Senior Restaurant Readiness Specialist

Posted:
7/12/2026, 11:07:02 PM

Location(s):
Virginia, United States ⋅ Florida, United States ⋅ North Carolina, United States ⋅ South Carolina, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Sales & Account Management

Workplace Type:
Remote

7-Eleven is an iconic family of brands with over 86,000 locations, surpassing every retailer in the world. We revolutionize convenience, restaurants and fuel through cutting edge innovation — working hard to be the customer's first choice. 7-Eleven empowers our employees to "activate awesome" and make a meaningful impact in their stores and communities every day. If you're ready to grow, lead and make a difference, come join our team and help shape the future of convenience.

THIS POSITION REQUIRES HIGH TRAVEL AT 90% TO SUPPORT PROJECTS*

(INCLUDES OVERNIGHTS, WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS)

MUST LIVE CLOSE TO MAJOR AIRPORT

IDEAL CANDIDATE WOULD LIVE ON THE SOUTHERN EAST COAST

JOB SUMMARY:
Responsible for preparing the restaurant and team for opening, leading on site-training, analyzing pre& post-opening results and recommending actions to improve business trends and execution of the food and the customer experience.
Collaboration with restaurant readiness managers, training department and field operations to set up certified restaurant training centers with on-going enhancements.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:

  • Communicate effectively and timely with field operations and support departments

  • Implementation of restaurant tools to enhance the guest experience

  • Track key elements of new store development construction, staffing, and merchandising

  • Review store layout and equipment

  • Documentation of feedback, observations and analysis

  • Collaborate with area, restaurant and store leaders on sales goals and financial controls

  • Expert on all restaurant menu items, equipment, processes and customer experience

  • Ensure all food safety protocols are in place and being utilized

  • Development and evaluations in RDC locations

  • Ensures a high level of engagement from the field operations team (market leader, area leader and restaurant team)

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
EDUCATION: High School/GED
YEARS OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE: 5+ years
YEARS OF MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE: 5+ years
CERTIFICATIONS / LICENSES: Serv Safe Certified
SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

  • Experience in an organization with specific career progression related to operations, supporting operations and enhanced strategic thinking in a restaurant platform.

  • Knowledge of Restaurant industry, foodservice best practices as well as business acumen of running a complete business unit

  • Provide pre and post opening evaluations, analysis of opportunities and best practices.

  • Proficient in a variety of software systems (Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point) and able to adapt to new systems.

  • Effective reading comprehension and writing skills.

  • Ability to travel, frequently and on short notice for extended periods of time.

  • Strong facilitation and project management skills.

If an hourly or salary range is included in this ad it represents the range 7-Eleven in good faith believes is the range of compensation for this role at the time of this posting. The Company may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in this state. This range may be modified in the future. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, long-term incentive compensation, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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