F&B Cost Controller

Job Description:

A Food and Beverage Controller is responsible for managing the food and beverage outlets in terms of wastage, pilferage, and efficiency. The main responsibilities of a Food and Beverage Controller include creating budgets, monitoring expenses, analyzing sales data, managing inventory, negotiating contracts, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Able to effectively control the Food & Beverage Cost.
• Prepare variance analysis for food & beverage and communicating with relevant outlets.
• Check the cost of sales in all F&B outlets and ensure that the costs are within budget.
• Check the menu pricing on the POS systems and ensure the correct prices are loaded.
• Continuously study weaknesses in F&B control implemented at the Hotel and provide suggestions for improvements.
• Responsible for linking the articles and Recipes in Ezee Control.
• Responsible for preparing daily & monthly Food and Beverage Report and distribute to management.
• Responsible for surprise spot checks at all F&B outlets.
• Prepare daily staff meal cost report.
• Participate in stock taking at the restaurants.
• Check and ensure that no material is issued out from the store without requisition or approval from the respective department head.
• Check and ensure all menu items have a recipe.
• Coordinate with restaurant management and finance to sort out issues pertaining to F&B.
• Maintain the security of the information held by the department.
• Responsible to maintain the Menu Pricing, Consumption and POS systems.
• Vendor Selection on the basis of effective pricing & quality.
• Control on Waste/Pilferage with continuous monitoring over all respective outlets.
• Standardizing F&B/Kitchen Indent Items for effective cost control.
• Any other tasks as and when required by the management.

Qualifications:

• At least 3 years’ experience at similar level with an upscale hospitality environment.
• Strong knowledge of restaurant operations and best practices.
• Microsoft Proficient: Excel, Word.