Overview: Plan, execute, and coordinate purchasing and procurement strategies for food and related and commodities and service across the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Food & Beverage/Catering Departments and provide support in managing Warehouse.
Responsibilities:
- Supplier Management
- Manages supplier contracting and relationships for all goods and services across the Food & Beverage/ Catering business
- Develops process for evaluating supplier quotations utilizing sound negotiating and purchasing techniques to ensure the best quality, price, delivery and service is successfully maintained
- Establishes and retains suppliers that ensures continuity of supply and provides quality products and services at desired pricing levels and exhibits high ethical standards and conduct
- Executes and monitors corporate purchasing agreements to ensure contract obligations are fulfilled throughout the organization
- Responsible for the ordering, receiving, depletion, and the complete inventory or goods in the Foods Warehouse
- Tracking/Reporting
- Communicates reports to supply chain organization and Food & Beverage/ Catering departments
- Track cost drivers that effect contract fulfillment during the contract period and resolve any issues
- Run reports to measure performance for the Purchasing and Warehouse organization
- Responsible for updating Warehouse requisitions
- Conduct weekly warehouse inventory per corporate standard operati ng procedures.
- Ensure that all warehouse transfers are completed no more than 3 days prior following physical transfer
- Purchasing Organization
- Plans, organizes and manage activities pertaining to the procurement function
- Works closely with the IPS Management to develop, resource, and obtain good s for all in park festivals and special items
- Review agreements and contracts for compliance of company policies and procedures and report findings to Director of In - Park Services and Purchasing/Warehouse Manager
- Coordinate supplies and services for the Food & Beverage Department
- Coordinates local and national supplier qualifications
Qualifications:
- College degree in Business Administration or 2 years in a related field preferred
- Must have experience managing multiple programs
- Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Must be able to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Must be computer literate with knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and Access; Eatec preferred
- Must be capable of working independently
- Must be capable of facilitating strong communication in both verbal and written form
- Must be available to work weekends, evenings and holidays
- Must be able to traverse the park property
