Purchasing Coordinator

at  The Standard Hotel

PURCHASING COORDINATOR

Opening in early 2025, The Standard, Brussels marks the hotel brand’s third outpost in Europe. Set in the city’s Northern Quarter, The Standard, Brussels brings the brand’s design, culture, and activation-driven philosophy to Belgium.
Featuring 200 rooms, suites and apartments rising 28 stories, The Standard, Brussels is a nexus of reinvention. We’re digging deep into the city’s most underrated qualities: music, fashion, contemporary art, technology and more. Beyond waffles and art nouveau, Brussels is one of Europe’s most international cities, teeming with diplomats and ex-pats of more than 180 nationalities. That global exchange of language, culture and ideas finds a new home at The Standard. For the first time, we’ve created longer-stay apartments (with special perks and amenities) for guests visiting Brussels for weeks or months on end.
A ground-floor greenhouse welcomes guests and locals into the lobby where you will find Double Standard, a mash-up of American and Belgian bar food (and a top-notch beer list) to the ground floor, adjacent to our buzzing, mid-mod Lobby Bar. On the 29th floor, our Spanish brasserie captures spectacular views with Rooftop view and Gardens while serving decadent shared plates with Iberian flair. Food and drink create a hub for visitors, business travellers and locals alike to gather, while our calendar of programming brings the fun. Throughout the building, additional public and private event spaces are platforms for happenings.
We are defined by our richness of personality, diversity of background and lifestyle and are now looking for a Purchasing Coordinator who will embody our ‘Anything but Standard’ ethos as we commence our pre-opening period.

Reporting to our Director of Finance, you will work closely with our F&B and Operational teams and be responsible for coordinating orders, receiving delivers and distributing goods on behalf of our departmental teams to ensure that par stock levels are maintained across the business. During the pre-opening period you will oversee our critical path to ensure all FF&E orders are placed and opening stock is coordinated for the hotels F&B outlets, and Kitchens to ensure that the project runs to schedule, pre-opening budgets are managed and the property is successfully launched.
With a meticulous eye for detail, you never miss a thing, ensuring that par stock levels are maintained within the general store and that deliveries are inspected, meet standards and that all food safety controls are managed. you will be responsible for overseeing daily F&B orders through Birchstreet (our purchasing system) from fresh produce deliveries through to beverage orders; operating supplies and equipment to stationary.
With 2 expansive restaurants (both seating 150 covers inside and out) located on the ground floor and 29th floor rooftop (both with their own dedicated kitchen and brigade), plus lobby lounge bar, event spaces and 24 hour In Room Dining, you can imagine this is an incredibly hands on role in which you will need to be able to turn your hand to anything; including daily deliveries and requisitions; not to mention the management of our cellar and stores areas. You will be responsible for maintaining procedures and work closely with the back of house and kitchen teams to ensure that quality and food safety checks are in place and stock levels are controlled to minimise wastage. You’ll also oversee the monthly stocktakes and management of the hotel’s inventory with our F&B Director and Beverage Manager.
This is not a ‘Standard’ Purchasing Coordinator role so you will need to have serious stamina and passion, be highly social, upbeat, and friendly; confident and handle pressure well; thrive in a high-volume, high-energy environment and able to work equally well both independently and as part of a wider senior management team.