Our Head Office in Dublin has an excellent opportunity for a Procurement Officer to join our Centralised Procurement Department
This full-time position is available immediately
Based at our Head Office in Dublin, this is an entry level position ideally suited to someone with 6-12 months experience in procurement, business or financial processing and administration. It would also be suitable for a recent graduate in any of these areas. Importantly, you will be full of ambition, have a good attitude and a strong desire to learn and develop. Full on the job training will be provided.
The successful candidate will be qualified, or part qualified to degree level or equivalent in procurement, business or finance and be fully fluent in verbal and written English. Reporting to the Senior Procurement Officer, the role is an important link between suppliers, hotel operations and finance in the procure to pay process. The position requires proficiency in MS Office, in particular Excel, with strong analytical and organisational skills.
Salary – negotiable depending on experience.
Principal Duties Responsibilities

• Day to day operations with an emphasis on quick response times to the hotel units and central functions.
• Sourcing and supply across a wide range of spend categories which includes food, beverage, consumables, service contracts and capital.
• Identification of cost saving opportunities.
• Data analysis and reporting including monitoring mechanisms that identifies savings achieved by category and supplier.
• Develop and build relationships with existing suppliers and create relationships with new suppliers.
• Communicate to suppliers the needs and expectations of the company and support the hotels in monitoring supplier performance in line with KPI`s, contractual obligations, and service level agreements.
• Ensure compliance of established purchasing policies and procedures. Conduct ongoing reviews of same and implement continuous improvements where required.
• To effectively engage with hotel operations and finance to ensure processes and controls are understood and best practices adhered to. Implement training programmes where necessary.
• Work closely with Accounts Payable to ensure a smooth workflow within the procure to pay process and lead process and efficiency improvements.
• Assist in the development and achievement of departmental goals and objectives.
• Consult / work with other senior managers on specific initiatives as required and undertake any other duties as requested by the senior management.

About Leonardo Hotels

At Leonardo Hotels, our vision is very simple: to be the first choice for everyone who values genuine hospitality.
Built on decades of hotelier know-how, we are part of the Fattal Hotels Group, which operates over 230 hotels across Europe and Israel. We look after over 50 hotels here in the UK Ireland, and have come a long way since we opened our first hotel in Ireland back in 1993! With approximately 4,000 employees and multiple brands we are a dynamic, innovative and fast-growing company.
As an employer we put a big emphasis on career development and as a rule we recruit our operations team members for personality- it is all about how you interact with others and how you can demonstrate our values: Consistent, Friendly, Genuine, Positive and Willing
At Leonardo Hotels each and every team member is individually valued and respected for who you are. All careers within our hotels offer customer interaction, a great deal of variety, and a fun and friendly working environment. We strive to make all of our hotels great places to work, and get our teams involved in activities such as summer barbecues, Christmas parties, Thank You Week and birthday celebrations!
We also offer excellent employee benefits, including huge discounts on overnight stays at our hotels as well as performance-based rewards via our Leo Points system- these range from vouchers to a well-deserved day off!