Kitchen Administrator

About the role

Platinum Heritage is a luxury desert experience provider in Dubai, offering authentic Arabian hospitality, private dining and events across several desert locations. It is looking for a highly organised, detail-oriented and proactive Kitchen Administrator to support its culinary operations. The role covers efficient kitchen administration, accurate inventory management, cost control and coordination between the kitchen, procurement, Finance and HR.

Key responsibilities

• Kitchen inventory and stock management: maintain daily records of ingredients, beverages, consumables and supplies; monitor stock movements, conduct regular physical counts and reconcile them with system records; enforce FIFO and FEFO procedures and track expiry dates to reduce food wastage; investigate stock discrepancies.
• Procurement and supplier coordination: prepare purchase requisitions, follow up on delayed orders, verify goods received against purchase orders and invoices, and keep supplier records and quotations.
• Invoice processing and basic accounting: verify and post supplier invoices, match them to purchase orders and goods received notes, resolve discrepancies with Finance, and track kitchen expenses.
• Food cost control and reporting: prepare daily, weekly and monthly inventory, purchasing and consumption reports, monitor food costs and wastage, and support cost-saving initiatives.
• Kitchen staff administration: maintain attendance, duty roster, overtime, annual leave and sick leave records, and submit overtime to HR and Payroll.
• Administrative support: assist the Executive Chef and kitchen management, keep records organised, help with menu costing and recipe records, and coordinate with Finance, HR, Procurement and Operations.

Required profile

• Previous experience in kitchen administration, storekeeping or F&B operations.
• Good understanding of inventory management, stock control and procurement.
• Basic accounting knowledge and invoice-posting experience.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills, strong attention to detail and numerical accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and meet deadlines; available for immediate joining.

Required skills

• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Good spoken and written English.