Cost Controller

Role Summary

Cost Controller will be responsible for controlling food cost, inventory, wastage, pilferage, and improving outlet-level profitability by enforcing SOPs, tracking daily numbers, and working closely with kitchen & purchase teams.

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Key Responsibilities

Food Cost & Recipe Control

• Prepare & maintain standard recipe costing (gram-wise)

• Track daily & weekly food cost %

• Identify variance between ideal vs actual cost

Inventory Management

• Monitor daily stock inward, issue & closing

• Ensure FIFO compliance

• Flag over-stocking, dead stock & slow-moving items

Wastage & Pilferage Control

• Track prep wastage, expiry loss & returns

• Investigate abnormal consumption patterns

• Implement portion & handling controls

Purchase & Vendor Control

• Verify vendor invoices vs agreed rates

• Compare vendor pricing periodically

• Assist in vendor negotiations for cost optimisation

Aggregator (Zomato / Swiggy) Costing

• Track item-wise profitability

• Analyse commission, ads & net margins

• Recommend pricing / menu adjustments

Reporting

• Daily cost report

• Weekly margin summary

• Monthly outlet profitability report

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Skills Required

• Strong Excel / Google Sheets

• Understanding of restaurant operations

• Recipe & portion control knowledge

• Eye for numbers + discipline on ground