Foodservice Merchandise Intern

The Spinx Company, a premier employer of South Carolina, operates 90+ convenience stores in South Carolina and employs over 1,800 associates through its stores, food operations, and related businesses. Spinx is passionate about fulfilling people's everyday needs by providing quality services and products in a clean, safe, and convenient environment. We operate in a fun and respectful manner that balances profit, community involvement, and environmental awareness while valuing our on-the-go customers, partners, and team of employees.

Benefits:

• 7 Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off after 60 Days
• 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match/Profit Sharing
• $0.25 weekly fuel discount (per gallon)
• Holiday Savings Club
• Health Insurance
• Dental/Vision Insurance
• Short Term Disability
• Tuition Assistance
• Scholarship Opportunities

JOB SUMMARY: The Foodservice Merchandising Intern supports the planning, allocation, execution, and analysis of foodservice projects as well as the day-to-day functions of product introduction, placement, and promotional analysis.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.  Other duties may be assigned.

• Assists with managing the foodservice department monthly promotional planner
  • Imputing vendor cost, retails, gross profit, volume projections
  • Documenting and reporting all promotional performances.
• Assisting with monthly promotional sign needs to support monthly promotional plans.
• Support category managers with meeting preparations and relevant data. Provide summaries and initiate next steps on key takeaways.
• Support pricing department with promotional item cost, retail, and date changes in a timely fashion.
• Ensures location signage is properly displayed, in good condition and up to date.  Makes corrections when necessary.
• Understands menu item cost analysis, develops menu recipes meeting gross profit requirements, taking into account shrink, waste and labor.
• Assist in maintaining Fresh IQ with label creation, procedures, and cataloging item spec sheets in a timely fashion.
• Manages FOTG and Foodservice item labeling for all foodservice locations and commissary.
• Maintain foodservice recipe books for all foodservice categories.
• Assist category manager and store operations personnel in all in supply management opportunities with vendors.  
• Complete competitive price surveys as needed outlined by category managers.
• Assist category managers in FOTG reset planning and implementation:
  • New items and new item set up.
  • Exit plans of discontinued items.
  • Signage/labels, product placement
  • In field execution management
• Performs other duties as assigned by category manager.