Appachu M U
Procurement Manager
Ponnampet
Summary
Seeking a position that leverages skills and strengths to align with organizational goals and objectives. Committed to hard work and continuous learning to maximize contributions. Focused on delivering optimal benefits to the organization through effective utilization of abilities.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
6
6
English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, Coorgi
Work History
Store Operations Manager
Compass India Food Service Pvt Ltd
Bangalore, Karnataka
10.2024 - 08.2025
- Managed inventory levels for optimal product availability, minimizing stockouts and overstock situations.
- Maintained strict compliance with company policies and procedures as well as local regulations, avoiding potential fines or penalties.
- Facilitated regular staff meetings to discuss store goals, share updates on progress towards those objectives, and address any challenges or concerns collectively as a team.
- Improved store efficiency by streamlining operational processes and implementing time-saving strategies.
- Implemented loss prevention measures, reducing shrinkage and improving overall store profitability.
- Conducted regular staff performance evaluations, providing constructive feedback for continuous improvement.
- Assisted in budget development and financial tracking, ensuring adherence to established fiscal guidelines and targets.
- Collaborated with other managers to develop cross-functional solutions for increased store performance.
- Managed store safety protocols and emergency response procedures, ensuring a secure environment for both staff and customers.
- Led process improvements initiatives that resulted in streamlined operations workflow across departments.
- Created a positive work environment through effective communication and team-building activities, resulting in high employee retention rates.
- Managed inventory control, cash control, and store opening and closing procedures.
- Maintained proper product levels and inventory controls for merchandise and organized backroom to facilitate effective ordering and stock rotation.
Purchase Manager
Sheraton Grand Brigade Gateway
09.2023 - 09.2024
- Ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the purchasing department, procure the items required by the management at a market competitive price without compromising on quality.
- Maintain high team focus by showing co-operation and support to colleagues in the pursuit of team goals.
- Performs all the duties and responsibilities in a manner that ensures safety and that of others in the workplace.
- Ensures that competitive quotes are obtained as per policy.
- Conduct market survey in coordination with the director of Finance and executive chef on quarterly basis.
- Ensure price comparison amongst other hotels done on quarterly basis whenever required.
- Ensure familiarity and adherence to nay national or global purchasing agreements are in place.
- Ensure that all month end procedures are strictly followed, and deadlines are met.
- Regular vendor visit for high-risk suppliers.
- Strictly follow code of conduct.
- Maintain good relations with all hotel departments and suppliers.
- Ensure proper purchasing are in place, with purchase orders placed only by purchase department after due authorization by the management.
- Key Roles & Responsibility:
Manager Purchase
Leela Bhartiya city
03.2021 - 09.2023
- Develops, implements and maintains systems, procedures and policies, including purchase functions to ensure adherence to company guidelines.
- Ensure monthly closing of financial records and posting of month end information; ensure accuracy of financial statements.
- Ensure all statutory compliance i.e., excise, Fssai, related matters are in place.
- Ensure training of team members as per company guidelines.
- Developing and implementing purchasing strategies.
- Managing daily purchasing activities, supervising staff, and allocating tasks.
- Managing supplier relations and negotiating contracts, prices, timelines, etc.
- Maintaining the supplier database, purchase records, and related documentation.
- Coordinating with inventory control to determine and manage inventory needs.
- Ensuring that all procured items meet the required quality standards and specifications.
- Preparing Cost Estimates and Managing Budgets.
- Key Roles & Responsibility:
Assistant Manager Purchase
Hilton Garden Inn
05.2019 - 04.2020
- Supporting Purchasing & property Operations.
- Demonstrating and Applying Accounting knowledge to purchasing operations.
- Maintaining Finance & Accounting Goals, Supporting profitability.
- Managing Discipline Work, projects and policies.
- Supporting Safety Standards and Work procedures.
- Managing and Monitoring activities that affect the customer and guest experience.
- Adaptability, communication & problem solving & decision making.
- Building relationships with coworkers & customer relationship.
- Planning & organizing, prioritizing and arranging work requirements to accomplish goals and ensure work is completed.
- Yearly bidding process for all consumables such as perishable items & nonperishable items.
- Key Roles & Responsibility:
Assistant Manager Purchase
Fairfield Marriott
08.2017 - 05.2019
- Managing work, projects, policies, and standards for purchasing across department.
- Provide accurate and timely results in the forms of reports, presentations, etc.
- Maintain inventory controls for proper levels, dating, rotation requisitions, etc.
- Ensures all LSOPS are adhered to by all employees.
- Ensure disciplinary situations are addressed in a timely fashion & with consistency.
- Maintain finance & accounting goals, submit reports in a timely manner, ensuring delivery deadlines.
- Supporting property operations, such as profitability, annual audits, cost reductions etc.
- Responds timely to customer service department requests.
- Communicate a clear and consistent message regarding departmental goals.
