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Cost Controller
Pure planet
, QAT
Senior
Onsite
Yesterday
Food & Beverage Cost ControlMenu & Recipe CostingMenu EngineeringInventory ManagementStock ReconciliationVariance Analysis
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About the Role
Pure Planet seeks a Cost Controller with 5+ years of experience in F&B or hospitality to manage recipe costing, inventory, and financial analysis. This in-person role in Doha requires expertise in menu engineering, ERP systems, and advanced Excel.
Key Skills for This Role
Food & Beverage Cost ControlMenu & Recipe CostingMenu EngineeringInventory ManagementStock ReconciliationVariance Analysis
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and update recipe costing, menu costing, and menu engineering to ensure target profit margins
- Calculate food cost percentages, beverage costs, and gross profit margins, recommending pricing adjustments when necessary
- Monitor daily, weekly, and monthly food, beverage, packaging, and operational costs
- Conduct inventory counts, stock reconciliations, and variance analysis across all locations and warehouses
- Verify purchase orders, supplier invoices, goods received notes (GRNs), and pricing accuracy
- Monitor inventory movements, stock transfers, wastage, spoilage, breakage, and expiry, ensuring proper controls are maintained
- Analyze consumption trends and identify opportunities for cost reduction and operational efficiency
- Establish and maintain standard recipes, portion control, and yield calculations in collaboration with the Executive Chef and Operations team
- Perform menu profitability analysis and recommend improvements based on sales mix and contribution margins
- Review supplier quotations and support procurement in cost negotiations and sourcing initiatives
- Ensure compliance with company policies, inventory procedures, and internal financial controls
- Reconcile POS sales, production records, inventory transactions, and warehouse reports
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Hospitality Management, Business Administration, or a related field
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Cost Control, preferably within the F&B, Restaurant, Hospitality, or Catering industry
- Strong expertise in menu costing, recipe costing, inventory management, and financial analysis
- Experience with ERP, Inventory Management, POS, and Accounting systems
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Power Query, and reporting)
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem solving skills with excellent attention to detail
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Key Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and update recipe costing, menu costing, and menu engineering to ensure target profit margins.
- Calculate food cost percentages, beverage costs, and gross profit margins, recommending pricing adjustments when necessary.
- Monitor daily, weekly, and monthly food, beverage, packaging, and operational costs.
- Conduct inventory counts, stock reconciliations, and variance analysis across all locations and warehouses.
- Verify purchase orders, supplier invoices, goods received notes (GRNs), and pricing accuracy.
- Monitor inventory movements, stock transfers, wastage, spoilage, breakage, and expiry, ensuring proper controls are maintained.
- Analyze consumption trends and identify opportunities for cost reduction and operational efficiency.
- Establish and maintain standard recipes, portion control, and yield calculations in collaboration with the Executive Chef and Operations team.
- Perform menu profitability analysis and recommend improvements based on sales mix and contribution margins.
- Review supplier quotations and support procurement in cost negotiations and sourcing initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, inventory procedures, and internal financial controls.
- Reconcile POS sales, production records, inventory transactions, and warehouse reports.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Hospitality Management, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in Cost Control, preferably within the F&B, Restaurant, Hospitality, or Catering industry.
- Strong expertise in menu costing, recipe costing, inventory management, and financial analysis.
- Experience with ERP, Inventory Management, POS, and Accounting systems.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, Power Query, and reporting).
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
Key Skills
- Food & Beverage Cost Control
- Menu & Recipe Costing
- Menu Engineering
- Inventory & Warehouse Management
- Stock Reconciliation & Variance Analysis
- Yield & Portion Control
- Procurement & Supplier Cost Analysis
- Financial Reporting & Budgeting
- Cost Reduction & Profitability Analysis
- ERP & POS Systems
- Advanced Microsoft Excel
- Internal Controls & Compliance
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Food Cost % vs. Budget
- Beverage Cost % vs. Budget
- Gross Profit Margin
- Inventory Accuracy
- Stock Variance %
- Menu Profitability
- Waste & Spoilage Reduction
- Purchase Price Variance
- Inventory Turnover
- Cost Savings Achieved
- Recipe Cost Accuracy
- Timely Financial & Cost Reports
Work Location
- In person
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