Merchandising Lead

About The Company

Yay is out to fundamentally change school food for the better. We are a school food marketplace, connecting schools to wonderful local foodmakers within their own communities to get fresher, healthier, more delicious and more diverse food to kids everyday.

Since launching a pilot in Spring 2018, we have expanded and evolved, now serving multiple markets from Chicago to Connecticut. We have aggressive growth plans backed by experienced venture capital partners, and we are excited about bringing school lunch up to a modern standard.

About The Team

The Yay Company's Vendor and Merchandising team has been at the forefront of building our company and offering since 2018. Stationed remotely but highly connected, this team creates deep partnerships with the local and regional restaurants, caterers and markets in the geographies we currently operate in and in new markets we may enter. As we service schools, we look for food producers that offer quality, nutritious products and very competitive price points.

This is a remote position, but must be based in one of our markets and ideally between Washington, DC and Philadelphia, PA.

About The Position

As the Merchandising Lead, you will be responsible for the day to day tasks for the merchandising team. You will:

• Work closely with the entire Merchandising team to keep deliverables on track and assist with process improvements
• Assist with vendor outreach via email or phone calls
• Comfortable and professional at written communication for both internal and external stakeholders
• Love to create and maintain strong partnerships with team members cross functionally as well as with vendor partners and other core stakeholders
• Enjoy some travel to different markets and meet with restaurant and business owners
• Meet important deadlines to meet deliverables and important company-wide checkpoints
• Maintain the data entry and process integrity for all Yay Lunch Merchandising website functions
• Build out suggested menus per school each month based on vendor availability, customer feedback, seasonal changes, and data analytics.
  
  

You're Excited About This Opportunity Because You

• Have a passion for kids and the food industry
• Are detail oriented and efficient
• Are proficient in Google Workspace and Excel
• Are comfortable learning new things and systems
• Embrace change - we are a start up and our business pivots as we grow
• Have a natural eye for optimization and customer satisfaction
• Remote environment must be able to be a self-starter and can prioritize work.
• Are positive, creative and confident
  
  

We pride ourselves on being a good employer, and to that end we provide:

• $50,000 annual salary
• Health Insurance - Medical, Vision, Dental and Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance, Short-term Disability Insurance, and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) Retirement, up to 3.5% employer match
• Flexible paid time off (unlimited time off program)
• Remote, flexible environment
• Significant support structures, on-the-ground training, & coaching from central team member