Category Specialist - Fresh Food

Yesway•Fort Worth, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Yesway, Inc. (“Yesway” or the “Company") (Nasdaq: YSWY), is an award-winning convenience store operator established in 2015 and headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. With 450 stores across nine states in the Midwest and Southwest, Yesway is renowned for its iconic foodservice offerings, diverse grocery selections, and private-label products, including Allsup’s deep-fried burrito. Through strategic acquisitions, new store developments, and a commitment to customer satisfaction, Yesway continues to solidify its position as one of the leading convenience retailers in the United States. For more information, visit www.yesway.com [http://www.yesway.com/].

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Merchandising, or a related field preferred.
1–3 years of experience in retail merchandising, category management support, foodservice, or related retail operations roles preferred.
Experience working with product data, merchandising systems, foodservice programs, or reporting systems preferred.
Strong organizational and analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Limited travel may be required (approximately 5% or less).

Nice To Haves

Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.
Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint; experience with POS reporting, foodservice, or merchandising systems a plus.
Highly organized, self-motivated, and collaborative team player.

Responsibilities

Provide the Senior Category Manager – Fresh Food and Dispensed Beverages with day-to-day administrative and operational support to execute Fresh Food merchandising strategies.
Assist with preparation of reports, presentations, and materials for category reviews, supplier meetings, and internal planning discussions.
Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of Fresh Food assortments, merchandising standards, and planograms in partnership with the Senior Category Manager and Space Planning team.
Coordinate internal and supplier communication related to promotions, assortment updates, new product launches, and category initiatives.
Collaborate closely with the Category Specialist – Dispensed Beverages to cross-train in both categories, share knowledge and best practices, provide backup support during vacations, absences, and periods of increased workload, and contribute to consistent execution across the Fresh Food and Dispensed Beverages business.
Maintain accurate product information including item attributes, cost, retail, UPCs, pack sizes, shelf life, and other Fresh Food specifications.
Coordinate new item setup, item maintenance, product transitions, and discontinuations.
Help ensure pricing, promotional, product, recipe, and program data accuracy across merchandising systems and supporting files.
Assist with promotional setup, pricing updates, limited-time offers, daypart initiatives, and promotional calendar coordination.
Support tracking and reporting of promotional performance, new item launches, sales, margin, waste, and product mix.
Coordinate with supplier partners to support Fresh Food programs, promotional execution, product quality, and new product launches.
Work with wholesale and direct store delivery (DSD) suppliers to resolve store service issues such as missed deliveries, product availability, quality concerns, and execution issues.
Partner with Operations, Supply Chain, Quality Assurance, and Training teams to address issues impacting food safety, product quality, availability, waste, and store execution.
Pull, organize, and analyze POS, margin, waste, and category performance data to support the Senior Category Manager's decision-making.
Collaborate with Marketing, Loyalty, Pricebook, Operations, Supply Chain, Quality Assurance, and Training teams to support Fresh Food initiatives.
Perform other duties and special projects as assigned in support of merchandising initiatives.