What are the responsibilities and job description for the Compliance Specialist position at Yesway?
Who We Are:
Yesway is one of the fastest-growing convenience store operators in the United States. Established in 2015, Yesway is a multi-branded platform headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, which operates 403 stores located in Texas, New Mexico, South Dakota, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Wyoming, Oklahoma, and Nebraska. We operate our portfolio primarily under two successful brands, Yesway and Allsup’s. Our sites are differentiated through a leading foodservice offering, featuring Allsup’s famous deep-fried burrito, and a wide variety of high-quality grocery items and private-label products. Our geographic footprint consists of stores located in attractive rural and suburban markets across the Midwest and Southwest, where we often are the convenience retail destination of choice and effectively the local grocer. We have a successful track record of growing through acquisitions and believe we are well positioned to continue to solidify our market position and grow our store count. We have received numerous industry awards for our growth initiatives, management team, loyalty program, and our employees’ contributions to the industry. We offer competitive wages and outstanding benefits. Yesway values employees who thrive in a fast-paced, service-oriented, work culture and are focused on execution and collaboration.
Position Responsibilities:
- Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including but not limited to regulatory agencies and internal management;
- Lead process for obtaining and maintaining a variety of licenses and permits for all existing and new locations – including business, taxation, food, liquor, and tobacco;
- Maintain and use the licensing database to ensure all renewals are submitted in a complete and timely manner, avoiding penalty and interest charges. Manage multiple project deadlines and multi-task to meet those deadlines; and
- In coordination with internal legal counsel, mediate violations and fines with regulatory agencies, negotiate abatement efforts and coordinate timely resolution of such violations and fines (e.g. payment, corrective actions). Coordinate abatement efforts with internal stakeholders and communicate those efforts to regulators.
- Maintain complete and accurate records regarding the acquisition and maintenance of licenses and permits for all locations (e.g. all related correspondence, check requests, applications and the resulting licenses and permits);
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Three years related experience is required with at least one year of experience in a legal, regulatory, and/or compliance environment preferred
- Excellent attention to detail with the ability to organize and meet deadlines for a wide variety of job assignments
- The ability to effectively work within a team environment with effective communication skills;
- The ability to continuously balance urgent and long term tasks.
