Stores & Inventory Executive – Cloud Kitchen

About the role

CCPL operates a cloud kitchen in Sainikpuri and is looking for a Stores & Inventory Executive to own the store‑room end‑to‑end. You will receive raw material, issue it to the kitchen, control wastage and keep stock records accurate every day. In a cloud kitchen, food cost is the business, and this role is key to protecting it.

Key responsibilities

• Receive daily deliveries of vegetables, meat, dairy, groceries and packaging, verify quantity, weight and quality, and reject non‑conforming items.
• Issue raw material to the kitchen against indents and maintain accurate issue records.
• Run daily and weekly physical stock counts, reconcile closing stock with opening stock, purchases and consumption.
• Track theoretical vs actual consumption in Petpooja and investigate variances with the kitchen team.
• Maintain FIFO/FEFO, monitor expiry dates and ensure proper storage temperatures for dry, chilled and frozen items.
• Monitor and report daily wastage, spoilage and shortages; maintain par levels for every SKU and raise purchase indents to avoid stock‑outs.
• Coordinate with vendors on orders, delivery timing, shortages, returns and rate discrepancies.
• Keep the store room clean, labelled, pest‑free and audit‑ready per FSSAI norms, and manage packaging material stock alongside food inventory.
• Maintain all stock, purchase and consumption entries in Petpooja and share daily and monthly reports with management.

Required profile

• Minimum 2 years of experience in stores or inventory, preferably in a cloud kitchen, restaurant, hotel, QSR or catering environment.
• Hands‑on experience with Petpooja or a similar restaurant POS and inventory system.
• Understanding of food storage practices, FIFO and shelf‑life management.
• Comfortable using Excel for reporting and reconciliation.
• Sharp with numbers and disciplined about daily record‑keeping.
• Willing to work early‑morning shifts and weekends when cloud kitchens are busiest.
• Ability to hold the line with vendors and kitchen team on quality and quantity.
• Fluent in Telugu and Hindi; English for reporting.
• Based in or near Sainikpuri, Secunderabad or ECIL.

Required skills

• Petpooja (restaurant POS and inventory system)
• Microsoft Excel