Cost Controller at Marriott International

Function

• Reporting to the Assistant Director of Finance the successful incumbent will take full responsibility for the day-to-day running of Cost Control department which includes Stores and Receiving.
• Be familiar with Cost throughout the Hotel, recommend and implement measures to control cost in accordance with Marriott International Hotels Policies & Procedures.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years in a Cost Control or related position
• Diploma in warehouse management or purchasing management or stock control/stores management or hotel management
• Previous knowledge of cost control, purchasing,  stores & inventory control in a similar environment
• Must be able to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, analysis of variances, correlation theory, sampling theory and factor analysis
• Previous in depth experience on Materials Control and Micros Symphony or similar systems are essential
• Flexible working hours
• Be prepared to perform other duties within the department
• Team focused and strong team leader
• Strong management skills and highly analytical
• Microsoft Word & Excel an essential to have
• Excellent communication skills , peoples person

Key Responsibilities

• Manage Cost Control, Stores and Receiving Teams to ensure high levels of staff morale and job satisfaction in order to deliver on company targets
• Responsible for maintaining and system maintenance on Birchstreet, Concept , My Micros and Micros Symphony
• Costing of all recipes according to budgeted COS percentages and calculating potential selling prices.
• Responsible for ensuring correct stock reduction links between Birchstreet and Micros Symphony
• Responsible for all stocktakes within the Hotel
• Responsible for input of all stocktake figures and creation of all relevant month end reports. 
• Variance analysis of all inventory counts and corrective measures put in place + Mid-Month Food and Beverage Flash
• Variance analysis of actually month COS achieved compared to budgeted COS and corrective action taken
• Responsible for generation and compilation of Food Cost Reports , Beverage Cost Reports, Departmental Expense Consumption Reports , Spa Cost Reports and Operating Equipment Inventory Reports
• Ensure that store PARs are maintained and updated quarterly
• Responsible for balancing all stores at month end or when required
• Responsible for the monitoring and tracking of all inventory related transactions within the hotel
• Responsible for daily food flash and weekly expense consumption reports
• Responsible for ensuring correct stock rotation in all stores and beverage outlets
• Responsible for Ensuring a high level of hygiene and cleanliness at Receiving and all Stores
• Ensure correct accounting practices and procedures are maintained in all stores and outlets, cost control, departments and receiving, and correct paper trails are in place.
• Verifying that processes, policies and procedures are being adhered to 
• Responsible for internal audits on Cost Control , Stores and Receiving  , implementing and maintaining standard operating procedures