Full-time
Hiregulf
Food Cost Controller to join the Catering team in Abu Dhabi. This senior-level role is ideal for a hospitality professional with over 10 years of proven experience in industrial catering, large-scale food operations, or high-volume hospitality environments. The successful candidate will play a critical role in controlling food costs, optimizing inventory, reducing wastage, and improving overall profitability through data-driven cost management strategies.
Key Responsibilities – Food Cost Controller
- Monitor, analyze, and control food and beverage costs across all operations to ensure alignment with budgeted targets
- Track daily, weekly, and monthly food consumption and identify cost variances
- Analyze production yields, portion control, and usage patterns to minimize food waste and losses
- Food Cost Controller oversee inventory management, including stock counts, reconciliation, expiry monitoring, and valuation
- Ensure procurement accuracy by verifying purchase orders, supplier invoices, pricing, and delivery quantities
- Prepare detailed cost variance reports, trend analysis, and performance dashboards for management review
- Recommend and implement cost optimization strategies without compromising food quality or service standards
- Work closely with procurement, kitchen, operations, and finance teams to improve cost efficiency
- Ensure compliance with company policies, internal controls, and hospitality best practices
Qualifications & Experience
- Minimum 10 years of experience in food cost control, preferably in industrial catering, contract catering, or high-volume hospitality operations
- Strong background in food cost analysis, inventory control, procurement auditing, and waste reduction
- Excellent analytical, reporting, and problem-solving skills
- Proficiency in cost control systems, inventory management software, and MS Excel
- Solid understanding of catering operations, menu costing, and large-scale food production processes
- Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, and manage multiple cost centers efficiently.
𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗩 𝘁𝗼 careers@hospitalityce.com