F&B Purchasing Controller: Cost & Inventory Lead

Black Family Hospitality; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Family Hospitality is seeking an experienced Food & Beverage Purchasing Controller to oversee financial and inventory control for its restaurant portfolio in Austin, Texas. You will ensure accurate costing, maintain inventory integrity, manage purchasing compliance, and provide robust financial reporting to support profitability and operational efficiency.

Collaborating with regional managers, restaurant management, chefs, and purchasing teams, you will monitor food and beverage costs,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience in F&B cost control and recipe/menu database management.
• Strong knowledge of inventory management and financial reporting.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with culinary team to maintain recipes in Restaurant365.
• Review A/P records for cost-coding accuracy and stock movements.
• Conduct regular inventory audits and reconcile discrepancies with F&B teams.
• Ensure yields and recipe costs remain accurate as menu items change.
• Coordinate with F&B teams to confirm accuracy of all purchased unit of measures, pack sizes, and purchase quantities.
• Update mapping of new POS menu items, modifiers, and categories in Toast POS to ensure proper item cost reporting.
• Coordinate with A/P processing team to build and maintain vendor item database.
• Analyze theoretical vs. actual food cost variances and prepare detailed menu item reports for management.
• Maintain and update pricing guides.
• Audit vendor invoices against contracted pricing to ensure purchasing compliance.
• Train and support unit-level managers on inventory counting and cost-control procedures.
• Provide purchasing support as needed, ensuring the restaurant has the supplies and items necessary for smooth daily operations.
• Proactively identify opportunities to reduce costs while maintaining operational efficiency and quality.
• Price vetting with new items.
• Be available to work nights and weekends as needed to support restaurant operations.

Skills

Cost control

Inventory management

Financial reporting

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Restaurant365

Toast POS

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Black Family Hospitality is seeking an experienced Food & Beverage Purchasing Controller to oversee financial and inventory control for its restaurant portfolio in Austin, Texas. You will ensure accurate costing, maintain inventory integrity, manage purchasing compliance, and provide robust financial reporting to support profitability and operational efficiency.

Collaborating with regional managers, restaurant management, chefs, and purchasing teams, you will monitor food and beverage costs,