Director of Purchasing

Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley is proud to provide our guest the highest standards of luxury and personalized service. At Four Seasons we believe in recognizing a familiar face, welcoming a new one and treating every one we meet the way we would want to be treated ourselves. Whether you work with us, stay with us, live with us, discover with us, we believe our purpose is to create impressions that will stay with you for a lifetime. It comes from our belief that life is richer when we truly connect to the people and the world around us. The Opportunity: Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley is currently looking for a Director of Purchasing. Essential function of the job: Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following: - The ability to train, supervise and motivate Purchasing employees and execute all their tasks. - The ability to carry out all administrative functions of the department relating to payroll, scheduling, recruiting, disciplining and evaluating. - The ability to ensure the department works closely with the Chef and the Food & Beverage Director to purchase the highest quality products at the lowest price. - The ability to ensure all purchase order requests are properly completed and approved. - The ability to recommend and implement purchasing concepts that save money through contract, quantity discount and pre-price increase purchasing. - The ability to maintain accurate written food specifications and use them effectively for price quotations and receiving. - The ability to supervise receiving, documenting, storage, issue procedures as outlined in the policy and procedure manuals, ensuring product pricing, rotation and inventory levels as well as storage area sanitation. - The ability to control purchase of non-food merchandise through effective purchase order system including competitive bids. - The ability to maintain accurate historical records for all products for usage information. Compares actual to theoretical inventory levels to assure storeroom security standards are sufficient. - The ability to maintain security storage areas through controlled issue hours, requisition and key control. - The ability to ensure all storage areas are secure, clean and properly organized. - The ability to coordinate the annual operating equipment and supply requirements. - The ability to coordinate purchases related to capital projects. - The ability to prepare and post staff schedule . - The ability to conduct quality control audits to ensure staff is properly trained and following established procedures. - The ability to coordinate and participate in all month end and quarterly inventories of food, beverage, operating equipment and supplies. - The ability to respond properly in any hotel emergency or safety situation. - The ability to perform other tasks or projects as assigned by hotel management and staff. Qualifications and Skills: - At least2-3 years ofmanagement experiences in the Purchasing Department in hotels - Requires reading, writing and oral proficiency in the English language - Must provide work authorization document - proof of eligibility to work in the United States of America Four Seasons is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. To access the ''EEOC is The Law'' Information poster please visit this website -

Created: 2025-10-04