Stewarding and Purchasing Manager

Compensation Type Yearly Highgate Hotels:
Highgate is a leading real estate investment and hospitality management company with over $15 billion of assets under management and a global portfolio of more than 400 hotels spanning North America, Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America. With a 30-year track record as an innovator in the hospitality industry, this forward-thinking company provides expert guidance through all stages of the property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition.

Highgate continues to demonstrate success in developing a diverse portfolio of bespoke lifestyle hotel brands, legacy brands, and independent hotels and resorts, featuring contemporary programming and digital acumen. The company utilizes industry-leading revenue management tools that efficiently identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive out performance and maximize asset value. With an executive team of seasoned hospitality leaders and corporate offices worldwide, Highgate is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands.

Location:

Park Lane New York, situated on Billionaires' Row – home to the world's most coveted addresses on Central Park South – has been completely reimagined as a departure from its neighbors and serves as a unique and inclusive retreat within walking distance of the city's cultural hubs including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, 5th Avenue shopping, and the Museum of Modern Art.

The 47-story property features 610 rooms – nearly half of which provide sweeping park-facing views – and 11,000 square feet of reimagined indoor and outdoor event space. A fitness center perched on the fifth floor offers state-of-the-art equipment and its own separate outdoor terrace. The reimagined hotel features three new food & beverage venues throughout the hotel including an 80-seat lobby bar with an outdoor promenade, an intimate restaurant on the hotel's second floor, and Central Park South's only rooftop lounge atop the hotel.

Perched on the 47th floor, the cocktail bar will treat guests to a one‑of‑a‑kind experience against the backdrop of Manhattan's sprawling skyline and park.

This role is critical in ensuring the seamless operation of stewarding and purchasing functions, enhancing efficiency, and upholding the highest standards of cleanliness and organization within the property.

• Oversee daily operations of the Stewarding Department.
• Supervise all stewarding personnel.
• Schedule and manage stewards, pot washers, and night cleaners.
• Ensure sanitation of the kitchen, storerooms, hallways, dock, and equipment complies with Health Department standards.
• Design and implement cleaning schedules (daily, weekly, monthly).
• Conduct quarterly china, glass, and silver inventories.
• Maintain and operate the burnishing machine.
• Schedule and monitor trash removal to maintain cleanliness and order.
• Assist in plate‑up with staff when required.
• Schedule pest control visits and ensure compliance.

• Enter purchase orders (POs) in Birch Street for cleaning supplies, operating supplies, non‑alcoholic beverages, dry storage items and long shelf life items.
• Coordinate with culinary managers for the requisition of fresh ingredients and high‑turnover items.
• Manage banquet event equipment and provide detailed inventories as needed.
• Reconcile quarterly cleaning expenses for rebate purposes.
• Collaborate with vendors to ensure timely delivery and quality of purchased items.

• At least 2 years of progressive experience in a hotel or a related field.
• Previous supervisory responsibility preferred.

• Long hours sometimes required.
• Medium work – Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 20 pounds of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Birch Street software skills.
• Results‑oriented, metrics‑driven leader with expertise in purchasing, supplier collaboration, development, and compliance.
• The ability to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of safe food handling standards and beverage management.