Lead Purchaser

The Role:

The Head Purchaser oversees all procurement for our full-service restaurant spaces, ensuring timely, cost-effective, and quality-focused sourcing of operational supplies. This role is responsible for maintaining accurate inventory levels, managing vendor relationships and supporting the back of house and front of house teams with access to products that align with the brand’s standards. The Head Purchaser ensures that purchasing practices support cost controls, sustainability goals, and compliance with local health and safety regulations. Must be able to work Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm

The Responsibilities:

Purchasing & Inventory Management

• Source, order, and manage inventory of all food, beverage, and essential operational supplies including glassware and smallware’s, linens & laundry orders, bar N/A bev & equipment, kitchen prep equipment, and cleaning supplies
• Maintain accurate par levels based on business trends and operational needs.
• Work closely with the culinary and beverage teams to ensure timely and quality product deliveries.
• Monitor product usage and reduce waste through effective stock rotation and weekly inventory of bar supplies, glassware, and smallware.
• Managing receiver team, assist with package receiving and organization

Budgeting & Reporting

• Submit detailed monthly spending reports that align with departmental budgets.
• Track purchasing against established cost controls and identify areas for savings.
• Ensure Invoices are correct and submit to finance team.
• Collaborate with leadership to forecast and adjust monthly budgets based on seasonality, sales trends, and historical data.
• Identify and present cost-saving opportunities without sacrificing quality.

Vendor & Supplier Management

• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure reliability and competitive pricing.
• Negotiate contracts and terms to benefit the financial health of the business.
• Evaluate vendor performance regularly and introduce alternatives when needed.

Strategic Seasonal Planning

• Adjust ordering patterns and inventory levels in slower business periods (e.g., summer months) to overspending and product usage
• Work with the management team to implement cost-effective alternatives during low-profit periods

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Business Administration, Hospitality Management, or a related field (preferred).
• 3+ years of purchasing or procurement experience in the hospitality or restaurant industry.
• Proven experience managing budgets, cost controls, and monthly spend reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to source, order, and manage a wide range of products, including food, beverages, smallwares, and operational supplies.
• Excellent vendor negotiation skills with a track record of building and maintaining strong supplier relationships.
• Familiarity with local health and safety regulations and sustainability-focused purchasing practices.
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with culinary, beverage, finance, and leadership teams.
• Leadership or supervisory experience managing receiving or inventory staff is a plus.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that are to be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

*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.

Bond Hospitality and Mercer F&B, LLC (DBA: Sartiano’s) is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Up to $27.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Are you able to work Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm?
• Have you worked as a purchaser in a restaurant or hospitality environment?

Experience:

• Purchasing: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person