Purchasing Coordinator at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts

The Fairmont Norfolk is a historic hotel in Nairobi, Kenya and is owned by the luxury hotel chain, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts. The hotel has 170 rooms, 4 restaurants, and consists of 5 main blocks, each ranging from 1 to 2 stories high. The hotel has a signature Tudor style of architecture that has been maintained since its original construction.

Purchasing Coordinator

Are you organised, passionate and  ready to grab this opportunity to join our Procurement team of professionals who turn moments into memories for our guests and colleagues everyday? COME AS YOU ARE AND SHARE YOUR TALENT!

What is in it for you:

• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide


• Learning programs through our Academies and the opportunity to earn qualifications while you work


• Opportunity to develop your talent and grow within your property and across the world!


• Ability to make a difference in the local community through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21

What you will be doing:

Reporting to the Purchasing Officer, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Consistently offer professional, engaging and friendly service


• You’ll arrange requisitions for stock replacement


• You’ll receive, classify, store, take care of, distribute, request and take inventory of food & beverage, materials, supplies and equipment


• You’ll arrange lists of excess or outdated items


• You’ll Keep storage facilities, loading docks, materials and supplies in a neat and orderly fashion.


• You’ll oversee the loading, unloading and executing of delivery trucks.


• You’ll load and unload at the point of pick-up, delivery or distribution when necessary.


• You’ll pack, unpack, count, weigh, and measure materials, supplies and equipment upon receipt.


• You’ll check materials received against invoices and notes breakage and discrepancies in quantity or quality.

Your experience and skills include:

• You’ve had several years of professional experience in purchasing, ideally at a hotel or catering facility, and speak English fluently


• You’ll bring a positive attitude, service orientation and team spirit to your job, so that you can give your colleagues optimal support in negotiating the maze of figures


• You can inspire colleagues, and you have good self-management skills


• You’re a doer – and even if you do it wrong sometimes, you openly admit it


• You’re not just bringing your abilities, but also your character


• You’re computer literate and must have experience with MS Office and FMC


• Service minded, with attention to quality


• A thorough and organized approach

Your team and working environment:

Fairmont The Norfolk Hotel has played a leading role in Kenya’s colorful history, and continues to be Nairobi’s finest and best-known luxury hotel. The town and later the modern city of Nairobi grew up around Fairmont The Norfolk hotel, which boasts 170 guest rooms and suites, and still has its own private tropical gardens. The hotel is still the traditional starting point for safaris and the Lord Delamere Terrace is modern Nairobi’s most famous meeting place, where drinks and light meals are served continuously from morning until midnight.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

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