Capital City Club

Purchasing Assistant

Capital City Club is an exclusive private club established in 1883 with three locations in the Atlanta area, Brookhaven, Downtown, and Crabapple. We currently have an opening at our club for a full-time Purchasing Assistant. 

This position will support receiving and purchasing activity in all of our locations. 

We offer training, an excellent work environment, professional growth opportunities, and stability. We provide health/dental/vision/life insurance benefits along with a company match for our 401(k), free parking, free hot meals, and ServSafe manager certification. 

Primary Responsibilities

Receive, inspect, and ensure quality and quantity of all items ordered by the Purchasing Director.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain constant communication with the Director of Purchasing and Executive or Sous Chef to forecast when items are scheduled to be delivered.
• Maintains clean and organized walk-in coolers, freezers, and storage rooms.
• Immediately communicate any quality or quantity discrepancies with the Director of Purchasing or Executive Chef.
• The place received items in proper storage location while maintaining the first-in-first-out rotation.
• Maintain a professional relationship with all vendors while only receiving the best quality product.
• Receive and distribute any items (food, liquor, or wine) and transfer them to other clubs as necessary.
• Exhibit authority, when necessary, to refuse any item not directly ordered by the Director of Purchasing.
• Assist Executive Chef and Beverage Manager with monthly inventories.
• Enter daily invoices into an Excel spreadsheet while coding them to the appropriate department and forward immediately to the Director of Purchasing for entry into Food Trak and expedited processing.
• Ability to read the Banquet Event Order (BEO) to create a shopping list of items that need to be purchased.
• Responsible for ensuring vendor collection of returned products not meeting standards and ensuring the club receives proper credit.
• Advice Executive Chef and Sous Chefs of items that must be used immediately to avoid spoilage and loss of product.
• Maintain central storage of kitchen paper products, sanitation products, cleaning supplies, cling film, gloves, doilies, etc., and ensure an organized and well-stocked area.
• Other duties as required.

Requirements

• Must have a valid Georgia Driver’s License with a clean record
• Must be able to lift at least 50 pounds
• Must be certified in food sanitation practices (ServSafe or equivalent)
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office software and possess the ability to learn new systems
• Must possess a positive team-oriented attitude

Reports to: Director of Purchasing