The W.P.T.  Directory of Job Descriptions

Food & Beverage Controller

Hospitality

 JOB TITLE

• Food & Beverage Controller

PLACE OF WORK

• Food & Beverage Department

SCOPE AND GENERAL PURPOSE

• Control the ordering, purchasing and issuing of food and beverage goods

RESPONSIBLE TO

• General Manager

LIAISES WITH

• Financial Controller
• F&B Manager
• Executive Chef

LIMITS OF AUTHORITY

• No extra purchases to be done without authority
• No employing / terminating staff
• May not make statements to the press

MAIN DUTIES:

• Close liaison with purchaser in order to obtain best quality and prices
• Ensure and audit from time to time that official orders have been issued for all goods brought into the hotel
• Ensures that the 10,20 and 30 day food and 15 and 30 day beverage stocks are carried out timeously and accurately
• Ensures that menus are costed at regular intervals
• Agree with Chef the correct portion control in food
• Ensure that all beverage items required are available
• Ensure that the system of issues to bars is carried out correctly
• Ensure that the computer input is carried out daily
• Ensure that food and beverage stocks are held within the company objective
• Balance food and beverage purchases with the creditors clerk at the end of each month
• Provide sales analysis of items by restaurants on a monthly basis
• Provide feasability studies on restaurants i.e. break even charts
• Ensure that the goods receiving bay operates efficiently
• Ensure standard stocks of operating equipment to outlets
• Ensure that requisitions and systems regarding operating equipment are carried out
• Establish issue times for all stores
• Providing assistance and guidance to all staff under him/her
• Ensure that all month end reports are on the Financial Controller’s desk by 3^rd working day after month end close
• Produce a monthly food and beverage control report
• Updating prices of items when necessary
• Ensuring that audits are carried out on the point of sale terminals
• Ensure that there is a docket control system
• Produce job description for all his/her staff