Job Description

About Us
Do you see yourself as a Purchasing Agent? What's your passion? At IHG we're interested in YOU. We employ people who apply the same amount of care and passion to their jobs as they do their hobbies - people who put our guests at the heart of everything they do. And we're looking for more people like this to join our friendly and professional team.

As the world’s largest family of luxury hotels, we all take great pride in being genuine ambassadors of the InterContinental® brand. Shaped by decades of international know-how and local insights, our passion for luxury travel spans cultures and customs. Inspiring us to create warm and sophisticated experiences for those seeking a richer perspective on the world.

Each of our hotels cultivates a distinctive style and ambience where we embrace every opportunity to give our guests a personal and enriching experience. If you’d like to embrace a wider world of experiences and opportunities, we’d like to welcome you to the world’s most international luxury hotel brand.

InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown is located in the Wilshire Grand building, standing 73 stories tall in the core of Downtown’s historic, entertainment, financial, arts, and sports districts. Ideally placed at the heart of the revitalized, energy-charged urban center of the United States’ second-largest city, the hotel provides first-class hospitality that seamlessly intertwines with the fabric of the burgeoning Downtown area.

Your Day to Day

PEOPLE

• Promote teamwork and quality service through daily communication and coordination with other departments.

GUEST EXPERIENCE

• Determine and maintain hotel inventory levels as specified; complete timely and accurate month-end inventories. Maintain cleanliness and organization in all work areas and storerooms.

RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS

• Handle receiving of deliveries and ensure that goods received are in compliance with purchase orders in terms of the items, quality, quantity, price and specifications.

• Maintain records of all partial deliveries and backorders. Ensure that proper notations are made concerning short-shipped items

• Ensure storeroom areas are kept clean, well-organized, secure to prevent pilferage, and safe to minimize damage and spoilage.

• Based on Birchstreet requisitions from various departments, issue items requested in accordance with predetermined timetables.

• Ensure that all documentation for goods received, issued and transferred is accurate and complete and is promptly passed on to the accounting department for processing.

• Work with all department heads and managers to provide information (i.e., status of goods requested, etc.) to assist in their departments.

• Strive to improve the quality of the company's product while minimizing costs in all areas.

• Other duties may be assigned.

What We Need From You
High school diploma or equivalent and one year experience in Purchasing Department or relevant field of work, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Must speak fluent English. Other languages preferred.

This job requires ability to perform the following:

• Frequently standing up or moving around the facility
• Carrying or lifting items weighing up to 100 pounds
• Handling objects and boxes
• Stooping, kneeling, and reaching

Other:

• Communication skills are utilized a significant amount of time when interacting with clients, guests and employees.
• Reading and writing abilities are utilized often.
• Basic math skills are used frequently.
• May be required to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays.

The statements in this job description are intended to describe the essential nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be ALL responsibilities or qualifications of the job.

What We Offer

The hourly pay range for this role is $26.10 to $32.63. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown Hotel. This is the lowest to highest pay scale we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the pay range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, and business or organizational needs. Hotel discounts worldwide are available as well as the chance to work with a great team of people. Most importantly, we'll give you the room to be yourself.

So what's your passion? Please click ""Apply"" and tell us how you could bring your individual skills to IHG.

At IHG Hotels & Resorts, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. IHG Hotels & Resorts provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to an individual's, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. This employer follows the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance and California Fair Chance Act. All qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, will be considered.

At IHG, we’ve made a promise. As one of the world’s leading hotel groups, we’re here to deliver True Hospitality for Good. Making our guests and colleagues feel welcome, cared for, recognised and respected – wherever they are in the world. Want to be part of the journey?