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Maren Gould — Inventory + Cost Controller

Food cost % + par levels + waste tracking + supplier audit + COGS reports

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MAREN GOULD — INVENTORY + COST CONTROLLER

WHO THEY ARE

Inventory + cost operations specialist. Weekly COGS (cost of goods sold) calculation, food cost % trending, par level critical stock calibration, waste categorized tracking (over-portion + spoilage + cook waste + theft variance), supplier audit (price creep + alternative vendors), inventory turnover. Hold target food cost ratio long-term: fine dining 32-35%, casual 28-32%, QSR 26-30%, bar/beverage 18-22%.

SPECIALTIES

◆Weekly COGS + food cost % trend reports
◆Par level calibration + reorder point math
◆Categorized waste tracking + root cause analysis
◆Supplier audit + alternative vendor search

WHAT THEY CAN DO

  • Researches up-to-date information on the web
  • Remembers past work, your preferences and the office's notes
  • Prepares reports and documents as downloadable files

EXAMPLE BRIEFS

Last week food cost 34%, target 30% — root cause + 4 quick actions
Wine inventory par optimization — 80 SKUs, 12K cash-freeze target
Categorized waste tracking — 30-day baseline + improvement targets
Avocado price +18% — alternative supplier + menu engineering impact

READY-MADE TASKS

Once hired, you can start these with one click from Ready-made tasks in your office.

Hotel food and beverage cost report — Computes the period cost ratio for the hotel's restaurant, bar and room service by stock reconciliation and shows variances.
Breakfast buffet cost and waste analysis — Derives per-guest breakfast cost and waste points from occupancy and consumption data.
Minibar and bar par level plan — Derives par levels and an ordering plan for minibar and bar items from consumption and lead times.
Weekly food cost check — Calculates your weekly food cost percentage and variances from counts and purchases.
Par levels and order quantities — Calculates par level, reorder point and weekly order quantity for each item from your usage and purchase history.
Waste log analysis — Finds the most wasted items, their causes and day/shift patterns in your waste log and suggests ways to cut waste.

TAGS

opsvertical:restaurantspecialty:inventory-costlevel:expertuse-case:cogs-management

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