External Market Manager in Training - St. Louis Metro Area
Company: Circle K Stores, Inc.
Location: Kansas City
Posted on: September 13, 2023
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Job Description:
Essential Functions:
1. Maximizes store sales through excellent customer service,
product availability, merchandising and exceptional store image
inside and out.
2. Provides information to store management by recapping
promotional activity; reporting business opportunities, results,
trends and competitive information.
3. Manages controllable costs by educating managers on procedures
for controlling merchandise variation, managing salaries, overtime,
cash, repair and maintenance costs.
4. Collaborates with the marketing team to ensure promotions and
new product introductions are fully implemented. Provides feedback
to category managers regarding stock issues.
5. Partners with vendors to ensure product availability. Timely
execution of monthly promotions. Ensure vendor's performance and
behavior is professional.
6. Ensures store operations are profitable by managing cash and
merchandise variation, salaries, and other controllable expense
lines on the P&L.
7. Ensures compliance with requirements by enforcing adherence to
policies and procedures, and government regulations. Enforces and
monitors restricted sales policies; advises management of needed
actions.
8. Protects employees, customers and company assets by maintaining
a safe and secure working environment; enforcing safety practices;
providing safety communication and training.
9. Achieves financial objectives by forecasting requirements,
preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing
variances; initiating corrective actions.
10. Provides leadership and direction to store managers, including
assistance in recruiting, selection, and orientation processes,
assists with employee development and training programs; planning,
monitoring and appraising job results. Establishes job
expectations. Provides coaching to develop action plans for issue
resolution. Administers counseling notices; initiates corrective
actions. Implements non-discriminatory related management skills
while hiring, training, counseling, motivating and separating
employees.
11. Adheres to the Company Operating Policy of Legal, Ethical, and
Moral practices.
12. Enhances professional and technical knowledge by attending
educational workshops; reading professional publications;
establishing personal networks; or participating in professional
societies.
13. Contributes to team effort by accomplishing Financial and Key
Result Area targets pursuant to Company plan guidelines.
Qualifications:
1. Bachelor's degree in business or related field preferred. Other
combinations of job related experience and education that meet the
requirements may be substituted.
2. Three to five years of retail business experience or more
preferred; including minimum of two years of management
responsibility.
3. Must have demonstrated leadership ability, good communication
skills, be self-directed, self-motivated and customer service
oriented. Ability to communicate (orally and in writing) in
English.
4. Ability to supervise and train Store Managers in use of store
equipment, tools and materials. Ability to supervise and manage the
functions listed in the SM job description.
5. Expertise with MS Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word
preferred.
6. A current valid driver's license is required to operate a
company vehicle.
7. Must have a valid driver's license.
Physical Requirements: The physical requirements described here are
examples of those that must be met by an employee to successfully
perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations will be considered that might assist those
individuals with disabilities in order to perform the essential
task and duties.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly
required to sit, talk and/or hear. The employee frequently is
required to use his/her hands in order to handle or grasp items of
varying weight. The employee is occasionally required to stand,
walk, and reach with both hands and arms. The employee may also be
required to:
*Occasionally lift and/or carry, up to 60 pounds from ground to
waist level for up to 30 minutes of a workday. (I.e. to replenish
fountain syrups).
*Occasionally lift and/or carry up 30 pounds from the ground to
overhead up to 30 minutes a workday. (I.e. stocking/maintaining
inventory levels; resets.)
*Occasionally lift and/or carry up to 40 pounds from the ground to
waist up to 30 minutes a workday. (I.e. stocking/maintaining
inventory levels; resets)
*Ability to push and pull with arms up to a force of 20 pounds.
(i.e. utilizing a hand truck).
*Ability to climb a ladder to store or retrieve materials, place
and/or replace signage.
Work Environment: The work environment described below is an
example of those an employee will experience while performing the
essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be
considered that might assist those individuals with disabilities to
perform the essential tasks and functions of their job.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate at a
normal range. The lighting will include natural light from the
outside as well as fluorescent lighting throughout the work areas.
The temperatures in the store are usually moderate at a normal
range. The individual may occasionally exposed to extreme
temperatures while supervising store managers performing occasional
work in a walk-in cooler and/or freezer.
This position may also require 50% travel by car.
THE ABOVE STATEMENTS REFLECT THE GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS / DUTIES
AND /OR RESPONSIBILITIES NECESSARY TO IDENTIFY THE JOB AND ARE NOT
NECESSARILY INTENDED TO SET FORTH ALL OF THE SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS
OF THE JOB.
NOTE: This Job Description may change periodically as required by
business necessity, with or without advance notice to
employees.
Circle K is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (the
ADA) and all state and local disability laws. Applicants with
disabilities may be entitled to a reasonable accommodation under
the terms of the ADA and certain state or local laws as long as it
does not impose an undue hardship on the Company. Please inform the
Company's Human Resources Representative if you need assistance
completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application
process.
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