Food Cost & Inventory Analytics Lead

Einstein Bros Bagels

Denver (CO)

On-site

USD 80,000 - 85,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Einstein Bros Bagels Finance team seeks a Finance and Business Intelligence Analyst to support COGS, inventory management, and operational reporting. The role acts as the subject matter expert for cost of goods sold and inventory systems, ensuring data integrity and cross-functional collaboration to improve margins and profitability across Bagel Brands locations.

You will transform raw data into actionable insights, develop recurring and ad hoc reports, and administer the food cost platform.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, Information Systems, Supply Chain, or related field is required.
Minimum of three years of experience in financial analysis, business intelligence, inventory management, or restaurant back-office systems.
Experience with restaurant back-office platforms such as NCR Back Office, Restaurant365, MICROS, or similar systems.
Experience supporting multi-unit restaurant, retail, or hospitality organizations.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret financial and operational data and develop actionable recommendations.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience developing reports and dashboards.
Experience supporting integrated business systems, data management, and system administration.
Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

Analyze and report on COGS, inventory performance, food cost trends, inflation impacts, waste, and margin performance weekly, monthly, and quarterly.
Develop recurring and ad hoc financial and operational reports for Finance, Supply Chain, Culinary, and Operations leadership.
Monitor theoretical versus actual food cost performance, inventory variances, waste trends, and other key operational metrics.
Investigate cost and revenue variances at recipe, category, product, and bakery levels; identify root causes and corrective actions.
Support financial planning and operational decision-making through data analysis, reporting, and BI.
Serve as the primary administrator for the company's food cost and inventory management platform.
Maintain recipe databases, product builds, ingredient costs, vendor records, order guides, labor scheduling matrices, user accounts, and location profiles.
Ensure system data remains accurate, complete, and synchronized with POS, accounting, and other systems.
Monitor system integrations, troubleshoot data transfer issues, and coordinate issue resolution with IT and vendors.
Manage posting calendars and ensure database updates (seasonal menu changes, LTOs, pricing updates, substitutions) are completed on schedule.
Partner with Culinary, Supply Chain, Finance, IT, and Operations to reflect business requirements in costing and inventory data.
Coordinate system updates supporting menu launches, vendor transitions, pricing changes, and operational initiatives.
Serve as primary liaison between functions and system vendors to support optimization.
Develop and maintain training materials, documentation, and user resources for food cost and inventory systems.
Deliver system training, coaching, and user support to Support Center and field teams to improve adoption and effectiveness.
Provide ongoing functional support, troubleshooting, and guidance to system users across the organization.
Promote best practices to improve inventory accuracy, reporting consistency, and system utilization.
Identify opportunities to improve reporting capabilities, system functionality, data quality, and processes.
Support implementation, testing, deployment, and enhancement of new inventory and food cost technologies.
Recommend process improvements that strengthen inventory controls, efficiency, financial reporting, and decision-making.