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The Hangout · 1 month ago

Purchasing & Data Analyst

Gulf Shores, AL, US

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

2+ years exp

The Hangout is a hospitality group seeking a Purchasing & Data Analyst to enhance operational performance through data-driven insights. This role involves optimizing purchasing processes, managing vendor relationships, and utilizing AI tools for forecasting and reporting.

Restaurants

Responsibilities

Analyze purchasing, usage, and cost trends to identify inefficiencies and cost-saving opportunities

Use historical purchasing data and AI-assisted forecasting to recommend procurement improvements

Monitor product movement and proactively suggest alternatives when pricing, quality, or availability changes

Maintain strong working relationships with vendors and sales associates to ensure service, communication, and support remain consistent

Evaluate supplier performance based on pricing accuracy, delivery reliability, product quality, and overall value

Support negotiations using data-backed insights

Collaborate with sales representatives on product updates, promotions, availability issues, and market trends

Serve as a point of contact between HHG locations, suppliers, and sales teams

Use POS data and predictive analytics to forecast demand and optimize inventory levels

Track food, beverage, and retail cost trends across all units

Utilize AI-powered variance alerts to detect waste, shrinkage, receiving issues, or ordering patterns that require correction

Collaborate with Culinary and Operations teams to improve portioning, receiving accuracy, and waste reduction

Build dashboards and automated reporting tools with AI-driven insights and forecasting

Utilize AI tools for predicting sales and usage, improving par levels, detecting cost anomalies, and automating routine data tasks

Present operational and financial insights to leadership in a clear and visually organized format

Manage purchasing, inventory, AP automation, and COGS reporting modules

Ensure accuracy of PO workflows, receiving, transfers, and invoicing

Use R365 Intelligence features for forecasting and variance identification

Integrate POS sales and product mix data into purchasing and forecasting

Use POS trends to support menu engineering and ordering strategy

Apply AI tools (Excel AI features, Power BI forecasting, ChatGPT-style analysis, R365 Intelligence) to enhance accuracy, forecasting, and efficiency

Identify new opportunities for AI integration across purchasing, inventory, reporting, and operations

Build advanced financial and operational models

Create dashboards using pivot tables, PowerQuery, and BI tools

Investigate pricing discrepancies, delivery issues, invoice errors, or inventory variances using AI-assisted diagnostics

Work closely with GMs, Chefs, Operations, Finance, and Accounting to ensure data accuracy and operational consistency

Train managers and team members on using dashboards, AI-assisted forecasting, and purchasing best practices

Qualification

Restaurant365 (R365)Aloha NCR POSAI & Automation ToolsAdvanced ExcelPower BIData VisualizationAnalytical SkillsVendor Relationship ManagementCommunication SkillsNegotiation Skills