Inventory Controller - Food and Beverage

Independent Food; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent hospitality group in the UAE is seeking an Inventory Controller/Data Entry professional to manage inventory and data processes for their restaurants in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The role includes analyzing food and beverage consumption, maintaining accurate stock input, and carrying out spot checks. The ideal candidate should have proven experience in data entry or inventory control, proficiency in MS Office, and strong communication skills. This is an opportunity to be part of an innovative and growing hospitality organization.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Data Entry OR Inventory Controller.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Excellent Typing and Inventory Skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes F&B stores consumption for ordering.
• Inputs all PO, Invoices, Inventories into the system.
• Maintains food inventory updated daily.

Skills

Proven experience as Data Entry OR Inventory Controller

Proficient in MS Office

Excellent Typing and Inventory Skills

Outstanding communication and negotiation ability

Well-organized with multi-tasking skills

Able to handle stress and remain calm

Problem-solving ability

Job description

Driven to create unique home-grown food concepts that bring people together, the Independent Food Company is a UAE-based hospitality company with multiple concepts under it’s umbrella – SALT, Switch, Parker’s, Grind, Somewhere and Public.

We are currently seeking an Inventory Controller / Data Entry for our Restaurants for Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

Key Responsibilities and Requirements

• In conjunction with the Provision Master, provides analysis of F&B stores consumption to handle the ordering of Food and Beverage as exact as possible.
• Input in the computer all PO, Invoices, Inventories and stocks received.
• Maintain the food inventory updated on a daily in cooperation with the Provision Master.
• Carry out spot-checks on the restaurant and Central Kitchen rotating stock-takes.
• Carry out checks on storing operations on the pier.
• Input in the computer all the requisitions.
• Control and ensure that not a single item leaves the stores without requisition.
• Accounts for any stock transfer between onboard locations.
• Inputs physical bar stock counts into the computer system and analyze results highlighting the discrepancies for additional counts or reviews.
• Hold minimum each second day a spot check on physical inventories held in the bars, food and beverage stores, galleys and cellars.
• Monitors – controls tips and bonuses to bar staff.
• Performs any other duty as requested by His/Her superiors.
• Compiles a physical inventory routine for each food & beverage location. Verifies level of inventory at least once a cruise or more are required, daily in the Crew Bar and any other bar with high variances.
• Prepares a voyage report in the end of each cruise to be signed by the F&B Manager and send to the shore side office.
• Day to day supervision and management of the responsibilities detailed above.
• Spreading random audits and reconciliation´s over the voyage and moving forward with new computer installations and controls procedures, whilst tackling systems and financial control problems, as these occur.
• Run end of the day on all bar point of sales workstations; distribute daily sales analysis reports as required.
• Feed figures into spreadsheets format to carry out the control functions described above.
• Review “undefined” accounts.
• Tackle computer problems as these arise.
• Proven experience as Data Entry OR Inventory Controller.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Excellent Typing and Inventory Skills.
• Outstanding communication and negotiation ability.
• Well-organized with multi-tasking skills.
• Able to handle stress and remain calm.
• Problem-solving ability.