Purchasing Manager

$35 - $38/hr Pay Range
Full-time Job Type
On-site Work Arrangement
Mid-Level Experience
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On-site role in San Diego for a mid-level Purchasing Manager. Marriott's Gaslamp Quarter location seeks someone to manage kitchen storeroom operations, focusing on inventory control and compliance with food safety standards.

Skills / Requirements

  • Cost Efficiency
  • Cost Management
  • FIFO Procedures
  • Food Safety
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Discrepancies
  • Invoice Processing
  • P&L Reporting
  • Purchasing
  • Requisition Management
  • Storeroom Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Vibe Coding

Why Apply

This role suits someone adept at using AI tools for inventory management and cost control, streamlining processes like requisitions and vendor coordination. The focus on efficiency and compliance aligns with AI-driven optimization.

What You'll Be Doing

Oversee the hotel's kitchen storeroom operations, including receiving deliveries, managing inventory, and ensuring compliance with food safety standards. Work closely with vendors and internal teams to maintain cost efficiency.

Working in Remote, United States

  • San Diego offers a vibrant tech scene, with opportunities for networking and career growth in adjacent industries.
  • The city's mild climate and coastal location provide a high quality of life, with plenty of outdoor activities.
  • San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter is a lively area, known for its dining, entertainment, and proximity to Petco Park.
  • Public transportation options make commuting in San Diego manageable, with trolleys and buses serving the area.

Pay and Career Growth

The role offers a competitive hourly rate of $35-$38, with eligibility for overtime. Benefits include health insurance, 401K with a 4% match, and room discounts across Marriott brands. The position also provides opportunities to work in a dynamic hotel environment.

Benefits and Perks

  • 401k
  • Dental
  • Free Parking
  • Holiday Pay
  • Meal Allowance
  • Medical
  • Room Discounts
  • Sick Pay
  • Slip Resistant Shoes
  • Vacation Pay
  • Vision

Is This Role Right for You?

Good fit if you...

  • Experienced in hotel or restaurant purchasing with a focus on inventory management.
  • Comfortable using AI tools for optimizing cost efficiency and compliance.
  • Detail-oriented with a knack for managing storeroom operations and vendor relations.

May not be for you if...

  • Lacks experience in food and beverage inventory management.
  • Uncomfortable working on-site in a dynamic hotel environment.
  • Prefers roles without a strong focus on compliance and cost control.

Original Job Description

Additional Information

Job Number 26039355

Job Category Finance & Accounting

Location San Diego Marriott Gaslamp Quarter, 660 K St, San Diego, California, United States, 92101
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Schedule Full Time

Located Remotely? N

Position Type Management

Expiration Date: 05/15/2026

Additional Information: This hotel is owned and operated by an independent franchisee, Stanford Hotel Corporation. The franchisee is a separate company and a separate employer from Marriott International, Inc. The franchisee solely controls all aspects of the hotel’s employment policies and practices, including hiring, firing, discipline, staffing, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment. If you accept a position at this hotel, you will be employed by a franchisee and not by Marriott International, Inc.

We are seeking a detail-oriented Purchasing Manager to oversee all aspects of our kitchen storeroom operations, including shipping and receiving, organizing, and managing or assisting food and beverage orders. This role ensures accurate inventory control, cost management, and compliance with food safety standards.

This is position is full time and eligible for group health benefits including Medical, Dental and more.

The hourly range for this position is $35-$38 per hour depending on experience; overtime eligible.

Benefits

Medical (Anthem, Kaiser or Simnsa)

Dental (Aetna)

Vision (VSP) and Life (The Hartford)

Voluntary Benefits including Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Supplemental Life (The Hartford)

401K Retirement Benefits with 4% match and immediate 100% vesting (Transamerica)

Vacation, Holiday and Sick Pay

Free Parking at the hotel ($200 value)

Meal allowance per 8hr shift ($10 per meal period)

Room Discounts with any Marriott Brand Hotel (38 different brands globally)

Additional Room Discounts for select hotels within portfolio

Two pairs of slip resistant shoes a year

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Receiving

Receive all deliveries to the hotel, including food, beverage, and miscellaneous items.

Verify quality and freshness of perishable items; return any that do not meet standards.

Weigh high-cost items (meat, fish) and check against invoices; report discrepancies.

Maintain detailed logs of all deliveries, including date, time, invoice amount, and recipient.

Process food and beverage invoices according to hotel and accounting procedures.

Secure invoices and deliver to accounting daily.

Complete monthly inventories of food and beverage items.

Requisitions

Manage requisitions from storeroom for cooks, bartenders, and servers.

Ensure all products needed for shifts are requisitioned before end of day.

Maintain minimum inventory levels for smooth operations.

Maintain liquor perpetual inventory and enforce empty bottle exchange policy.

Cost Control

Keep liquor storeroom locked when unattended.

Report inventory discrepancies immediately to Director of Food & Beverage.

Conduct monthly food and beverage inventories and complete cost worksheets.

Code invoices for monthly P&L reporting.

Source competitive bids for all orders to optimize cost efficiency.

Food Safety & Organization

Maintain storeroom and coolers in clean, organized condition.

Follow FIFO procedures and monitor expiration dates.

Ensure all items are dated and priced.

Other Duties

Maintain par levels of essential supplies.

Work with vendors on various tasks.

Coordinate shipping of packages for the hotel.

Ensure proper operation and sanitation of dish machine.

Operate all equipment safely and as designed.

Why San Diego Marriott Gaslamp Quarter?

Are you ready to join the premiere team in the Gaslamp Quarter? We are not the Padres, but we are known as one of the best hotels in Downtown San Diego. We embody the energy and vibe that is the heart of the historic Gaslamp Quarter featuring the best views from our Award Winning rooftop bar Altitude Sky Lounge®. Located next to Petco Park, Padres game days are also filled with fun, cheer and team spirit!

Come be a part of our family and help welcome our guests to their home away from home. Making you and our guests a part of one big family. Our mission is for our hotel to be a place where our associates would love to stay and our guests would love to work!

The San Diego Marriott Gaslamp Quarter is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; sex; gender identity; sexual orientation; religious practices and observances; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; status as a protected veteran or spouse/family member of a protected veteran; or disability. If you need accommodation for any part of the application process because of a medical condition or disability

1-2 years Bar/Restaurant or Hotel Purchasing

1-2 Purchasing

High School Diploma

Benefits Medical (Anthem, Kaiser or Simnsa) Dental (Aetna) Vision (VSP) and Life (The Hartford) Voluntary Benefits including Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Supplemental Life (The Hartford) 401K Retirement Benefits with 4% match and immediate 100% vesting (Transamerica) Vacation, Holiday and Sick Pay Free Parking at the hotel ($200 value) Meal allowance per 8hr shift ($10 per meal period) Room Discounts with any Marriott Brand Hotel (38 different brands globally) Additional Room Discounts for select hotels within portfolio Two pairs of slip resistant shoes a year. The hourly range for this position is $35-$38 per hour depending on experience; overtime eligible.

The hourly pay range for this position is $35.00 to $38.00.

This company is an equal opportunity employer.

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