Lead Purchasing Restaurant Operations

Create Your Experience of a Lifetime!

Come work and play in the mountains!  Whether it’s your first-time seeing snow or you were born on the slopes, joining our team means discovering (or re-discovering!) a passion for the outdoors while building lifelong connections with teammates and guests from around the world.

With 40+ resorts across 3 continents, you can join our team for a season or stay to build a career. From day one, you'll receive some of the highest compensation rates in the industry, free Epic pass(es) along with free ski and snowboard lessons, 40% retail discounts, the chance to grow through Epic Service - our leading training and development experience, and wellness benefits to fuel your success.

Job Benefits

• Ski/Mountain Perks! Free passes for employees, employee discounted lift tickets for friends and family AND free ski lessons 
• MORE employee discounts on lodging, food, gear, and mountain shuttles
• RSP Options (after 12 months or 2000 cumulative hours of service)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Excellent training and professional development
• Referral Program

Full Time roles are eligible for the above, plus:

• Health Insurance; Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, and Vision Insurance plans (for eligible seasonal employees after working 500 hours)
• Free ski passes for dependents
• Critical Illness and Accident plans

Job Summary:  

A more behind the scenes, computer-based role, you will play a significant part in the flow of food and beverage to our 17 restaurants with the quality of work having a noticeable impact on the operations of the department. You will support the F&B division with daily/weekly/monthly tasks and seasonal project work, involving multiple detailed excel spreadsheets and data analysis skills. Act as a first point-of-contact for our internal and external customers for issues related to ordering, deliveries, inventory and transaction research, responding in a timely and helpful manner, investigating invoices, accruals and supplier payments as needed.

This job is perfect for someone who has experience, studied, or worked within finance, accounting or procurement, and wants to be able to continue their professional development while enjoying the mountains. As a lead you will have more involvement with department decision making, focus and team events.

Job Specifications: 

• Starting Wage: $22.00/hr - $28.99/hr
• Employment Type: Year Round
• Shift Type: Full Time hours available
• Minimum Age: At least 18 years of age
• Housing Availability: Yes

Job Responsibilities: 

• Help to lead a small team in daily procurement operations as well as seasonal projects, ensuring to promote a safe, healthy, fun work environment focused on achieving divisional goals 
• Perform order entry, correct coding system tasks including order acceptance and entry, purchase order receiving, transfer/requisition handling, development of order guides, inventory forms, receiving product into Coupa (our in-house procurement system), plus related filing and archiving 
• Use advanced excel skills to create and maintain cost of sales, sales data, forecasting documents, plus develop other spreadsheets as required
• Use accounting experience and knowledge to investigate missing payments, products, invoices and accruals
• Ensure daily communication with all involved stakeholders, including but not limited to: outside suppliers, other business units, the F&B warehouse and coworkers. Strive to earn our customers’ business every day, engage our suppliers with integrity and respect 
• Manage the electronic mailbox for customer requests; answer the phone and handle customer requests  
• With first-tier buyer access you will act as the F&B Procurement Approver for all F&B supplier orders 
• Approve, justify and diligently research pricing variances and tolerances where applicable 
• Accurately execute daily processes and controls in a timely manner while ensuring company policies are followed 
• System and database maintenance for the F&B department including new item input, pricing updates and recipe systems, recipe costing
• Assist with maintenance and updates of divisional and purchasing office SOPs and training manuals
• Problem-Solving and taking on whatever issues arise to provide optimum service to our units and suppliers 
• Coach staff on systems and ordering over the phone and on video calls 
• We are a company that works together and throughout the season you may be required to assist other departments as needed 
• Constantly strive for self-improvement, encourage co-workers to ‘be the best that they can be’ and support our team 
• Other duties as assigned 

Job Qualifications:  

• Post-secondary degree preferred 
• Advanced excel and spreadsheet skills
• Understanding of supply chain, accounting processes and procedures, finance and food and beverage operations is beneficial
• Previous experience in database management with above average proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel, previous exposure to Coupa, planful or other large-scale ordering platforms is a bonus 
• Excellent customer service skills, strong time management focus, ability to manage multiple tasks, effective written & verbal communication skills, and accurate attention to detail 
• Capable coach, a team player who is prepared to work in a demanding and dynamic work environment, can deal with challenging situations, shows highly developed organization and prioritization skills to deal with multiple tasks, tight deadlines and demanding customers 

Job Requirements: 

• Lead our core values: Be Safe, Serve Others, Have Fun, Do Right, Drive Value, Do Good, Be Inclusive 
• Advanced excel and spreadsheet skills
• Effective time management, task prioritization and organizational skills with a high degree of attention to detail are essential 
• Calm and patient with the skills to be able to teach and coach others and effectively pass on information 
• Ability to work autonomously, balancing multiple projects while providing a high level of customer support 
• Willingness to take ownership and accountability of team’s quality of work 
• Active listener and supportive team player 
• Above average familiarity of foodservice terms, product identification/usage and restaurant operations 
• The ability to focus on computer-based tasks for extended period 
• Satisfactory criminal record check
• Legally allowed to work in Canada

In completing this application, and when submitting related documentation, applicants may redact information that identifies their age, date of birth, and/or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. 

We follow all federal, state, and local laws including restrictions on child/minor labor. Minors hired into this position will not be asked or permitted to engage in any activities restricted to adult workers.

Vail Resorts is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law.

Requisition ID 510749
Reference Date: 08/13/2025
Job Code Function: Procurement