 2011- June 2012
• Provided day to day supervision to one or more accounting functions.
• Maintained the general ledger system.
• Supervise the activities of several full-time Assistants.
• Responsible for controlling accounting and financial analysis for all the company's areas of operation.
• Analyzing financial data and preparing financial reports, statements and projections.
• Ensuring that the books of accounts are compiled at the end of each month.
• Responsible for preparing bank reconciliation statements on a monthly basis.
AZAL Accounting (Memphis, TN, USA) Dec 2007 - May 2011
Accountant
• Generating Sales tax, Income tax, and payroll for clients on monthly basis from a client base over 200.
• Assisted (via remote) with payroll tax, and account processing.
• Consulting various clients on various costs and projections.
• Computed monthly income. Ready journal entries and review schedules.
• Prepared a weekly and monthly Yield Analysis.
• Conduct, post, and reconcile monthly Inventories.
• Calculate labor, overhead, and Material costs.
• Review and reconciliation of Month-end closing.