# Category Management Intern at Gordon Food Service

- Company: [Gordon Food Service](https://gfs.com)
- Location: Wyoming, MI
- Type: Internship · Internship
- Posted: 2026-09-19
- Apply: https://gfs.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/usjobs-gen-gfs/job/Wyoming-Michigan/Category-Management-Intern_R-57372
- Page: https://newgrad.ai/jobs/category-management-intern-37ef01f4

## Summary by newgrad.ai

What you'll do:

- Track key performance indicators and vendor performance reviews to improve vendor performance.
- Support product lifecycle management and execute daily category activities including BCI workflows.
- Conduct data analysis and generate reports supporting category management strategies.
- Collaborate with teams across the organization and shadow various roles.

What they're looking for:

- Currently enrolled pursuing Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or related field.
- Authorized to work in the US.
- 3.0 GPA or higher.

Pay and perks:

- 12-week paid internship program with weekly pay.
- Flex hours, GFS store discount, employee assistance program.
- Mentorship, professional development, and networking opportunities.

## Posting

Looking to build connections, careers, and a future at one of North America's largest food service distributors? Do this and more as a Gordon Food Service intern at our Home Office!

Our 12-week paid internship program offers firsthand experience and meaningful projects that have an impact on our business. Throughout the program, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside industry professionals receiving mentorship, professional development, and networking opportunities that will expose you to various aspects of our industry.

### Build Connections By:

Working alongside our Category Management team that serves our customers, employees, and partners across North America and Canada. Collaborating with other Gordon Food Service interns and employees in the following areas:

- Communications
- Finance
- Accounting
- Human Resources
- IT
- Marketing & Merchandising
- Supply Chain
- Sales

### Build a Career:

In the Category Management department by:

- Tracking key performance indicators and pulling Vendor Performance Reviews to help drive vendor performance improvement.
- Supporting end-to-end product lifecycle management and executing day-to-day category activities, including BCI workflows.
- Conducting data analysis and generate reports to support category management strategies and decisions.
- Collaborating with other teams and spending strategic time with each role within the GB Category team to build comprehensive business acumen.

### Build the Future by:

Being an intern at Gordon Food Service, North America's largest family-owned broadline food service distributor and working alongside our department

- Attending unique networking opportunities in and outside the office.
- Engaging in our mentorship program
- Shadowing jobs across the organization to explore your career path potential
- Participating in Gordon Food Services' community and stewardship efforts
- Developing personal and professional skills through workshops about communication, LinkedIn, presenting, and more
- Embedding directly with a team that treats AI as a core collaborator. You will gain hands-on experience using and developing intelligent systems to deliver real-world business impact

### Qualifications:

- Currently enrolled in a university pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing or related field.
- Must be authorized to work in the US.
- Must have a 3.0 GPA or higher

### Benefits:

- Paid Weekly
- Flex Hours
- Gordon Food Service Store Discount
- Employee Assistance Program

BE PART OF AN AMAZING CULTURE WHERE WHAT MATTERS TO YOU, MATTERS TO US!

Gordon Food Service values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce. To demonstrate our commitment to our partnership, we will require any candidate who works for a Gordon Food Service customer to provide a letter of support from their management if they are selected for the interview process.

Equal Employment Opportunity is a matter of policy at Gordon Food Service, Inc. and we are committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to talent@gfs.com and use the words "Accommodation Request" in your subject line.

All Gordon Food Service locations are tobacco-free.

Gordon Food Service is a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment drug tests.

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