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The incumbent will be responsible for performing purchasing duties and providing support to the Centralized Purchasing Team. Diploma or above in Business Administration / Purchasing & Supply Management / Hotel Management related discipline Ideally 1-2 years working experience in purchasing with skills and competency to handle food & beverage purchases, cost analysis, supplier performance management, quotation monitoring and report updating. Working experience in hospitality industry is an advantage. A self-motivated team player with good analytical and problem-solving skills, high integrity and the ability to work under pressure Good communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills Proficiency in CheckSCM application is an advantage Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications (Word, Excel, etc.) Good command of both spoken and written English & Cantonese Candidate with more experience will be considered for Assistant Purchasing Officer. Fresh university graduate may also be considered. Please state clearly your position of interest and apply in confidence with your resume stating your current and expected salary to Human Resources Department, Harbour Plaza Hotels & Resorts, 8/F, 813 Two Harbourfront, 22 Tak Fung Street, Hunghom, Hong Kong or email to career@harbour-plaza.com . We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. The information provided will be treated in strict confidence and used only for consideration of your application for relevant/similar post(s) within Harbour Plaza Hotels & Resorts. Applicants not hearing from us within 8 weeks from the date of advertisement may consider their applications unsuccessful. All personal data of unsuccessful applicants will be destroyed after the recruitment exercise when no longer required.
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Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore account for 642 of the open purchasing roles on WorkMundi. If you're looking in those regions, you have real volume to work with. The US has 130 open positions. Check where your target employers are hiring before you apply.
About 59% of purchasing ads are written in English on our board. That's a useful signal: it tells you which postings to prioritize if English is your working language, but it says nothing about whether the job itself requires you to speak it. Read the full job description.
When you interview for purchasing, expect to explain how you've managed a vendor relationship that went wrong. Hiring managers want to hear a concrete example: which vendor, what broke down, and what you did to fix it or end it. They're testing whether you can handle conflict without burning bridges.
The employers posting most are Private Advertiser (43 jobs), Veterans Health Administration (16), zffriedric (11), and avnet (10). These names tell you where volume hiring is happening—worth researching their interview style and culture before you apply.