How are my prices wrong?

[Headless Chicken]

I'm too tired and confused to understand what my director is "trying" to say to me but here it is from the top. I count inventory every week, typically by myself because its "faster" for me to do since I know where everything is which BTW I also put all stock away too. I also update prices as often as I can, but since I'm also in charge for all caterings, helping the chef out, covering breaks and no shows, it doesn't get done as often as I'd like so sometimes, the manager and/or director will make changes who then send me the new updated inventory list which I continue to use. I typically empty out the fill in parts were I would put in the # in stock and save as a template so my prices are always updated by what it sent to me. By period end (month's end, month being the period in the fiscal year) I would empty all the # in stock and start over, again with the updated inventory list I get from him.

He doesn't want me to do it this way because he says "the prices aren't updated, you have to make a new file, copy the prices over, then start from there" ...!?!? um, isn't that the same as what I do but more work? And how does this make sure the prices are updated if I'm using the prices hes complaining about? I went on back and forth with him trying to understand WTF hes talking about and I still come to the same conclusion, its no different from what I'm currently, and have always been doing. I'm really not getting this and if hes trying to tell me something else, hes not communicating it very well. Can anyone else please offer up some opinion or explanation, my knowledge with computers in general is pretty extensive and I can't help for the love of God find any logic to what hes b!tching about this time.

[panini]

He might be looking for something as a tool in hand to do Month to month comparisons I really don't know

[shipscook]

looks like the same end result to me?
I have a person per day range to stay in and buy for months ahead, so don't have that problem, but think that would be my approach. Using Excel, right?

Good Luck,
Nan

[KYHeirloomer]

Sounds to me as though he doesn't understand how best to use the computer.

From you're description, he's taking his pre-computer system and applying it to the computer. Basically, as you said, making more work than necessary.

Reminds me when I interviewed a purchasing director, back in the day, who bragged that since getting computerized he got a daily open-order report. Five copies of it.

When I asked him how many open orders he likely had at any one time he said upwards of 20,000.

What was happening then was that the computer guys didn't know what he needed, and he didn't know how to ask for it. Sounds to me like your director is wearing similar shoes.

[foodpump]

Either that or just old fashioned bit**ing just because he's the director and he figures it's the tried and true method of keeping control over everybody.

You know, "When dealing with employees never be satisified, never say things are done right, never give out enough/too much information, do this and you have iron control over your employees" Sound familiar?

[kuan]

He wants the prices updated from the most recent invoice.

[jigz369]

Originally Posted by kuan

He wants the prices updated from the most recent invoice.

I agree.
Just my opinion though....

[kuan]

Originally Posted by jigz369

I agree.
Just my opinion though....

That's two of us so not just you.

[Just Jim]

You're doing it right.
Your way has all the items and current costs, and all you do is enter the count.
There is no easier way for you.
Except maybe have him do it himself.