Junior Food Category Analyst

Established in 1992, Applegreen is a leading convenience roadside retailer in the Republic of Ireland, the UK and the US in both large-scale Motorway Service Areas and Travel Plazas, as well as smaller petrol stations. The business has grown to over €4BN in annual revenue, operating 430 Motorway Service Plazas and forecourt sites internationally and employing over 17,000 people.

Applegreen is in a rapid growth phase and to support this ambitious growth, we are seeking to onboard a Junior Food Category Analyst to join our team.

This role will form part of the Commercial Food team. The successful candidate will be a confident people person who can fit into Applegreen seamlessly and adopt a hands-on approach to their role.

· Support the preparation and distribution of weekly and monthly Food performance reports, including sales, margin, waste, availability, stock and promotional performance.

· Assist the Food team with analysis of product, category and store performance, highlighting key trends and exceptions for further review.

· Maintain accurate trackers, reports and product information, ensuring data is kept up to date and issues are identified promptly.

· Provide administrative support across the Food category team, helping Buyers and Category Managers with day-to-day category activities.

· Support invoice administration and reconciliation, investigating invoice queries and working with internal teams and suppliers to resolve discrepancies.

· Assist with the management of supplier information, pricing, product set-up, recipe management and other commercial administration.

· Work closely with the Supply Chain team to monitor stock availability, deliveries and supply issues and help escalate potential risks.

· Support the coordination of new product launches, range changes and promotional activity, ensuring relevant information is accurate and communicated to key stakeholders.

· Assist with forecasting and stock management activities, particularly around promotions, new product launches and seasonal activity.

· Support the monitoring of waste and availability, helping identify products, stores or categories requiring further investigation.

· Liaise with suppliers and internal departments to obtain information and resolve day-to-day queries.

· Support category reviews and presentations by gathering and preparing relevant sales, customer and product information.

· Assist with competitor and market reviews to help the Food team understand emerging products, pricing and Food to Go trends.

· Maintain organised records, trackers, product files and documentation for the Food team.

· Support improvements to reporting and administrative processes, identifying opportunities to make routine tasks more efficient and accurate.

· Provide general analytical and administrative support across the Food team as required.

· A dynamic individual who adapts well to change and can thrive in a rapidly growing organisation that continues to evolve.

· Comfortable working with data, reports and commercial information

· High level of accuracy, particularly when dealing with invoices, prices, product information and reporting.

· Able to manage recurring reporting deadlines alongside day-to-day requests from the Food team.

· Interested in understanding what drives sales, margin, waste and availability.

· Willing to investigate issues rather than simply report them.

· Comfortable working across Commercial, Supply Chain, Operations, Finance and with external suppliers.

· Able to respond positively to changing priorities in a fast-paced retail environment.

· Takes a logical approach to resolving data, invoice, stock and administrative issues.

· Motivated to build analytical, food and commercial knowledge and take on greater responsibility over time.

· Willing to travel on an ad hoc basis if required.