Purchasing Officer

Gate Gourmet, a gategroup company, is the world's largest independent provider of catering and provisioning services for the airline industry. For the past 70 years, we have served over 250 carriers in more than 30 countries. Gate Gourmet combines culinary expertise with the highest standards of food safety and production to deliver delicious, healthy, and affordable meals to over 270 million travellers around the globe.

Your key focus in this position is to coordinate the purchasing activity for goods, materials and or services within company policy, procedures and within authorised expenditure limits. This role is required to establish and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external customers and suppliers to ensure on time delivery of products meets the company requirements.

What you will be doing:

• Coordinate purchasing of goods, materials or services within company policy, procedures and authorised expenditure.
• Ensure that all goods, materials and services are procured in accordance with specified requirements as to quantity, quality, by the specified date.
• Manage the weekly ordering process to ensure that orders are placed in accordance with Port requirements.
• Prepare, approve and enter purchase orders into our Airline Catering system.
• Ensure that all goods ordered are delivered according to the purchase order due dates in our ERP system, overdue purchase orders and expedite where required.
• Work closely with Port Managers to ensure that delivery / quality targets are met.
• Administrate records and files for efficient operation.
• Perform additional duties for the Head of Procurement/ Category Managers as required.

About You

• Approximately 3 years' experience in Purchasing/Supply Chain environment within food service/ hospitality.
• Food and Beverage industry background preferred.
• Experience in FMCG or Catering industries would be highly regarded.
• Possess proficiency with EXCEL, WORD & PowerPoint.
• Experience with an ERP system is highly desirable.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills (written and verbal).
• Tertiary education is highly desirable.

What's in it for you?

• Career development.
• Close to public transport and free onsite parking.
• Being a part of a dynamic and growing global organisation.