Purchasing Manager InterContinental Sydney

Perfectly positioned in the heart of Circular Quay, InterContinental Sydney offers breathtaking panoramic views of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Housed within the beautifully restored Treasury Building of 1851, the hotel is one of Sydney’s most celebrated luxury addresses, featuring 509 guest rooms and suites, the award-winning Aster Bar, an exclusive Club InterContinental Lounge, and dining destinations that define the guest experience.

We are inviting applications to join our team as Purchasing Manager Full Time

About the Role

You’re an organised and efficient Purchasing Manager that manages inward and outward stock movement whilst maintaining accuracy and integrity of our store/s inventory records. 

You’ll communicate with your team, vendors, clients, and internal departments ensuring that the purchasing operations are running smoothly and to standard.

We are a busy hotel, using the Future Log inventory management system to manage extensive inventory across food, beverage and hotel items.

This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for the overall Purchasing and Inventory management operations, process and policies of the hotel, managing all orders, deliveries, storage, invoicing and accurate recording of all stock movements.

You will manage and execute 

•    All hotel deliveries to the food & beverage outlets and internal transfers across the hotel 

•   Ensure accuracy for all invoice reconciliation and Future Log records 

•   Enhance customer experience by ensuring purchasing related procedures & initiatives are managed & controlled

•   Develop and maintain a professional relationship with suppliers, courier companies, and freight forwarders

•   You’ll be across our brand standards and our CSA compliance to ensure we deliver just as we should

•   Maintain established maximum/minimum stock levels of all items under stores responsibility

•   Keep all storeroom areas at the highest level of sanitation and cleanliness in accordance with HACCP guidelines

•    Communicate with Department leaders regarding all instances of breakage, deteriorated or obsolete stock

About You
 2+ years’ experience in a Purchasing/Stores/Receiving position with demonstrated leadership experience


* Highly organised, proactive, detail-oriented, and able to work independently


* Excellent written/verbal communication and stakeholder engagement skills.


* Experience using an ERP system (would be highly regarded


* Confident working with systems and reporting with basic financial knowledge


* A passionate team player, ability to work in a fast-paced environment and priortise workloads


* Fitness – you’ll be on your feet most of the day with bending and kneeling. Sometimes you’ll need to lift, push and pull...