Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced F&B Controller to manage and control food and beverage costs, inventory, purchasing, and financial operations across our catering, cloud kitchen, and kiosk outlets. The ideal candidate should have strong knowledge of F&B costing, stock control, wastage management, and inventory analysis.
Key Responsibilities
- Monitor and control food and beverage costs across catering, cloud kitchens, and kiosks.
- Prepare and maintain food costing and recipe costing for all menu items.
- Monitor daily consumption, sales, wastage, and variance.
- Conduct regular physical stock counts and reconcile them with system records.
- Manage inventory levels and ensure proper stock rotation using FIFO principles.
- Track raw material purchases, transfers, consumption, and closing stock.
- Monitor food wastage and identify areas for cost reduction.
- Coordinate with the purchasing and kitchen teams to ensure cost-effective procurement.
- Verify purchase orders, invoices, delivery notes, and supplier bills.
- Monitor portion control and ensure recipes are followed consistently.
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly F&B cost reports.
- Analyze food cost percentage and identify discrepancies or unusual variances.
- Maintain accurate records of stock movement between central kitchens, cloud kitchens, catering operations, and kiosks.
- Assist in setting selling prices based on food cost, operational expenses, and target margins.
- Monitor menu profitability and provide recommendations to management.
- Conduct regular audits of inventory, storage areas, kitchens, and kiosks.
- Ensure proper documentation and controls are followed across all F&B operations.
- Work closely with the Finance, Procurement, Operations, and Kitchen teams.
Requirements
- 4–6 years of relevant experience in F&B Cost Control / Inventory Control.
- Experience in catering, cloud kitchens, QSRs, restaurants, or kiosk operations is highly preferred.
- Strong knowledge of food costing, inventory management, stock reconciliation, and wastage control.
- Experience handling multiple outlets or production units will be an advantage.
- Good knowledge of MS Excel and F&B inventory/POS systems.
- Strong analytical and numerical skills.
- Good understanding of recipes, portion control, and food production processes.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify discrepancies.
- Strong coordination and communication skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-outlet F&B environment.
Pay: ₹32,511.67 - ₹41,019.27 per month
Work Location: In person
