Kaleigh Doherty

Responsibilities as a Order Writer/ Buyer

• Purchases and replenishes food for preparation through proper buying procedures.
• Monitors and acts upon open PO reports for both purchases and credits in an accurate and timely manner.
• Controls spoilage and shrink, achieves turn goals, participates in inventory.
• Assists with counter service and cooks as scheduled or as necessary.
• Communicates with Kitchen Manager / Chef and Team Leader on ordering needs and issues.
• Maintains positive working relationship with vendors.
• Supports leadership in conducting inventories.
• Maintains financial profitability by meeting and exceeding purchasing and sales targets.
• Maximizes sales potential through effective and proper procedures for prepping, storing, rotating, stocking, and merchandising product.

• Provides excellent customer service, addresses needs of customers in a timely and effective manner and models suggestive selling techniques; answers phones and pages promptly and courteously.
• Cuts, prepares, and serves a variety of hot and cold foods, including meats, cheeses, sandwiches, burritos, wraps, salad, and pizza.
• Stocks hot and cold cases and displays with prepared foods from kitchen, walk-in preparation, and refrigerators.
• Checks in-stock product dates to ensure freshness and rotates when necessary.
• Follows and complies, or ensures compliance, with established procedures, including Weights and Measures, health and sanitation, and safe work practices.

• Maintained high level of efficiency in fast-paced work environment.
• Organized food and products by date and maintained adequate supplies.
• Prepared food items by following recipes and product directions.
• Completed all hot and cold food assignments to meet deadlines for meal preparation.
• Greeted customers with friendly demeanor to enhance positive guest experience.

•Complete performance appraisals on all Department personnel;

•Impose discipline and recommend termination;

• Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
• Conducted monthly inventories of raw materials and components on work floor.

• Operated cash register for cash, check and credit card transactions with excellent accuracy levels.
• Worked flexible schedule and extra shifts to meet business needs.
• Helped customers complete purchases, locate items and join reward programs.
• Restocked and organized merchandise in front lanes.