Culinary Food & Beverage Purchasing Clerk – Mustard Seed Health Food Market, Inc. – Akron, OH

Job title: Culinary Food & Beverage Purchasing ClerkCompany: Mustard Seed Health Food Market, Inc. Job description: We are Akron's original healthy restaurant and prepared foods grocer that features all natural and organic ingredients, made fresh to order and served with a smile! Our forward-thinking menus offers a wide variety of Gluten Free friendly, Hormone and Antibiotic free Meats, Vegetarian, Vegan and Allergen-Friendly cuisine inspired from around the world. We take great pride in creating amazing food and top level service!Job SummaryOrders, purchases, receives, and is responsible for inventory of food service products. Responsible for product research, ingredient standards integrity, vendor bolthires comparisons and recipe costing. Supervisory ResponsibilitiesNoneResponsibilities• Orders, receives and stores all food service dry, refrigerated and frozen goods for all food service departments. • Orders appropriate quantity and quality of products; maintains product integrity for our natural food standards. • Responsible for researching new products that meet Mustard Seed Market & Café's ingredient standards.• Compares pricing from various vendors to ensure best purchasing practices. • Takes all food service inventory. Responsible for all data input of inventory, transfer verification and communication of all inventory information. • Maintains cleanliness, FIFO, and proper storage of all perishables following HACCP practices. • Properly allocates supply and product bolthires to appropriate food service department. • Enters and codes all invoices into food costing software for accounting purposes. • Monitors product bolthires fluctuations and trends to ensure appropriate retail pricing.• Communicates all bolthires fluctuations to appropriate manager. • Maintains and organizes coolers, freezers and storage rooms. • Performs other duties as assigned. Education And ExperienceRequires high school education or equivalent as well as 3-5 years purchasing experience. Culinary experience is preferred. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities• Strong Interpersonal Skills• Strong Written and Verbal Communication• Demonstrated experience in complying with policies, procedures and regulations, the use of personal safety gear, and management of safety protocols.• Basic computer skills using the windows operating system including internet, printing, and email• Basic usage of bolthires Office Suite including Outlook, Word, and ExcelPM19PI191748830Expected salary:Location: Akron, OHJob date: Sat, 17 Sep 2022 05:02:31 GMTApply for the job now! Apply tot his job