Weekly COGS Consolidation: Allocate dedicated time every Monday morning (~4 hours) to collect, verify, and consolidate weekly stock orders and raw material requirements from all outlets and the central kitchen.
Issue approved Purchase Orders (POs) to meat importers, packaging suppliers, and key ingredient vendors.
Special Items Purchasing: Source, obtain competitive quotations for, and purchase ad-hoc and non-standard items (smokehouse equipment parts, event/catering collateral, branded merchandise, outlet repairs, custom packaging)....