F&B & Stock Controller

HR Genie; Durban; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic hospitality group in South Africa is seeking an experienced F&B & Stock Controller to manage multi-site stock and cost controls. The ideal candidate has proven experience in high-end, fast-paced restaurant environments. This role offers competitive salary, career growth opportunities, and autonomy in operations. You will oversee stock management, resolve cost-related issues, and work closely with site managers and chefs, ensuring tight systems across multiple locations.

Benefits

Highly negotiable salary

Work hard, play hard culture

Career growth opportunities

Autonomy and visibility across the group

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a high-end, fast-paced restaurant environment.
• Demonstrated success in F&B stock control or cost control.
• Strong operational understanding of kitchen and front-of-house workflows.

Responsibilities

• Manage F&B and stock control across multiple restaurant sites.
• Oversee ordering, receiving, stock counts, transfers and variances.
• Identify and resolve wastage, shrinkage and cost leaks.
• Implement and improve robust stock systems and controls.
• Produce accurate stock, variance and cost reports.

Skills

High-end restaurant experience

F&B stock control

Strong operational understanding

Analytical skills

Effective communication

Organisational skills

Tech-savvy

Tools

Stock and reporting systems

Job description

Overview

F&B & Stock Controller

Multi-Site | High-End, Fast-Paced Hospitality Group | National Expansion

This is not a desk job and its not for the faint-hearted.

A fast-growing, multi-site hospitality business is seeking an experienced, hands-on F&B & Stock Controller with a proven background in high-end, fast-paced restaurant environments. As the business expands nationally, this role is critical to protecting margins, tightening systems and supporting operational excellence across multiple locations.

If you thrive under pressure, understand premium hospitality operations, and love running tight stock in a dynamic environment read on.

What We Offer

• Highly negotiable salary, dependent on experience and proven capability
• A genuine work hard, play hard culture with a passionate, driven team
• Exposure to a rapidly expanding national brand
• Excellent career growth opportunities as the business scales
• A role with autonomy, trust and visibility across the group

What Youll Be Doing

• Managing F&B and stock control across multiple restaurant sites
• Overseeing ordering, receiving, stock counts, transfers and variances
• Actively identifying and resolving wastage, shrinkage and cost leaks
• Implementing, maintaining and improving robust stock systems and controls
• Working closely with site managers, chefs and finance teams
• Producing accurate stock, variance and cost reports
• Supporting new openings and operational growth phases
• Driving consistency and discipline across all sites

What Were Looking For

• Essential: Proven experience in a high-end, fast-paced restaurant environment
• Demonstrated success in F&B stock control or cost control
• Strong operational understanding of kitchen and front-of-house workflows
• Highly organised, analytical and detail-driven
• Confident communicator who can hold teams accountable
• Comfortable working across multiple locations
• Tech-savvy with experience using stock and reporting systems

KPIs & Measures of Success

• Stock accuracy and variance control
• Reduced wastage and improved gross margins
• Consistent systems and compliance across all sites
• Clear, reliable reporting and operational insight
• Strong collaboration with site leadership teams