Colm Killackey Email & Phone Number

19-20 Fleet St. Dublin 2

County Galway, Ireland

A Purchasing Manager based in Galway City, Ireland responsible for all Procurement for the Hotel Meyrick. Main objective to maintain and increase G.P levels across food and beverage while procuring quality produce.

I took a career break to travel South America for 5 months. An ambition i had for many years.

Park West, Dublin

Purchasing Manager with La Rousse Foods responsible for a team of 7 buyers to optimize the flow of products so as to fill all orders on time, resulting in maximum sales, whist ensuring all related costs are kept to a minimum. Duties:• Negotiate best price (fully integrated – supplier & transport)• Negotiate best credit terms• Build long term relationships with suppliers• Manage team of 7 buyers to insure all orders are placed correctly, on time and in full• Insure… Show more Purchasing Manager with La Rousse Foods responsible for a team of 7 buyers to optimize the flow of products so as to fill all orders on time, resulting in maximum sales, whist ensuring all related costs are kept to a minimum. Duties:• Negotiate best price (fully integrated – supplier & transport)• Negotiate best credit terms• Build long term relationships with suppliers• Manage team of 7 buyers to insure all orders are placed correctly, on time and in full• Insure that preferred Vendor status is maintained• Monitor order frequency to optimize cost vs. customer demand• Insure sufficient stock available to fill customer demand• Optimise Stock turn per category – Fresh, frozen, dry• To increase margin by reducing overall food costs• Sample accounts to be cost neutral • Stretch Credit terms• Negotiate Long term agreements with suppliers• Gap from zero stock to stock in is same day on top 300 products•Preferred Vendor status policed • Lead stock turn optimization project•Reduction in waste due to rotation issues Show less

Park West, Dublin

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County Galway, Ireland

Purchasing Assistant with Hotel Meyrick, Galway City. Assisting the Group Purchasing Manager in the procurement of all goods for the hotel and also assisting with stock taking and group purchasing projects.Duties: • Negotiating with suppliers on price, terms and logistics both for the company hotel group and the Hotel Meyrick• Daily and weekly orders of all food beverage amenities and hardware working within a weekly and monthly budget. This ranges from dry goods orders, Fruit… Show more Purchasing Assistant with Hotel Meyrick, Galway City. Assisting the Group Purchasing Manager in the procurement of all goods for the hotel and also assisting with stock taking and group purchasing projects.Duties: • Negotiating with suppliers on price, terms and logistics both for the company hotel group and the Hotel Meyrick• Daily and weekly orders of all food beverage amenities and hardware working within a weekly and monthly budget. This ranges from dry goods orders, Fruit and Veg, Meat, Fish, all Beverage, Stationary and Hotel room disposables• Purchase Order processing on SAGE company systems for all orders and conducting Goods Received reports• Recording monthly stock takes to establish G.P's of food, beverage and hardware and weekly G.P's on food• Ensuring all HACCP requirements are met and adhered to. This involves checking all deliveries, especially fresh produce, to make sure they meet quality regulations by probing for temperature, recording batch numbers and use by dates• Constant searching of best value and price from suppliers and monthly appraisals of supplier performance• Working closely with the group purchasing manager on decisions regarding the other four hotels in the group• Contribution in outdoor catering events including the Volvo Ocean Race and the Galway Christmas Market as well as smaller scale catering events• Responsible for saving one of our sister Hotels €2500 a Year by drawing up an negotiating a tender for the Hotel Group• Saved on beverage waste by only stocking mini bars in the rooms by request as the Hotel was experiencing profit loss due to expired stock Show less

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