Receiving Officer

Job Description

The Receiving Officer is responsible for accepting hotel deliveries, checking quantities and quality against purchase orders and invoices, recording received goods, and coordinating with Purchasing, Stores, Finance, and relevant departments. Candidates should have experience in hotel receiving, inventory control, stores, or accounts, along with basic computer and stock-management skills. Good numerical ability, attention to detail, honesty, and knowledge of documentation procedures are essential. The role requires physical handling of supplies, accurate record keeping, timely reporting of discrepancies, and strict compliance with food safety, hygiene, purchasing, and hotel control standards. Candidates are expected to work shifts, communicate professionally with suppliers, and maintain reliable records in a busy hotel environment.

Company Info

Sheraton Colombo Hotel is a premium hospitality property in Colombo, Sri Lanka, operating under the Sheraton brand of Marriott International. Sheraton hotels are designed for business and leisure travellers, offering accommodation, restaurants and bars, meeting facilities, guest services, and leisure amenities. The Colombo property serves both international visitors and the local market, requiring coordinated teams across rooms, food and beverage, finance, engineering, sales, and administration. Marriott International is one of the world’s largest hotel companies, with a broad portfolio of brands and properties across numerous countries. Employees generally work within structured service standards, operational procedures, training programmes, and brand expectations. A position at Sheraton Colombo can provide practical experience in an international hotel environment, opportunities to develop hospitality and administrative skills, and exposure to professional purchasing, receiving, inventory, and financial-control practices.

Destination Guide

Sri Lanka offers hospitality, tourism, finance, technology, healthcare, education, and customer-service opportunities, with Colombo providing the broadest employment market. The island is known for its welcoming culture, strong family traditions, religious diversity, festivals, distinctive cuisine, tea, beaches, wildlife, and historic cities. Colombo has a busy urban lifestyle, while areas such as Kandy, Galle, and the hill country offer a slower pace and attractive surroundings. Living costs are generally lower than in many international hotel destinations, although accommodation and imported goods can be expensive. Foreign nationals normally need an employment visa or residence permission sponsored and arranged through the employer; working on a tourist visa is not permitted. Candidates should confirm sponsorship, contract terms, salary, accommodation, insurance, taxes, and relocation support before travelling. Sinhala and Tamil are official languages, while English is widely used in hotels and business.