There’s never been a better time to join TravelCenters of America! For more than 50 years, millions of professional truck drivers and motorists have called our travel centers home, depending on us daily for fuel, food, truck maintenance and essential services. Now a part of the bp family, TA is focused on growing its network of travel centers, implementing cutting edge technology and embarking on innovative alternative energy and sustainability initiatives. From our locations across the country, to our corporate headquarters in Westlake, Ohio, every team member is a stakeholder in TA’s success. This environment offers endless career opportunities for individuals interested in sharing their ideas, growing with the company and shaping TA’s future. **Summary** This person will play an important role in supporting our full-service restaurant business, which includes national brands such as IHOP, Black Bear Diner, and Fuddruckers as well as several proprietary brands. The primary responsibilities include managing various vendors, programs and projects that provide support to our field operations teams. Additionally, this person will work with internal team members who also support our full-service restaurants. **Duties and Responsibilities** + Development/Strategy Support: Assist with new openings; leases; Ensuring adherence to Contractual requirements; new initiative rollouts; planning. + Operations Support: Assist with Focus Initiatives, Maintain Integrity/accuracy of internal records/databases. Develop/modify processes and procedures to increase performance, efficiency, profitability. Boha Printer & Galley (nutritional) support + Vendor Management/Support. Manage multiple vendor relationships including our foodservice program. + Project Management: projects are completed on time, within budget. Support initiatives, pricing/menu changes, performance/ops reviews, progress/opportunities/support. + Brand Support: Work with our External Partners (i.e. franchisors) and internal stakeholders (i.e. Brand Leaders, Food Specialists and Shared Resources) to ensure compliance, performance, execution, problem solving. Learn & be proficient with reporting systems (i.e. RADAR, S&P,) + Other duties/responsibilities as assigned. + Ensure bp’s safety, risk, and compliance culture and expectations are met. Prioritize safety in all aspects of the role and support the Believe in Zero safety philosophy. **Ideal Experience** + QSR/FSR experience + Project Management & Vendor Management + Understands restaurant P&L, food service KPIs such as food cost, labor, average check, EBITDA, SPLH **Attributes:** + Detail-oriented and organized + Self-motivated and proactive, showing initiative + Able to prioritize, focus and meet deadlines. + Works well with others as a leader and as team member + Accepts and manages change + Reliable and dependable with strong work ethic. + Strong oral and written communications + Analytical, good with numbers and data analysis, data-driven and process focused. + Ability to influence others **With us, you’ll enjoy:** + Competitive wages and annual bonus opportunity + Medical, dental, vision and life insurance + 401(k) with a company match + Paid vacation and holidays + Tuition reimbursement + Opportunity for growth and advancement with company paid training Not all benefit plans are available to all team members. For a more comprehensive list of benefits, please visit https://www.ta-petro.com/careers/working-in-our-corporate-office **Pay Range** $75,000.00 - 80,000.00 annually - A pay range listed reflects the potential pay for this role. The pay will depend on various factors, such as responsibilities of the position, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Not all positions posted will have a pay range listed. Our travel centers serve thousands every day; not one traveler is the same and our team must reflect that. We can "return every traveler to the road better than they came" only by understanding and celebrating individualism. TravelCenters of America is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, age, marital status, familial status, ancestry, sex, gender, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, handicap, military service or Veteran status, genetic information or membership in any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local law. At TravelCenters of America, we invite everyone to make themselves at home. Individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation related to our recruiting process. If you would like to request an accommodation related to the recruitment process, please email us at appada@ta-petro.com . In your email, please include your first and last name, phone number, the position and location for which you are applying, and details pertaining to the accommodation request. **Working Conditions / Physical Requirements** In this role, the employee is continuously sitting and typing, frequently talking and using eye and hand coordination and may also be required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move objects. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Standing, walking, bending over, and repetitive use of legs are done occasionally. All performed with or without a reasonable accommodation. **Disclaimer** This job description may not list all duties for this position. The incumbent in the position may be asked to perform other duties. TA Operating LLC reserves the right to revise the job description at any time. This job description is not a contract for employment, and either the incumbent or TA Operating LLC may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.