HOTEL RECEIVING CLERK – HOTEL OPENING TEAM

El Tropicano is preparing to reopen as a thoughtfully reimagined independent hotel on San Antonio’s River Walk—and we are looking for an experienced and highly organized Hotel Receiving Clerk to join our opening team. The Receiving Clerk plays an important role in protecting the hotel’s inventory, financial controls, product quality, and daily operations. This position receives and verifies deliveries, maintains accurate documentation, organizes receiving and storage areas, and communicates closely with Accounting, Culinary, Food and Beverage, Housekeeping, Engineering, and other hotel teams. We are looking for a dependable individual with previous hotel, restaurant, warehouse, inventory, purchasing, or receiving experience and a consistent work history. The right candidate will be detail-oriented, organized, honest, and comfortable communicating with vendors and departmental leaders. At El Tropicano, we are one hotel—not a collection of separate departments. The Receiving Clerk must understand how each delivery affects the larger operation and work collaboratively to ensure departments receive the correct products at the right time. WHAT YOU WILL DO Receive, inspect, count, and verify hotel deliveries Compare delivered items with purchase orders, packing slips, and invoices Confirm quantities, product condition, pricing, and required documentation Identify shortages, damages, substitutions, or discrepancies before accepting deliveries Notify the appropriate leader of delivery or invoice concerns Obtain required signatures and maintain accurate receiving records Date, label, organize, and route products to the appropriate storage or departmental area Verify temperatures and product condition for food and beverage deliveries as required Follow safe food-handling and storage procedures when receiving perishable products Maintain clean, secure, and organized receiving and storage areas Help monitor inventory movement and prevent loss, damage, or unauthorized access Enter receiving information into hotel systems accurately and promptly Work closely with Accounting to ensure invoices and receiving records are complete Communicate delivery information and outstanding items to departmental leaders Assist with inventories, supply organization, and opening setup Maintain professional and respectful relationships with vendors and delivery personnel Follow hotel safety, security, purchasing, and internal-control procedures Assist other departments when hotel or operational needs require additional support Participate in preopening receiving, inventory setup, systems training, and opening-readiness activities WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Previous hotel, restaurant, warehouse, inventory, purchasing, or receiving experience strongly preferred Experience working with purchase orders, invoices, packing slips, and delivery documentation A stable and consistent work history demonstrating reliability, honesty, and dependability Strong attention to detail and numerical accuracy Excellent organization and recordkeeping skills Basic computer and data-entry proficiency Ability to identify and communicate discrepancies promptly Professional communication with vendors, leaders, and coworkers Ability to work independently while collaborating with multiple departments A team-first mindset and willingness to support the entire hotel Ability to perform the physical responsibilities of the position, including standing, walking, bending, lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling Ability to work in receiving, storage, refrigerated, and other operational areas as necessary Availability to work a schedule based on hotel delivery and operational needs WHY JOIN EL TROPICANO? El Tropicano is entering an exciting new chapter. Joining the opening team means helping establish the systems, organization, and operating standards of a San Antonio landmark. We are looking for an experienced receiving professional who understands that careful verification…

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