Operations Manager - Restaurant

Description

Position Summary: We are seeking an Operations Leader for the foodservice industry, responsible for managing the centralized warehouse, overseeing food quality, and optimizing Food & Beverage (F&B) costs. Key Highlights: 1. Manages centralized warehouse operations and ensures the quality of gastronomic supplies. 2. Controls costs, inventories, and optimizes profitability in F&B. 3. Proposes improvements to procurement, storage, and distribution processes. DESCRIPTION We are seeking an Operations Leader to join a leading company in the foodservice industry, who will be responsible for the following duties. Responsibilities: * Manage the centralized warehouse: supervise incoming and outgoing supplies and stock levels, ensuring timely availability for all locations' operations. * Oversee quality control of received food items and supplies, verifying compliance with technical specifications and brand standards prior to warehouse entry. * Manage and centralize supplier orders: negotiate terms, evaluate samples of new products, approve suppliers, and maintain updated price lists. * Monitor and analyze Food & Beverage (F&B) cost, identify variances against budget, and propose corrective actions to optimize profitability. * Conduct periodic physical inventory counts, reconcile physical counts with system records, and report unexplained discrepancies or losses. * Control and reduce shrinkage by implementing consumption tracking, proper storage practices, and stock rotation (FIFO) to minimize losses. * Support pricing and price update decisions for supplies, basing proposals on cost analysis, market fluctuations, and comparisons with alternative suppliers. * Prepare and present periodic management reports to stakeholders: costs, procurement, inventories, and variances — delivering clear, organized, and actionable information. * Ensure compliance with hygiene, food safety, and occupational safety standards in handling and storing supplies, in accordance with current health regulations. * Identify and propose process improvements in procurement, storage, and internal distribution to enhance efficiency and reduce operational costs. * Coordinate with each location’s managers regarding supply needs, anticipating requirements based on sales forecasts and special events. * Support logistical and operational planning for the opening of the third location, ensuring supply chain and warehousing processes are fully operational from day one. REQUIREMENTS * Graduates in Food Industry Engineering, Business Administration, Industrial Engineering, or related fields. * More than 2 years of experience in similar positions. * Intermediate English proficiency. * Intermediate Excel skills. * Prior experience in restaurants is desirable.