Restaurant Purchaser
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Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 70000 - 75000
Posted on:
11 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
DineAmic Hospitality is seeking a Restaurant Purchaser to manage all purchasing and select office management functions for an upcoming multi-entity hospitality venue. This role will be the sole on-site purchaser and a key operational presence responsible for opening the venue each day liaising with vendors and ensuring the facility is prepared for daily service across multiple concepts.
The Restaurant Purchaser will work closely with culinary leadership operations and finance to support smooth day-to-day operations.
This is a full-time salaried role.
General Functions Responsibilities
Purchasing Inventory Cost Control
- Serve as the primary on-site purchaser for all food and non-food items across a multi-entity venue
- Source order and manage inventory of food smallwares paper goods and operational supplies
- Track inventory levels usage trends and reordering needs to prevent shortages or overstock
- Maintain purchasing records invoices and inventory spreadsheets
- Collaborate with finance on budgeting invoice reconciliation cost controls and reporting
Vendor Receiving Supply Chain Management
- Liaise directly with vendors to coordinate deliveries pricing and service agreements
- Receive inspect and reconcile deliveries for accuracy and quality
- Act as the primary on-site contact for vendors deliveries and service providers
- Troubleshoot vendor delivery and supply chain issues
Daily Operations Facility Readiness
- Open the venue daily and serve as the first on-site operational presence
- Ensure the facility is prepared for daily service across multiple concepts
- Plan daily priorities and purchasing schedules to support uninterrupted operations
- Work closely with culinary and operations teams to anticipate needs and support service readiness
Cross-Functional Project Support
- Support venue openings transitions and special projects by sourcing required materials
- Partner with culinary leadership operations and finance to support smooth day-to-day operations
- Perform additional operational and administrative duties as needed
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum two years of purchasing inventory or back-of-house restaurant experience
- Previous experience as a kitchen manager AM manager or similar BOH leadership role strongly preferred
- Experience supporting multi-unit or multi-concept operations preferred
- Bachelors degree preferred
- Experience with Restaurant 365 Toast Excel preferred
Core Competencies
- Accountability
- Adaptability
- Communication Skills
- Problem Solving
- Integrity
- Leadership Presence
- Professionalism
- Self-Management
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Technical Proficiency with purchasing and inventory systems
Physical Demands Work Environment
- This position works on-site in a restaurant storage and office environment
- Early morning schedule required; ability to open the venue daily
- Frequent standing walking bending reaching and lifting
- Ability to lift and carry supplies and materials up to 50 pounds
- Regular use of computers phones and inventory systems
- Ability to read invoices enter data and communicate effectively in person over the phone and via email
- Exposure to typical back-of-house restaurant environments including deliveries and storage areas
Perks Benefits
- BCBS Medical
- BCBS Dental
- EyeMed Vision
- Flexible Spending Account
- Company-paid Short-term Disability Insurance
- Company-paid Life and AD&D Insurance
- Company-paid Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Sick Leave
- Paid Holidays
- Commuter Benefits
- 401K Match
DineAmic Hospitality is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin genetic information disability or protected veteran status.
Key Skills
- Purchasing
- Sourcing
- Procurement
- HR Sourcing
- Math
- SAP
- Supply Chain Experience
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP Systems
- Financial Report Interpretation
- negotiation
- Manufacturing
About Company
DineAmic, owned and operated by Luke Stoioff and David Rekhson, is a hospitality development, management, consulting, and events company whose primary functions are to develop its own venues & concepts, and to consult with other hospitality related businesses on marketing, legal, and ... View more