- Key Roles & Responsibility:
Purchase Executive
Kochi Marriott Hotel
11.2014 - 08.2017
- Ensure to procure the right goods in right time, quality & price.
- Follow the right policies & producers of the company.
- Negotiate with the vendor for the lowest & suitable price without compromising the quality.
- Coordinate with all the department, to ensure the non-availability of product.
- Coordinating with account department for payments & reconciliation of vendor accounts.
- Vendor Development.
- Working on cluster annual rate contracts and implementation.
- Conduct market survey.
- Insure on timely delivery of material from suppliers.
- Preparation of comparison sheets after inviting approved quotations, negotiating for issuing the PO’s after taking the necessary approvals.
- Submits reports in a timely manner, ensuring delivery deadlines.
- Inviting quotation, negotiating with vendors, Preparing comparatives & purchase orders/contract document, AMC and timely renewal of the same.
- Generating and providing accurate and timely results in the form of reports, presentations, etc.
- Achieves and exceeds goals including performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
- Informs and/or updates the executives, the peers and the subordinates on relevant information in a timely manner.
- Ensures accurate administration of all invoices, and adherence to proper bookkeeping procedures.
- Key Roles & Responsibility:
Store In-charge
Marriott International
11.2012 - 10.2014
- Maintain Food, liquor, general & guest supplies store
- Supervise daily receiving & issuing as per requirement from the individual department
- Raising purchase order for food & general items
- Report of daily consumption, slow moving & monthly inventory
- Coordinate with purchase department, to maintain the par level stock in store
- Maintain the store clean and tidy
- FIFO the best controls in store
- Key Roles & Responsibility:
Purchase & Stores Assistant
Brigade Hospitality Services Limited
11.2011 - 10.2012
- Get the complete description of the materials that are going to purchase
- Canvass them from at least 6 credible suppliers
- Ask samples of the materials for quality assurance and low cost of course
- Negotiate for the lowest price without sacrificing the quality
- Make sure that the delivery of orders will be made promptly
- When receiving the deliveries, make sure that the description, quality and quantity of all items indicated in the order slip are properly complied
- Key Roles & Responsibilities:
Assistance Purchase
KEYS HOTELS (BERGURREN PROPERTY)
07.2010 - 10.2011
- Implement procurement strategy & policies.
- Build and develop relationship with key suppliers & customers.
- Responsible for planning, developing & buying materials, in timely and cost effective way.
- Help to lower the cost and secure agreements.
- Key Roles & Responsibilities:
Education
Diploma - Horticulture
Cauvery College
01.2005
SSLC - undefined
St. Tomas High school
01.2003
Skills
MS Office – Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Knowledge of IDS software
Knowledge of MMS (Showman) software
Birch street online software
CheckSCM Software
Winhms Software
SAP
Declaration:
I hereby declare that the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge. Date :05-01-2026 Place : Kodagu (Appachu M U)
AN OVERVIEW
- Goal driven professional with 15 years of exposure in Hospitality Industry:
- Worked with Sheraton Grand at Brigade Gateway –Bengaluru, as Purchase Manager from 11th Sep 2023 to 30th Sep 2024.
- Worked with Leela Bhartiya city –Bengaluru, as Manager Purchase from March 3rd 2021 to 09th Sep 2023.
- Worked with Hilton Garden Inn-Trivandrum Kerala, as Assistant Manager Purchase from 16th May 2019 to 22nd April 2020.
- Worked with Fairfield by Marriott-Coimbatore, as Assistant Manager Purchase from 21st August 2017 to 14th May 2019.
- Worked with Kochi Marriott Hotel, as Purchase Executive from 3rd November 2014 to 19th August 2017.
- Worked with Bengaluru Marriott Hotel - Whitefield, as Store In charge from 5th November 2012 to 31st October 2014.
- Worked with Brigade Hospitality Services Ltd., as Purchase & Stores Assistant from 2nd November 2011 to 31st October 2012
- Worked with KEYS HOTEL as Purchase Associate for 15 months.
Timeline
Store Operations Manager
Compass India Food Service Pvt Ltd
10.2024 - 08.2025
Purchase Manager
Sheraton Grand Brigade Gateway
09.2023 - 09.2024
Manager Purchase
Leela Bhartiya city
03.2021 - 09.2023
Assistant Manager Purchase
Hilton Garden Inn
05.2019 - 04.2020
Assistant Manager Purchase
Fairfield Marriott
08.2017 - 05.2019
Purchase Executive
Kochi Marriott Hotel
11.2014 - 08.2017
Store In-charge
Marriott International
11.2012 - 10.2014
Purchase & Stores Assistant
Brigade Hospitality Services Limited
11.2011 - 10.2012
Assistance Purchase
KEYS HOTELS (BERGURREN PROPERTY)
07.2010 - 10.2011
Diploma - Horticulture
Cauvery College
SSLC - undefined
St. Tomas High school